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Spain, Viki Kappel – Camping Magazine, 2000
A food service director for a YMCA camp offers advice on conducting yearly in-house training for camp cooks. Training resources could include a camp-specific training manual, training videos, training guidebooks, and demonstration of kitchen equipment. Health department issues should be covered during training. Kitchen resources from the American…
Descriptors: Camping, Cooks, Food Service, Food Standards
Powell, Gwynn M. – Camping Magazine, 2000
Offers advice to camp professionals on teaching critical thinking skills to staff. Lists components of teaching critical thinking and the characteristics and skills of a critical thinker. Describes staff orientation activities that emphasize critical thinking: role playing in an "if, then" format; discussing developmental stages and needs;…
Descriptors: Camping, Counselor Training, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
Leiken, Jeff – Camping Magazine, 2000
Describes how best to prepare camp staff to put the kids first by developing a mindset of believing in children. Gives practical suggestions to camp staff, including advice that supervisors commit themselves to identifying at least one positive counseling experience each day and acknowledging that success publicly or privately. (CDS)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Camping, Counseling, Counselor Training
