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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/criminal-background-checks-issues-resources-camps
Criminal Background Checks - Issues and Resources for CampsACA believes that camps should utilize multifaceted screening and hiring programs and support practices appropriate to the clientele, staffing, supervision, and program consideration of each camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/dangerous-games-every-camp-must-know-about
Dangerous “Games” Every Camp Must Know AboutSocial media cited as one of the main reasons why these dangerous games are becoming more prevalent Recent media stories have shed a renewed spotlight on the types of dangerous games kids play...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/letters-my-campers-counselors-guide-mentoring-youth
Letters From My Campers: A Counselor's Guide to Mentoring YouthAt the close of every season at a ceremony inside a large celebratory white tent, each counselor makes his or her way to the microphone to address an enthusiastic, if somewhat sad, throng of boys and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/essential-staff-training-activities
Essential Staff Training ActivitiesYou expect your staff to think on their feet — so why not train them on their feet? For more than three decades, I've been assisting camps, outdoor education centers, youth development agencies,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/does-your-camp-reinforce-resist-or-relieve-gender-stereotypes
Does Your Camp Reinforce, Resist, or Relieve Gender Stereotypes?Can you believe that sexist practices and beliefs remain entrenched in camps, even in this day and age? Although we have made great strides over the last decade to eradicate overtly sexist behaviors...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/do-it-your-way-how-understanding-your-personality-will-make-you-better-counselor
Do It Your Way: How Understanding Your Personality Will Make You a Better CounselorSo you have decided to spend your summer working with children, and living with them, too. While presenting more challenges than your typical summer job, you can have a powerful impact on the lives...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/everybodys-nobodys-out
Everybody’s In, Nobody’s Out!As a camp counselor this summer, you are about to meet campers from all walks of life. Just a casual look at the changing demographics in the United States suggests that your chances of having an...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/heightened-awareness-camp-counseling-going-beyond-great
Heightened Awareness Camp Counseling: Going Beyond GreatTell your campers stories. Give them the rich gift they are missing when they stare at a screen. The stories do not need to be great — just tell them. By the time your campers arrive, you...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-staff
Camp StaffNo other job can as easily combine the satisfactions of working with people in an outdoor setting as the camp staff person. The impact of working as a member of a summer camp staff is seldom...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/development-leadership-among-counselors-training
The Development of Leadership Among Counselors-in-TrainingOur society is in need of leaders for the future. The demands we have yet to face will require leaders who are flexible problemsolvers and have the ability to communicate with diverse people. Camps...