Saturday, June 7, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Frontline staff, camp counselors, and their supervisors interested in kicking off the summer season by learning together!

LOCATION
University Student Union
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8272
(818) 677-2194
Directions & Map: http://usu.csun.edu/sunnydays/directions.htm
*Please carpool. Parking is $5/car in Lot G4. Lunch is provided.

PROGRAM - Download the Event Brochure

Keynote Address: “Working Smart with Campers –
Powering Up Your Counseling Skills”
Bob Ditter, M.Ed., L.C.S.W., Camp Consultant
Camper behavior can be quite a challenge, but arming yourself with these new and powerful techniques from Bob Ditter will give you an edge this summer! Come have fun and learn a lot!

Bob Ditter, M.Ed., L.C.S.W. is well known to camp professionals throughout the United States. Since 1982 he has conducted training seminars for directors and staff at over 500 camps. Bob has appeared on The Today Show on NBC twice, The ABC Evening News with Peter Jennings, Good Morning America, and is constantly working with camp professionals to make camp an ever more powerful, positive experience for campers, staff and parents alike. Called “camping’s most articulate spokesman” by Sports Illustrated, he is perhaps best known in camp circles as the author of “In the Trenches” in Camping Magazine.

What People Are Saying About Bob Ditter
"Bob does not get into your head, so much as your heart. He has a genuine appreciation for those of us who have dedicated our time and energies to the care and well being of youth."
— Joe Stackhouse, Senior Recreation Director II, City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks Camping Section, Hollywoodland Girls Camp

“Bob Ditter has had a profound impact on our staff training program, the culture of our camps, and the effectiveness of our work with campers. Why? His workshops are insightful, right on topic, and presented in a way that makes it easy to teach staff. As testimony, I’m still using a workshop Bob taught me at an ACA Conference in 1983! If you want cutting-edge, easy-to-implement staff training and child development ideas, attend this event!”
— Tom Madeyski, Executive Director, Resident Camping,
YMCA of San Diego County

“Bob Ditter helps us consider important topical youth development issues in a practical way that empowers our camp to enhance our policies, procedures and trainings to better serve our campers and families in
today’s world.”
— Brian Crater, Executive Director, Camp Ronald McDonald
for Good Times

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Opening Session, Keynote
10:10 AM – 11:10 AM Educational Sessions
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Educational Sessions
12:20 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM General Session, Keynote
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM Educational Sessions
3:30 PM Adjourn
Schedule Subject to Change

WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE
Managing Camp Gossip
* Motivation – Staff & Campers
* Disciplining Campers
* Teambuilding Activities & Hip Pocket Games
* Communication & People Skills
* Managing Fieldtrips
* Handling Emergency Situations & Evacuations
* R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Camp
* When Common Sense Is Not Common
* Fostering Social Skills
* Skills – Leading Arts & Crafts, Orienteering, and Nature Activities
* Technology in Camp
* How to Lead Group Activities
* When the Lights Go Out – Staff Responsibilities After Hours
* Conversations that Shouldn’t Happen at Camp
* Effective Supervision
* Managing Disruptive Behavior
* Today’s Camper & Parent Issues
* ACA, Recreation & Parks Standards
* And More!
Workshop topics subject to change

REGISTRATION
Registration deadline is Friday, May 30, 2008. If you are with the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks, please contact your district training manager to register.

REGISTER HERE

REFUND POLICY
No refunds for cancellations unless written request is postmarked by May 5, 2008; 50% of registration fee will be retained for processing. All payments must be received by event date.