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Angela Pharris; Julie Miller-Cribbs; Jedediah Bragg; Bonni Goodwin; Chan M. Hellman – Journal of Youth Development, 2022
Camp has proven to be an effective positive youth development strategy for children and youth who experience trauma and adversity. However, training camp counselors who are prepared to meet the needs of trauma-exposed youth in these settings are less understood. This pilot evaluation study provides the results of a social simulation-based training…
Descriptors: Camps, Youth Programs, Counselor Training, Simulation
Fabionar, James; Campbell, David – Sierra Health Foundation, 2010
Over the course of three summers, Sierra Health Foundation hosted a weeklong summer youth development camp for REACH coalitions at its Grizzly Creek Ranch retreat facilities in Portola, California. Located 130 miles east of Sacramento, Grizzly Creek Ranch is set in the mountains of Plumas County and encompasses 1,500 acres of forests, streams and…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Community Change, Youth Programs, Conferences (Gatherings)
Applied Research Consulting House Ltd., Mississauga (Ontario). – 1982
Both participants in the Ontario Camp Leadership Center at Bark Lake and their sponsoring organizations agreed on the benefits of the leadership development experience and enthusiastically endorsed the program. Researchers conducted a 19-question telephone survey of 202 program participants and a 32-question survey of 40 sponsors and 20…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Educational Facilities, Evaluation Methods