Similarities and differences in summer camps: A mixed methods study of lasting outcomes and program elements

Warner, Robert P.; Sibthorp, Jim; Wilson, Cait; Browne, Laurie; Barnett, Sabrica; Gillard, Ann; Sorenson, Jacob

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105779

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“…The camp industry benefits from the application of NPIs as tools to not only address COVID‐19 but also help marginalize all illness at camp. Camps continue to demonstrate their fortitude in offering out‐of‐school time experiences that are developmentally rich (Thurber et al, 2007; Warner, Sibthorp, et al, 2021) while addressing health and safety measures for a variety of congregate settings.…”

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“…Additionally, youth participation in summer camp experiences has been linked to short-and long-term benefits across domains, including improved health outcomes (Seal & Seal, 2011;Weaver et al, 2014) and enhanced socio-emotional growth (Thurber et al, 2007;Warner, Sibthorp, et al, 2021).…”

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“…Summer camp is an environment uniquely situated to provide an estimated 14 000 million youth annually (American Camp Association, 2021) with the essential elements of positive youth development (Garst et al, 2011; Povilaitis & Tamminen, 2018), including access to physically and emotionally safe settings with caring adults that provide a host of engaging, skill‐building activities (Flynn et al, 2019; Warner, Sibthorp, et al, 2021). Additionally, youth participation in summer camp experiences has been linked to short‐ and long‐term benefits across domains, including improved health outcomes (Seal & Seal, 2011; Weaver et al, 2014) and enhanced socio‐emotional growth (Thurber et al, 2007; Warner, Sibthorp, et al, 2021).…”

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“…The COVID‐19 pandemic has presented youth‐serving organizations with significant operational and healthcare challenges, as the transmission of COVID‐19 has been documented in out‐of‐school time settings such as summer camp (D'Agostino et al, 2021; Szablewski et al, 2020) and had pronounced impacts on the camp industry since early 2020 (Povilaitis & Wycoff, 2021). Summer camp is an environment uniquely situated to provide an estimated 14 000 million youth annually (American Camp Association, 2021) with the essential elements of positive youth development (Garst et al, 2011; Povilaitis & Tamminen, 2018), including access to physically and emotionally safe settings with caring adults that provide a host of engaging, skill‐building activities (Flynn et al, 2019; Warner, Sibthorp, et al, 2021). Additionally, youth participation in summer camp experiences has been linked to short‐ and long‐term benefits across domains, including improved health outcomes (Seal & Seal, 2011; Weaver et al, 2014) and enhanced socio‐emotional growth (Thurber et al, 2007; Warner, Sibthorp, et al, 2021).…”

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Application of non‐pharmaceutical interventions in camps following the onset of COVID‐19

Garst

Dubin

Gaslin³

2022

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Background As the COVID‐19 pandemic emerged in the United States in the spring and summer of 2020, many organizations serving children and youth immediately faced significant operational and healthcare challenges. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for the safe operation of youth programmes emphasized the importance of non‐pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), yet few studies have examined NPI usage in summer programmes such as camps. Method This sequential explanatory mixed‐methods study explored the utilization of NPIs among camp healthcare providers who completed an online questionnaire followed by one‐on‐one interviews. Results The study findings indicated that camps consistently used a core set of NPIs to maintain and protect the health of camp participants, including screening, cohorting, hand hygiene, sanitizing practices, ventilation and physical distancing. The study findings further identified specific practices of camp healthcare providers that made NPI utilization possible, as exemplified in the emergent themes of wellness promotion; health awareness and modelling; and camp health service mobilization. Conclusion NPI usage benchmarks from this study, as well as effective practices for NPI utilization, can inform the application of NPIs and other health‐promoting practices across diverse formal and informal youth settings.

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Application of non‐pharmaceutical interventions in camps following the onset of COVID‐19

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Dubin

Gaslin³

2022

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“…We used a survey of 18+2 possible learning outcomes linked to camp participation designed for the 'Youth Impact Study' (see also at Richmond et al 2019;Warner et al 2021). 18 outcomes referred to general life skills survey questions were created by Wilson, based on previous qualitative study results (Wilson & Sibthorp 2018).…”

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Health Acceptance through Camp : Mixed-Method Data from a Central-European Therapeutic Recreational Based Camp for Seriously Ill Children

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Somogyi²,

Wilson³

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This study aims to understand how youth living with serious illness retrospectively value their therapeutic recreational (TR) based camp experience. We focus primarily on how they learned to accept their health condition, what they consider the most valuable outcome from camp, and through which mechanisms the camp contributed to these outcomes. The study applied a mixed-method online survey measuring learning outcomes retrospectively in a sample of 18–25-year-old camp alumni (N = 60) from the Hungarian ‘Camp of Courage’ (Bátor Tábor). Questions regarding illness acceptance and health competence formed the quantitative part and were analyzed via descriptive statistics. We assessed the most important camp outcomes with open-ended survey questions in the qualitative part, and applied a deductive thematic analysis method. Our research found that illness acceptance and health competence are important constructs for young adults, and TR-based camps may play a major role in their development. We organized recurring themes under the overarching theme ‘restorative experience and growth’ as the main benefit from camp and under ‘unconditional acceptance’ as the camp mechanism contributing to this benefit. Those campers who have experienced illness-based limitations in life before expressed most benefits in psychosocial domains. They highlighted the acceptance, empathy, and social support at camp, experienced mainly through interactions with peers and camp counselors. We may conclude that Camp of Courage provides a suitable environment for psychosocial rehabilitation of youth affected by childhood cancer or other serious illness. We recommend further research on the roles of illness acceptance and social interactions at camp.

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Using Summer Camps as Opportunities to Provide Brief Interventions

Guastello,

Barthle-Herrera,

Downing

et al. 2024

CBT: Science Into Practice

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Similarities and differences in summer camps: A mixed methods study of lasting outcomes and program elements

Cited by 13 publications

References 44 publications

Application of non‐pharmaceutical interventions in camps following the onset of COVID‐19

Application of non‐pharmaceutical interventions in camps following the onset of COVID‐19

Health Acceptance through Camp : Mixed-Method Data from a Central-European Therapeutic Recreational Based Camp for Seriously Ill Children

Using Summer Camps as Opportunities to Provide Brief Interventions

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