Pre-Conference Workshops
Pre-Conference Offerings
(additional fees apply and can be selected during registration):
Leading Others
Having successful cause-driven leaders at the YMCA is critical to the overall success of YMCAs. Introduction to Leading Others is a two-day course that focuses on what it takes for leaders with just a few years of experience to be successful. The course includes topics for day-to-day tasks to higher-level strategies for leading and improving performance. Topics included are Your Role as a New Manager at the YMCA, Creating a Positive Work Environment and such Performance Management topics as setting performance goals, the new YMCA coaching process and delegation. Interviewing and Employment Laws are included in this curriculum.
Having successful cause-driven leaders at the YMCA is critical to the overall success of YMCAs. Introduction to Leading Others is a two-day course that focuses on what it takes for leaders with just a few years of experience to be successful. The course includes topics for day-to-day tasks to higher-level strategies for leading and improving performance. Topics included are Your Role as a New Manager at the YMCA, Creating a Positive Work Environment and such Performance Management topics as setting performance goals, the new YMCA coaching process and delegation. Interviewing and Employment Laws are included in this curriculum.
Rate: $225
Register here.
Wilderness First Aid
Prepare to lead an adventure with confidence. This accelerated American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid certification course is designed for individuals who spend time in remote settings where emergency services may be delayed.
Through hands-on scenarios and expert instruction, participants will develop practical skills for assessing and managing injuries and illnesses in the backcountry.
Course Format:
Pre-Course Work:
- Approximately 2 hours of online learning completed prior to arrival. This pre-conference module builds foundational knowledge, allowing the in-person day to focus on skill development and scenarios.
In-Person Training:
12 hours in person of immersive, scenario-based instruction and practice.
- Course would start at 10 AM on Tuesday January 28 (guests who need to travel can stay over the night before and book with FV)
- getting 8 hours completed on Tuesday, and the remainder 4 on Wednesday morning (January 29)
Certification
Successful participants will earn a 2-year American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid certification.
Prerequisite
Current CPR certification required.
Who Should Attend
- Ideal for outdoor leaders, camp staff, trip guides, educators, and anyone preparing to recreate in remote or wilderness environments.
Key Skills Covered
- Patient assessment & scene safety
- Wound and burn management
- Splinting and musculoskeletal injuries
- Environmental emergencies (heat, cold, altitude, bites, stings)
- Medical emergencies and evacuation decision-making
- Improvised first aid techniques and backcountry care
Rate: $200
Register here.
LEAD’s Camp Mental Health Certification (CampMHC)
introduces camp counselors and staff to the risk factors, warning signs, and prevalence of mental illness in adolescent campers. CampMHC is the nation’s first early intervention certification tailored to summer camp and outdoor recreation settings. Through interactive discussion, role-play activities, and an ABC action plan, LEAD empowers camp professionals to respond to signs and symptoms of mental illness in non-crisis situations and to connect campers to appropriate professional support in crisis situations.
Topics related to mental illness and unique to the camp community, such as medication vacations, homesickness, and social media withdrawal, are also introduced to participants in a 4-hour interactive course. By the end of the course, each participant leaves with a personal toolkit featuring tangible self-care strategies to promote mental health in their own lives and in the lives of other campers and staff. This means that LEAD will empower participants to maximize their camp’s existing mental and physical health resources. Participants do not learn to diagnose or provide therapy or counseling.
Participants are empowered to:
- Recognize the difference and relationship between mental health and mental illness at camp.
- Promote camper mental health and model proactive self-care strategies for campers.
- Apply a three-step action plan to both crisis and non-crisis mental health situations.
- Connect campers and camp professionals to camp-based, self-help, and professional resources.
Rate: $175
Register here.
All of these prices reflect a subsidized rate as NEYCC’s commitment to making the conference affordable for all camps. These rates give all of our guests the same experience, no matter what they choose to pay. Additional reimbursements are available to help camp professionals attend the conference.
