Camp Is for the Camper: A Counselors Guide to Youth Development [Paperback]

Connie Coutellier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000

An essential handbook for camp counsellors, this book covers the critical issues counsellors need to know when dealing with groups of campers. Topics include responsibilities as a role model, tips to survive the stress of supervising campers for the first time, characteristics and program considerations for specific age groups, and suggestions for reinforcing positive behaviour as well as handling inappropriate behaviour among campers. This book also serves as a discussion starter for counsellor training, with information on camper behaviour, age characteristics, and group development stages.

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Connie Coutellier

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: American Camping Association (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876031688
• ISBN-13: 978-0876031681
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great hands on book for front line staff, April 22, 2001

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Tom Horner (Catalina Island Camps, Two Harbors, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camp Is for the Camper: A Counselors Guide to Youth Development (Paperback)

Camp is for the Camper is the perfect personal assistant for camp counselors who want to learn more about the youth who come to camps, who want to organize themselves to be an effective leader at summer camp and who want to solve typical camper issues. The book fits easily into a backpack and can go almost everywhere the counselor goes.

Being a camp counselor is a tremendous experience, yet it can be stressful if they are not well prepared to deal with the many and varied behaviors of campers. Camp is for the Camper gives counselors quick, easy options to address many regular situations.

Catalina Island Camps bought a copy for each counselor and I can see how they will refer to it many times to help get ideas about how to best meet the needs of individual campers and their whole cabin group.

Often it hardest for a counselor to come ask a supervisor for help because they don't want to look as if they can't do their job. Of course, we train counselors to ask for help, but many still don't ask and since we know they want to do well, they will probably turn to this book for ideas and solutions.

The book reiterates many of the things we talk about in staff orientation, but we always wonder if counselors really took it to heart. For many counselors, reading a similiar message written by ACA professionals will give them a second chance to understand many critical issues to the success of our camp.

Along with the Camp is for the Camper Online course, this is a powerful training tool for every camp counselor in every camp across the country.

If you are a counselor, you will find it very useful. If you are a director, buy it for your staff!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Include this book with any Staff Manual, October 18, 2001

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Stephen Yeargin (Nashville, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camp Is for the Camper: A Counselors Guide to Youth Development (Paperback)

This book offers suggestions for almost any situation that may arise with a camper. It not only offers help with dealing with one, but how to prevent it in the first place. Another useful feature is the inclusion of a "psychological roadmap" of each age group, their needs, and how to help them get the most of the camp experience. It's a great supplement to any Staff Manual. Order a copy for each of your staff!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, May 22, 2011

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This review is from: Camp Is for the Camper: A Counselor's Guide to Youth Development (Paperback)

This book was very helpful to me. I will be working at a residential camp this summer, and found it very interesting. As part of my training as a counselor, we have to complete online courses before camp starts. Imagine my surprise when one of the courses was based off of this book! I had purchased this book a couple of weeks before my online training started so it felt good being ahead of the game. As my dad would say, "I already knew what time it was."