What’s the Buzz on Difficult Conversations at Camp? Peer Discussion Session

As you get ready to welcome staff and campers this summer, join your camp colleagues to consider your camp’s approach to difficult conversations that might arise. During our time together, participants will have the opportunity to:

• Identify current events that have the potential to impact camp this summer.
• Discuss ways to safely hold multiple staff/camper perspectives while role modeling inclusivity.
• Explore how camps can be proactive about their expectations for staff and camper interactions regarding current events.

Jen “Dusty” Clitheroe, Principal Consultant for Strength Perspective, will help moderate the conversation alongside ACA, New England staff. We are not experts on all topics, but through this gathering we want to create a forum for discussion, crowdsourcing, and resource-sharing.

Please come prepared to have your videos on, ask questions, and engage in dialogue. We do expect to use breakout rooms for smaller discussions.

This session WILL NOT BE RECORDED, so please plan to join us live.

When: Wednesday, May 22, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET

Where: Zoom (link will be emailed by the morning of May 22, 2024)

Cost: FREE for ACA members; $25/non-members. Pricing is based on individual ACA membership status.           

Register HERE.

Questions? Contact Kerry Salvo, Director of Education and Professional Development at ACA, New England, kerry@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080.

 Registrations are non-refundable, but may be transferred to another participant from your camp/organization.

About our facilitator

Jen “Dusty” Clitheroe is the Principal Consultant for Strength Perspective, a consulting firm that works with organizational leaders and their communities, empowering individuals to create more inclusive organizations, environments, and teams. She holds a BA in Psychology and an MS in Organizational Leadership. She has also served on a number of non-profit boards (including the Farm & Wilderness Foundation and Summer Camps) working to support sustainability, providing consultation for Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging strategic planning, leadership development, workshop facilitation, and organizational change management. She also serves on the Board of ACA, New England.