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SUMMARY:Coffee & Camp Chat LIVE! Hosted by EPIC (Freeport\, ME)
DESCRIPTION:Join EPIC New England and friends from Maine Summer Camps as they host a LIVE! edition of C&CC. The floor will be open to questions and topics about everything happening in summer camp: staffing\, enrollment\, programming\, inclusion\, accessibility\, food\, fun\, growth\, etc. \n\nPart I – Challenges we’re facing and talking through solutions\nPart II – Innovation at camp. What’s new at your camp and what’s coming next?\nPart III – What did we miss? Circling back to “parking lot” items or continuing previous unfinished business.\n\nCost: $15 for members of ACA or Maine Summer Camps; $20 for non-Members \nUse the drop-down menu to select your registration type. Fees go directly to providing food/refreshments! \nWhen: Wednesday\, April 22 from 11:00am to 2:30pm \nWhere: Maine Beer Co. 525 US-1\, Freeport\, ME 04032 \n_____________________________________________________________________________________________ \nGot questions? Feel free to contact bud@acanewengland.org \nUse 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. \nRegistrations are non-refundable but may be transferred to another member of your organization.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/coffee-camp-chat-live-hosted-by-epic-freeport-me/
LOCATION:Maine Beer Co.\, 525 US-1\, Freeport\, ME\, 04032
CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals In Camping,Coffee & Camp Chat
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SUMMARY:Youth Mental Health First Aid (blended course)
DESCRIPTION:This is an 8-hour education program that teaches participants how to identify\, understand\, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18. Youth Mental Health First Aid uses group activity\, role-playing\, and simulations to demonstrate: \n\nHow to assess a mental health crisis\nHow to select interventions and provide initial help\nHow to connect young people to professional\, peer\, and social support\, as well as self-help care.\n\nThe course covers:\n\nCommon signs and symptoms of mental health challenges and substance use challenges in this age group.\nHow to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis.\nHow to connect the youth with help.\nExpanded content on trauma\, substance use\, self-care\, and the impact of social media and bullying.\n\nThis course is offered in a two-part format and both components must be completed to earn your certification: \n\n2.5 hours of pre-work\, which must be completed by Thursday\, April 16\, 2026\nLive\, virtual course from 9:00am to 4:00pm on Thursday\, April 23\, 2026\n\nWhat will participants learn?\nParticipants learn the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents including anxiety\, depression\, psychosis\, eating disorders\, AD/HD\, disruptive behavior disorders\, and substance use disorder. \nParticipants learn to support a youth developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness\, or who are in an emotional crisis by applying a core five-step action plan. The Youth Mental Health First Aid USA curriculum is primarily focused on information participants can use to help adolescents and transition-aged youth\, ages 8-18. \nParticipants do not learn to diagnose\, nor how to provide any therapy or counseling.  \nWho should take this course?\nThis course is designed for any adults who regularly interact with adolescents\, and who are either ACA\, New England members or who work at camps located in Western Massachusetts. \nWe are able to provide this course free of charge to ACA\, New England members thanks to a SAMHSA grant \nWho created this course?\nThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing was instrumental in bringing Mental Health First Aid to the United States. Mental Health First Aid USA worked with experts at the National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health at the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development to develop the youth program. \n\nDates & Rates\nWhen: Thursday\, April 23\, 2026\, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (pre-work must be completed by Thursday\, April 16 to qualify for the in-person portion of this course). \nWhere: Online. Participants will receive a Zoom link no later than 24 hours prior to the program. \nCost: This course is FREE for ACA\, New England members and folks who work at camps in Western Massachusetts (parameters of the grant funding to support this course). \n*Because this course results in a certification\, attendees must fully participate in the entire program.*\nClick here to register! \nRegistration for this course is nearly full. If you are unable to register and would like to be added to the waitlist\, please email gillian@acanewengland.org\nRegistration Information:\nThis workshop has a maximum capacity of 15 participants. \nOnce you register through ACA\, New England\, additional communication about the course will come from the course instructors/the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. You will then receive an email with additional details on how to access the pre-work through the Mental Health First Aid Portal. Please allow time to receive that email. Pre-work should be completed by Thursday\, April 16 to ensure you are qualified to attend the in-person component of the program (some flexibility exists if you need a few extra days\, just let us know). \nRegistrations are non-refundable but may be transferred to another eligible individual prior to the start of the event\, provided there is enough time for that individual to complete the mandatory pre-work. \nPlease note that this is a vacation week for Massachusetts schools. \nQuestions: Reach out Gillian Gold\, Events & Logistics Manager at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/youth-mental-health-first-aid-blended-course-3/2026-04-23/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Camp Chat
