Day in the Life: Applying a Trauma-Informed Lens to Programming

1.     Understand the ways trauma impacts the children they serve;

2.     Learn how trauma-informed care in a camp setting is a distinct approach that can benefit all camps;

3.     Gain practical solutions, techniques, and approaches – including stories and tangible takeaways – to care for campers who have faced adversity;

4.     Take away important considerations for camp leadership and staff when creating and implementing schedules, activities, and camp traditions – all from the lens of trauma-informed care in a camp setting.

Training Length: Approximately 75 minutes

Your Instructor: John Hamilton is the Director of Camp HOPE America. He collaborates with the Camp HOPE America team, human services organizations, and camps or conference centers to bring a Hope-filled experience to campers around the country. John works with experts in several industries, learning from their perspectives, and working to bridge the gap between the camp industry and social work field to incorporate trauma-informed care in the camp setting. John holds a master’s degree from Western Seminary, where he focused on leadership, social justice, and hospitality. He specializes in forging unlikely partnerships, developing unified teams, and moving people from theory into practice. John and his wife, Lana, live in San Diego with their four daughters, Sadie, Kallan, Eleanor, and Wren.