Welcome New Board Members
By Holly Hunter | April 27, 2010
NATWC would like to use this opportunity to welcome two new members to the Board of Directors: Lorri Hanna and Terry Collins.
Terry Collins is the Director of Operations at Academy Programs located in Fairmont, West Virginia and Lorri Hanna is the Co-Founder, President and Executive Director of Soltreks located in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Both Terry and Lorri bring a wealth of diverse experience to NATWC. Under the leadership of Steve Cockerham, Board Chair and with the support of the seated Members of the Board Terry and Lorri seek to bring the mission of NATWC to therapeutic wilderness camps across the country and beyond.
Welcome Lorri and Terry. It is a pleasure to have you serve with us.
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By Greg Magnus | March 11, 2010
The NATWC 2010 Winter Newsletter, Around the Campfire, is available.
Inside this issue you’ll find articles and photos such as:
- NATWC New Member Service by: Linda Tatsapaugh
NATWC has just launched a new service for our members. Our website now has a central calender for finding the many trainings and conferences… - Welcome Back by: Phillip Rogers, Assistant Editor
Well, now that our first newsletter was such a huge success how do we follow up? The only way possible is with a second! - Winter in the Wilderness by: Steve Cockerham, Editor
I remember going backpacking during the winter holidays. There is just something about backpacking in the winter that awakens the spirit of challenge… - In Focus: Talisman Camps
History, Philosophy and Profiles…
Download and read the 2010 Winter NATWC Newsletter (PDF file).
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By Greg Magnus | March 10, 2010
CALL FOR PRESENTERS/PAPERS: We are seeking presenters for our 17th annual conference. Workshops begin Monday, September 20 and end on September 21. Workshops will be one hour in length (longer times available by combining sessions). Workshops should be related to the National Wilderness Counselor Certification including topics related to clinical programming, adventure-based counseling, wilderness skills, staff development, recruiting, program management, experiential and group activities, and more. Be creative!
To submit a proposal, complete and return the form to the address listed in the document by April 30, 2010. Please download and complete the following form for more information: Call for Papers and Presenters
Conference details are on the NATWC Conference page here!
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By Angie Senic | February 14, 2010
We are pleased to announce that the 2010 National Association of Therapeutic Wilderness Camping Conference will be held in Nashville, TN. The conference will be held September 19-21, 2010. We are excited to hold our annual conference in this beautiful exciting city of Nashville. Nashville International Airport (BNA) is a relatively short flight from most of the US, making the NATWC Conference a “must” on your 2010 list.
Conference details are on the NATWC Conference page here! As always, you may contact Angie Senic Shockley directly with any questions or comments. And, if you subscribe to the NATWC website you’ll receive the updates via email automatically when they are published.
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By Linda Tatsapaugh | January 14, 2010
NATWC is pleased to announce our newest web page and service to our industry: one calendar on which you can check out the many trainings and conferences available to you across the country. It’s difficult to keep up with all of the opportunities out there and make plans ahead to attend before they’re often sold out. Here you can find it all and decide on the most valuable use of limited training funds.
We encourage members to let us know what’s out there. If your program is doing a workshop that is open to others, you can spread the wealth of knowledge, and offset some of your training costs, too. Smaller programs may be able to connect and share the cost of expensive trainings. National and regional events put on by other organizations will be posted as well. Members will be given priority, but we want to be as comprehensive as possible for the benefit of our members, so outside listings may be accepted as well.
All listings must be events that are open to others. Consider offering a discount for NATWC members, and extend the value of membership for all. To submit a listing, check out the Trainings page, and then go to the Contact page to send it in. Thanks for sharing!
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