DESCRIPTION:Coffee & Camp Chat is a bi-weekly space for informal\, yet purposeful\, discussion among summer camp people! Sip your favorite beverage as we share insights\, swap stories\, and discuss trends in camping. Cozy into your Friday with fellow camp folk while we brew ideas\, forge new connections\, and remind each other why there’s no place like camp! \nThis week\, we’re talking about inclusion. In a matter of weeks\, thousands of campers and staff are coming to our camps. \nWhat are we doing\, have we been doing\, should we be doing\, and could we be doing to ensure everyone feels a sense of welcome and joy at camp this summer? \nJOINING US THIS WEEK\, friend of the show\, New England Board member\, and recent Peter Kerns Award recipient\, Lisa Drennan.  We’re talking her game\, so she’s been kind enough to stop by and lend insight and possibly answers to plus-up the conversation.\n\nCoffee & Camp Chat is free and open to everyone in camping! \nAs always\, questions\, information\, requests\, etc. regarding anything Coffee & Camp Chat\, please don’t hesitate to contact bud@acanewengland.org.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/coffee-camp-chat-2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Coffee & Camp Chat
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SUMMARY:Communicating with Courage: Navigating Challenging Dialogue® for Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Every day you witness the emotional struggles of your peers\, staff\, young people\, and families you serve.\nThere are so many conversations you need to have and want to have that you may dread\, avoid\, or can’t quit see your way through to positive resolution\, \nJoin Beth Wonson and Lisa Falkingham Hunt for the Navigating Challenging Dialogue Essentials workshop\, where you’ll learn Navigating Challenging Dialogue® (NCD)\, the NCD Process\, and the NCD Principles. These are proven tools for effective\, fact-based dialogue\, even when communication feels risky. Learn to create connections and achieve results through clear\, empathetic communication. \nYou’ll bring your own real-world challenges to our time together\, and using the 4-Stage NCD Process\, you’ll learn to:\n•    Navigate difficult conversations with fact-based dialogue\n•    Improve trust\, build connection\n•    Establish a healthier relationship with the other party\n•    Come to healthy resolution on the trickiest of topics \nRegardless of your work or positions – this course will transform how you engage with others and handle conflicts. The NCD Process is a framework for fact-based dialogue\, even when communication feels risky. \nDates & Rates\nWhen: Wednesday\, April 29\, 2026; 10:00am to 3:30pm \nWhere: The Barton Center for Diabetes Education\, Fuller Hall – 30 Ennis Road\, North Oxford\, MA 01537 \nMember Cost: 1st Person\, $119; 2nd & Additional Person\, $99 \nNon-Member Cost: 1st Person\, $139; 2nd & Additional Person $119 \n*this is an in-person session and will not be recorded* \nRegistration is non-refundable but may be transferred to another member of your team \nAbout the Instructors\n \nBeth Wonson is a communication expert and the creator of Navigating Challenging Dialogue®. Beth’s career and passion for youth development and the strengthening the skills of professionals working the field when she worked for Project Adventure\, Inc for 13 years. Now Beth works across the US with corporations and nonprofits who seek to build positive cultures\, strengthen trust and connection\, and fulfill their mission in most effective ways. Beth serves on the board of High 5 Adventure Learning in Brattleboro VT. \n  \n  \n\nLisa Falkingham Hunt is the Director of Training and Team Development at High 5 Adventure Learning. She has worked in the outdoor education\, camp\, and training world for over 30 years. Lisa’s approach is grounded in the understanding that an activity\, when well facilitated – such as her hike up Mt. Mansfield – can create life changing experiences for people. “What’s so exciting about the work that High 5 does is that we don’t need to take people on expeditions or thrilling rock climbs in order to experience the benefits of real adventure. It can happen anywhere!”. Lisa is a Certified Navigating Challenging Dialogue® Facilitator. \n  \n  \nQuestions\, reach out Gillian Gold\, Events & Logistics Manager at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106. \nUse 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.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/communicating-with-courage-navigating-challenging-dialogue-for-leaders/
LOCATION:The Barton Center\, 30 Ennis Road\, North Oxford\, MA\, 01537\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Camp Chat LIVE! Hosted by EPIC (Seekonk\, MA)
DESCRIPTION:Join EPIC New England as they host a LIVE! edition of C&CC. The floor will be open to questions and topics about everything happening in summer camp: staffing\, enrollment\, programming\, inclusion\, accessibility\, food\, fun\, growth\, etc.\n•    Part I – Challenges we’re facing and talking through solutions\n•    Part II – Innovation at camp. What’s new at your camp and what’s coming next?\n•    Part III – What did we miss? Circling back to “parking lot” items or continuing previous unfinished business. \nCost: $15 for members of ACA; $20 for non-members \nFees go directly to providing food/refreshments! \nWhen: Thursday\, April 30 from 11:00am to 2:30pm \nWhere: Wheeler School – Farm Campus\, 357 Walker Street\, Seekonk\, MA 02771 \n_____________________________________________________________________________________________ \nGot questions? Feel free to contact bud@acanewengland.org \nUse 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. \nRegistrations are non-refundable but may be transferred to another member of your organization. \n 
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/coffee-camp-chat-live-hosted-by-epic-seekonk-ma/
LOCATION:The Farm – Wheeler School Seekonk Campus\, 357 Walker St\, Seekonk\, MA\, 02771
CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals In Camping,Coffee & Camp Chat
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