NE Counseling Skills for a New Age 5/2/25

Summer's Edge at Camp Thoreau, Concord, MA   Visit Website
Friday, May 02, 2025 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM   Export to iCalendar Eastern Standard Time

Join veteran staff trainer, and longtime camp cheerleader and friend, Bob Ditter, who has agreed to step out of his camp retirement to lead an exciting and powerful in-person day of staff training for Directors and Head Staff.

This experiential workshop is loaded with practical tips and activities to help you prepare your staff to give your kids the best summer ever. You will walk away with basic counseling skills and how to impart them to your staff in fun, exciting, and memorable ways.

By the end of the day, you will know:

  • The 5 mistakes most adults make with children
  • How to help staff develop buy-in with their campers
  • The 3 levels of discipline
  • How to set limits and boundaries, and what the difference is
  • How to deal with anxiety and panic attacks
  • De-escalation strategies
  • How to help co-counselors work better together

and more!

This will be an action packed, highly informative day.

 Price LevelCost:
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Registration: First Attendee
 Member$110.00
 Non-Member$140.00
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Registration: Second & Additional Attendees
 Member$90.00
 Non-Member$120.00
Summer's Edge at Camp Thoreau   Visit Website

275 Forest Ridge Rd
Concord, MA 01742-3830
781-391-3343

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Additional Information

Lunch will be provided

Participants will earn 4.5 CECs for your participation in the workshop

Send multiple people from your camp to save!

If registration is closed, we can likely still accommodate you - please email gillian@acanewengland.org

Registrations are non-refundable, but may be transferred to another attendee from your camp/organization. If you need to transfer your registration, please reach out to ACA, New England at 781-541-6080.

Use of Images and Audio by ACA, New England: Through my registration, I give American Camp Association, New England (ACANE) full rights and permissions with respect to any photographs, video, and audio recordings taken during the ACANE event. These images and recordings may be used by ACANE and its agents in any format or medium and for any lawful purpose.

Contact Us

For more information, reach out to Gillian Gold, Events & Logistics Coordinator at ACA, New England, at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106.