Child
Health & Welfare
Conference Sessions By Category
Sexuality and Camp Bob Selverstone, PhD, psychologist
and Bob Ditter. MEd, LCSW and camp
consultant
Thursday, 1-4 - Salon D
Campers talk about it, ask about it, act it out
and often leave your counselors mystified about
how to respond! What are your policies and guidelines
concerning that ever so natural, integral part
of all of us that many people fumble to explain?
How do you train your counselors to respond with
confidence to everything from innocent curiosity
to blatant provocation? After all, camp has always
been a place that has promoted healthy approaches
to life — healthy friendships; healthy
participation in sports and activities; healthy
eating and healthy contact with nature and the
outdoors. This session, conducted by two of camp’s
most distinguished presenters, will look at how
to integrate healthy sexuality into a mainstream
camp program. Given the highly sexualized culture
most children grow up in today, addressing sexuality
is an imperative.
Helping Counselors Focus on Issues of Appropriate and Inappropriate Camper Sexual Conversation and Behavior Bob Selverstone, PhD, psychologist
Friday, 9-10:15 - Dartmouth
At camp, most campers wonder about sex, tell sexual stories and jokes, listen to and tell sexual stories and experiment with some sexual behavior. You know it! And it is both normal and natural. Campers will learn something about sexuality whether we like it or not. This workshop is designed to help counselors have a more positive influence and to help your campers develop more healthy and positive attitudes and behavior regarding sexuality. Learn how to help counselors get beyond their own biases and prejudices, while respecting the concerns of directors and parents in this most sensitive issue. Ostriches are not invited.
Asthma Care for Kids Lisa Stockwell, Breathe NH, asthma program manager Friday, 9-10:15 - Hale
This session will cover asthma basics, symptoms, triggers, medication and procedures to follow during an asthma episode. If you have campers coming this summer, we guarantee there will be some coming with asthma. Don’t miss this valuable session.
Strategies to Reduce Bullying Michael Dreiblatt and Steve Breakstone, consultants, Balance Educational Services, LLC
Friday, 10:30-11:45 or Friday, 1-2:15 - Pierce
This workshop will emphasize practical and research-based strategies to confront social aggression and physical bullying. Participants will learn strategies to bully-proof their camp and curtail social aggression.
Violence in Children’s Play Jane Katch, author, speaker and kindergarten teacher
Friday, 9-10:15 or Friday, 10:30-11:45 - Webster
Our culture is full of images of violence and sex that are far too complex for children to comprehend. At the same time, the play encouraged by these images makes adults uncomfortable. How can we encourage healthy play and help children to arrive at rules and limits that will help them feel secure? This workshop will explore the ways children make sense of violence in our culture and ways we can help them deal with it constructively.
Improving Camp Safety: Understanding Camp Injuries and Illness Deb Bialeschki, PhD, ACA research coordinator and Susan B. Baird, RN, MPH, chair of the Healthy Camp Study Advisory Committee Friday, 10:30-11:45 - Frost
ACA is involved in a five-year monitoring study of camp injuries and illness that affect camp
program participation by staff and campers. Hear the national results of the second year of research and learn strategies to keep staff and campers healthy. Both presenters are experienced
researchers and presenters who are prepared to translate study findings into useful guides for attendees. This session is a must for directors, health staff, and risk managers.
Nutrition for Pre-K to Fifth Grade Robyn Kiwit, RD/LD, CFNP
Saturday, 11:30-1 - Frost
Learn how to optimize the new food pyramid guidelines on a daily and weekly level for campers ages Pre-K through fifth grade. Understand how to integrate what kids like and love to eat versus what is a nutritionally sound diet at camp. Great session for food service directors, camp directors, nurses and health center staff.
Providing the Best Nutrition for Campers From Middle School to High School Robyn Kiwit, RD/LD, CFNP
Saturday, 2:15-3:45 - Frost
Learn how to optimize the new food pyramid guidelines on a daily and weekly basis for campers from middle school to high school. Understand how to enhance athletic performance at camp and keep campers hydrated and healthy.
