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Camp Counseling

Leadership and Programming for the Organized Camp, Seventh Edition

Joel F. Meier and A. Viola Mitchell

This ambitious text is filled with activities and programming techniques especially suited for use in the informal, rustic atmosphere of a modern camp. It describes essential skills for living in the out-of-doors and emphasizes face-to-face leadership skills. It covers a wide range of trends, philosophies, and practices valuable for today’s organized camping movement, including: outdoor adventure programs, behavior management, leadership styles, substance abuse, ecological concepts, health problems, food and meal planning, proper attire, and reducing human impact on the land. In the modern camp, adequate training and skill are required of staff members who fill important leadership roles. Students enrolled in courses on organized camping and outdoor leadership, agencies and organizations that sponsor camping programs and related outdoor activities, prospective counselors, camp directors who conduct pre-camp or in-camp training courses, and camp counselors and program staff will profit from Camp Counseling’s breadth of coverage, enduring qualities, and adaptability.
 

$57.95 list, 530 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-303-9

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-303-4

© 1993

Table of Contents

Part I. GROWTH, STRUCTURE, AND VALUES OF ORGANIZED CAMPING

1. Organized Camping—What Is It?

2. History of Organized Camping

3. Values and Trends in Organized Camping

Part II. THE CAMP COUNSELOR’S ROLE IN GUIDANCE

4. The Camp Counselor

5. The Counselor on the Job

6. Counselors Understand Human Nature

7. The Counselor as a Group Leader

8. The Counselor’s Role in Guidance

9. Some Problems You May Meet

Part III. CAMP ACTIVITIES

10. Planning the Program

11. Spiritual Life, Ceremonies, and Special Events

12. Music, Rhythm, and Drama Activities

13. Literature and Writing

14. Arts and Crafts

15. Nature and Ecology

16. The Waterfront

17. Outdoor Adventure Programs

Part IV. CAMPING AND TRAIL SKILLS

18. Safety and Emergency Skills

19. Knots and Lashing

20. The Weather

21. Finding Your Way in the Out-of-Doors

22. Hiking and Trail Skills

23. Using Knife, Axe, and Other Tools

24. Tents and Shelters

25. Sleeping Out-of-Doors

26. Camp Stoves and Wood Fires

27. Food and Outdoor Cooking

28. Duffel for Camping and Trips

Appendix A: Selected General Bibliography

Appendix B: Magazines

Appendix C: Organizations Promoting Outdoor Activities

Appendix D: Suggestions for Conducting Courses in Camp Counseling

Appendix E: Suggestions for Conducting Camp CIT (Counselor-in-Training) Courses