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Ethics for the Twenty-First Century
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
A counselor asked for a private meeting with the camp director. She placed a plastic bag on the table and told the director that it fell out of a camper’s backpack. The bag...
Training Staff in Child Protection Issues
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Perhaps no issue receives more attention in today’s society than child protection. Since ACA began providing a crisis hotline, calls regarding sexual abuse allegations have...
Bats at Camp
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Most camps view bats in their environment as beneficial — eating large numbers of mosquitos and often providing important lessons for campers on relationships in the natural world...
Finding Certified Waterfront Staff
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
It’s that time when camp directors ask themselves "where am I going to find enough certified waterfront staff, specifically boating staff?" Standard PA-20, a mandatory standard...
Research: Sudden Unexpected Death on Challenge (Ropes) Courses
October 1, 2002
As of this August, there were 2,247 ACA-accredited camps. Of these camps 1,131 (50.3 percent) have challenge/ropes courses. A new study published in the journal, Wilderness and...
ADA Title III: What Does It Mean for Camp Programs?
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
A teen who is hearing impaired and her parents e-mail an application, seeking admission into a summer adventure camp. There are only a few weeks before the application deadline...
Research Reveals Outdoor Industry's Safety Practices and Concerns
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
According to the results of a recent survey of outdoor adventure program directors and risk managers, more outdoor education and adventure-based recreation programs are concerned...
Airport Arrivals
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Since September 11th, 2001, national security concerns have been expressed most dramatically in security changes in air travel. This has tremendous potential for impact on summer...
Staying in Camp and Out of the Courthouse
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
The primary purpose of a risk management plan is not the avoidance of legal liability. Its purpose is the maintenance of a quality program; that is, one which deals reasonably and...
ACA Standards and Crisis Planning
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
ACA accreditation standards have always provided guidance in identifying steps critical to crisis planning. The events of 9/11 may have generated new concerns that need to be added...
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