CampWell 101
Core Competency
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Transform Your Camp with a Focus on Well-Being
Imagine a camp where every individual—staff and campers alike—feels truly supported and connected. In this on-demand webinar, discover how CampWell can help you build that environment. Learn the key elements of well-being at camp, and get practical tools to improve care and align with other summer programs. Perfect for camp directors, staff coordinators, and camp professionals ready to prioritize well-being. This recording is available for viewing on your schedule, allowing you to explore how to reimagine camp through the lens of well-being.
- Build a foundational understanding of the elements of well-being at camp.
- Understand how to focus CampWell outcomes to improve care and align language with other summer programs.
- Learn tools and techniques to begin fostering a culture of well-being at your camp.
John Hamilton, MA Chief Strategy Officer, Alliance for Camp Health
John is a strategic leader in the camp, out-of-school time (OST) and youth development fields. He currently serves as Chief Strategy and Engagement Officer for the Alliance for Camp Health (ACH). John has a deep understanding of mental, emotional, and social (MESH) health needs of youth, national program expansion and a hope-filled perspective. Prior to ACH he served as the National Director for Camp HOPE America where he collaborated with city/county government, national leaders, clinicians, psychologists, and community-based organizations.
John has an MA in Leadership and Cultural Justice, has been named ACA’s Subject Matter expert on MESH and Trauma-Informed Care at camp and is a former Executive Director of a camp near Lake Tahoe. With perspective from hands-on experience overseeing fifty-plus programs around the country, being onsite at an average of ten different camps per summer, and consulting organizations, his voice will help restore belief in the future of our work and guide us to discover ways to create healthier summer learning communities.
Laurie Browne, PhD Sr. Director of Innovation and Learning
Laurie Browne serves camps and their communities through her work as the Senior Director of Research and Education at the American Camp Association. In that role, Dr. Browne supports a team of researchers and grant managers who gather insights from the field and translate them into practice. She is passionate about the transformative role evaluation can play in a camp organization and enjoys working with camp professionals as they work develop a culture of continuous improvement at their camp. Prior to joining ACA, Dr. Browne was on faculty at California State University, Chico and prior to that she was a day camp director in Salt Lake City, Utah. She earned her doctorate in parks, recreation, and tourism from the University of Utah.
Earn 1.0 CEC for this recorded webinar. More information on CECs can be found here.
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