Dave Brown

Mental Health at Camp for Leadership Staff

Most leadership staff are not mental health professionals. But we can still be prepared to support staff and campers who are struggling or even suffering while they’re at camp. This session will offer a framework for approaching “mental health” at camp in a functional way, without being a therapist. We’ll explore strategies to prevent problems before they occur, as well as specific tools and techniques for supporting staff and campers when they need individual intervention.

About Dave

Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Director for Mountain Camp

Dave Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15+ years in nonprofits, public schools and camps. Since 2010, Dave has been a year-round Director for Mountain Camp, a co-ed residential camp near Tahoe. He offers training, consulting, and speaking through Fence Post Learning, an online staff training resource, with courses and videos for summer camps. He maintains a small tele-health therapy and coaching practice from his home in the Bay Area. He graduated from Wesleyan University (BA, 2001) and U.C. Berkeley (MSW, 2007). Dave loves beach volleyball, and daydreams of owning vintage musical instruments he doesn’t know how to play. He can be found online at www.fencepostlearning.com