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SUMMARY:Aquatics Risk Management
DESCRIPTION:Aquatic Risk Management for Camp Pools and Waterfronts\nDr. Rachel Griffiths and Dr. Tom Griffiths of the Aquatic Safety Research Group\, LLC are proud to offer a unique program for ACA members. This 3-hour\, fast paced seminar offers a variety of Proactive Prevention Strategies from numerous sources to make aquatic activities at campgrounds safer and more enjoyable. Suggestions for improved lifeguard surveillance as well as more efficient Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) will be offered. Safer design considerations will also be discussed. Best practices developed through hundreds of inspections of pools and waterfronts around the globe will be presented. The strategies offered will be practical\, effective\, and affordable. \nAbout the Instructors\n \nDr. Rachel Griffiths is the director of research and education for Aquatic Safety Research Group. She is also the President of Note and Float Life Jacket Fund\, which donates life jackets to aquatic facilities implementing the Note & Float program. Rachel conducts research and publishes water safety articles\, teaches Aquatic Risk Management seminars\, and has conducted inspections and written reports for a myriad of aquatic facility audits throughout the country. She is a recipient of the Aquatics International Power 25 Award. Rachel authored the 3rd edition of The Complete Swimming Pool Reference.  She received a Doctorate Degree in Public Health from Loma Linda University \n  \n \nDr. Tom Griffiths is the President and Founder of Aquatic Safety Research Group. Recognized as an international leader in water safety\, he has spent 38 years teaching\, coaching and managing aquatics at three major universities. Griffiths has produced videos\, textbooks\, articles\, and presentations in various areas of aquatics focusing his efforts on safety. He has also conducted hundreds of aquatic facility and beach inspections across the nation and abroad and teaches full day Aquatic Risk Management seminars. Perhaps his most significant contributions are the Five Minute Scanning Strategy©\, Griff’s Guard Stations©\, Disappearing Dummies\, his research on Shallow Water Blackout\, and the National Note & Float program. In 2024\, he released his memoir Dr. Tom’s Lifeguard Chronicles and lifeguard detection app Dr. Tom’s Lifeguard Vision. He has been an aquatic safety expert for more than 40 years and shares his knowledge\, expertise\, and experience worldwide\, including appearances on 60 Minutes Australia\, Inside Edition\, NPR\, and many other TV and radio programs. He received his Doctorate Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Maryland. \nRegistration Information\nWhen: Monday\, April 28 from 10:00am to 1:00pm (eastern) \nWhere: Online. Participants will receive a Zoom link no later than 24-hours prior to the start of the event \nCost: $85 for members; $105 for non-Members \nClick here to register.\nThis session will be recorded. Access to the recording is included with registration.  \nRegistration is non-refundable but may be transferred to another person from your organization. \nQuestions: Reach out Gillian Gold\, Events & Logistics Coordinator at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106.
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SUMMARY:Introduction to MESH (+) Seal: Virtual Info Session
DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to the MESH (+) Seal:\nDuring this webinar attendees will identify the challenges facing the industry. At a time when young people and adults are all longing to be seen\, feel heard\, and sense authentic connection\, ACH is providing education to elevate care for healthier communities and the MESH (+) Seal will help your program reach that goal. \nMESH (+) is a framework that strives to create intentional communities by integrating mental\, emotional and social health into the personal and collective camp experiences. MESH (+) does this through providing resources and evidence-based models to camps for evaluation of activities (or ‘values’) in four key pillars (program\, training\, screening and medical). \nJoin us so you can identify opportunities to become a part of the #MovementOfCare and to create and #EcosytemOfWellBeing in a meaningful way through current best practice. \nThis is a free virtual info session for camps who are interested in learning more about the MESH (+) Seal before the application portal opens in the Fall. \nJoin ACA\, New England and the Alliance for Camp Health on April 30 at 10:00am to explore how the MESH (+) Seal is helping leaders elevate care by weaving mental\, emotional\, and social health into every part of camp life. \nClick Here to Register \nQuestions\, reach out Gillian Gold\, Events & Logistics Coordinator 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.
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SUMMARY:Counseling Skills for a New Age
DESCRIPTION:Join veteran staff trainer\, longtime camp cheerleader and friend\, and 2025 New England Camp Conference Keynote Speaker 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. \nThis 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. \nBy the end of the day\, you will know: \n\nThe 5 mistakes most adults make with children\nHow to help staff develop buy-in with their campers\nThe 3 levels of discipline\nHow to set limits and boundaries\, and what the difference is\nHow to deal with anxiety and panic attacks\nDe-escalation strategies\nHow to help co-counselors work better together\n\nand more! \nThis will be an action packed\, highly informative day. \nAbout the Presenter\n \nBob Ditter is a highly respected child\, adolescent and family therapist in Boston who has worked nationally and internationally with people who work with children. Since 1982 Bob has conducted staff and leadership training at over 600 camps throughout the United States and Canada. \nBob Ditter has written some of the best-loved and most influential camp leadership texts on the planet\, including Summer Camp Rules\, Next Generation Camp Leadership\, Camp Matters – By the Experts\, and In the Trenches. His articles in Camping Magazine\, which span from 1986 to 2021\, were some of the most popular and widely read among camp professionals everywhere. \nBob has been quoted in The New York Times\, The Ladies Home Journal\, Parent Magazine\, USA Today and The Boston Globe\, to name a few. Sports Illustrated called him “camping’s most articulate spokesperson.” He has also appeared on the NBC Today Show\, Good Morning America and the ABC Evening News. He served as consultant to America’s Camp\, the camp for the children whose parents were killed in the planes and Twin Towers in 2001. Bob retired from his camp related work in 2020 to focus on his psychotherapy practice. \n  \nBob Ditter\, Lisa Fortenberry\, and Chris Burke at the 2025 NECC Keynote fire-side chat \nRegistration Information\nWhen: Friday\, May 2\, 2025. Check-in/networking opens at 9:30am. The event runs from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Lunch is provided. \nWhere: Summer’s Edge at Camp Thoreau\, 275 Forest Ridge Road\, Concord MA\, 01742 \nCost:\nFor members: $110 for your first attendee\, $90 for each additional attendee \nFor non-members: $140 for your first attendee\, $120 for each additional attendee \nClick here to register. \nIf registration is closed\, we can likely still accommodate you – please send an email to gillian@acanewengland.org \nRegistrations 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. \nSend multiple people from your camp to save! \nParticipants will earn 4.5 CECs \nFor more information\, reach out to Gillian\, Events & Logistics Coordinator at ACA\, New England\, 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/counseling-skills-for-a-new-age/
LOCATION:Summer’s Edge at Camp Thoreau\, 275 Forest Ridge Road\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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