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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-counselor-training-new-returning-camp-counselors
The Impact of Counselor Training on New and Returning Camp CounselorsIntroduction To be successful, camps must provide counselors training designed to help them fulfill their responsibilities in a manner aligned with stated camp goals. Camp directors must ensure that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/change-makers-africa-venues-healing-social-change
Change Makers in Africa: Venues for Healing and Social ChangeUniversal needs, tireless visionaries, transplanted ideas, unique character. We sometimes forget the power of the camp experience. We invite you to meet change makers in Africa and allow seeds of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/criminal-background-checks-staff-volunteers
Criminal Background Checks for Staff and VolunteersInformation has changed since this article was published. Click here for more recent information. Performing criminal background checks on the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/when-behavior-becomes-legal-issue
When Behavior Becomes a Legal IssueIntroduction Behavior issues continue to be a prominent and growing concern of camp managers. Today's campers and staff present new challenges. They come to camp accustomed to being tightly...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/medication-camp-mitigating-risks
Medication at Camp: Mitigating the RisksMedication at camp is not a new topic; however, information about medication oversight in the camp setting is sparse. Most camps delegate this responsibility to their camp physician and/or nurse with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/severe-weather-impacts-tips-response-prevention
Severe Weather Impacts: Tips for Response and PreventionAccess all of ACA's updated severe weather resources on the ...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interviewing-potential-camp-nurses-questions-help-identify-successful-candidates
Interviewing Potential Camp Nurses: Questions That Help Identify Successful CandidatesAs seasoned camp professionals can attest, some nurses are cut out for camp nursing and some definitely are not, but most candidates for the job fall someplace between the two extremes. The interview...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-september-2010
From Peg - September 2010Every day I feel I am reading another article that pontificates about the importance of education and how we need to create year-round education. Don't misunderstand, education throughout the year is...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/theyve-done-their-jobs-now-what-will-you-tell-them-providing-post-season-feedback-really-feeds-your
They've Done Their Jobs . . . Now What Will You Tell Them? Providing Post-Season Feedback That Really Feeds Your StaffThat Hollow Feeling How do you distract yourself from that hollow feeling that looms in your gut the day after camp ends? Most camp professionals reset camp and brace themselves for the first post-...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/it-time-get-lead-out
Is it Time to Get the Lead Out?When confronted by newspapermen who had reported incorrectly, humorist Mark Twain replied, "Reports of my death have been exaggerated." In much the same way, the recent furor over a new federal...