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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-wisconsin-epic-conversation

ACA, Wisconsin EPIC Conversation

"Join other Wisconsin EPIC (Emerging Professionals in Camping) for a fun and informative conversation! This is a great opportunity to troubleshoot right before heading into the summer season, while...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/understanding-camper-behavior-ensure-successful-summer

Understanding Camper Behavior to Ensure a Successful Summer

This blog post aims at helping summer camp staff understand why campers might act the way they do, how they can work with campers through their behaviors, and tools to use in behavior improvement.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/mental-health-resources-tips-camps

Mental Health Resources — Tips for Camps

Top Tips for Camps Establish a mental health support network. Build relationships with community mental health resources prior to your camp season.  Have professionals in...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2023

ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2023

Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/cabin-counselor-risk-manager-effective-collaborator-translating-camp-job-skills-your-resume

From Cabin Counselor to Risk Manager and Effective Collaborator: Translating Camp Job Skills to Your Resume

In December, fellow Hoosier camp professional Sam Hirt (Camp Tecumseh YMCA) wrote...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/template-resource-documents-camp-operations

Template Resource Documents for Camp Operations

ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your camp's operation. These resources include sample schedules, planning forms, charts of accounts, supply lists, and more. These samples...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/staff-recruitment-retention-downloadable-handouts

Staff Recruitment & Retention Downloadable Handouts

These free resources help tell the story about the importance of adding summer camp experience to a resume!

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/five-essentials-supporting-staff-mental-health-well-being

Five Essentials for Supporting Staff Mental Health and Well-Being

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define mental health as “your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It can therefore affect every stage of life and impact how you...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/dynamic-interviewing-making-connections-across-season

Dynamic Interviewing: Making Connections Across the Season

If you’re not referring to your interview questions across the season and turning them into outcomes for your staff, let me tell you why you should.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/managing-staff-new-era-summer-camp

Managing Staff in the New Era of Summer Camp

Survivor, the long-running CBS reality show, has captivated audiences for 45 seasons — but like with so many other forms of entertainment, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the series to a halt for 17...