Preventative Strategies and Techniques to Build an Inclusive Day Camp Culture.

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Intended For:

• Camp counselors and leadership staff.

Participants Will:

• Gain an understanding of inclusion philosophies in a camp setting, the benefits of inclusion and why every staff member has responsibilities to ensure all campers are successful.
• Get a basic introduction to traits of Autism, ADD/ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorders and why certain approaches help promote success in a camp setting.
• Learn and practice preventative strategies in small group settings including use of a visual schedule, the effectiveness of setting expectations and using a transition countdown.
• Review and practice of positive supporting techniques to use with campers and peers, and tips for communicating with families, confidentiality and information sharing.

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Strategies to Build A Camp Culture That Is Inclusive of Campers with Diverse Abilities.

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Intended For:

• Leadership staff and program developers.

Participants Will:

• Explore the importance of, and learn how to engage organizational commitment, and implement best practices into your camp setting.
• Learn and practice preventative strategies in small group settings to equip your leadership team to instill these practices in a sustainable way into your camp setting.
• Take part in a discussion on working with families, with focus on creating a team approach, defining expectations, information sharing and addressing roadblocks.
• Put it all together when you are given inclusion scenarios to problem solve by using the inclusion strategies worksheet comprised of the practiced strategies and tools.
• Take part in a discussion on best practices on supervising camp counselors to embrace inclusion philosophies and addressing difficult supervisory situations.

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Setting the Stage for Successful Camp and Recreation Program Inclusion - Working with families, intake process, and building a culture of inclusion.

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Intended For:

• Camp directors, coordinators or leadership staff.

Participants Will:

• Explore your camp or program staffing model, identify roles and responsibilities. What to do when your program ratios don’t align with participant needs.
• Review best practices for the intake process, information sharing and effective communication strategies with counselors, staff and family members.
• Know how to build a team approach with families, setting up expectations for all parties involved in the success of your camper/participant with diverse abilities.
• Be given instruction on how to create and implement preventative inclusion strategies and tools that become part of your program practices and culture for all.

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