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Because nothing is more important than the relationship between your staff and the children they serve, we are proud to offer the best online content for youth development professionals.

Our internationally renowned faculty has created nearly 100 innovative videos that will teach your staff how to supervise, lead and nurture healthy relationships with your young participants.

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"We were excited to share Chris' expertise with our nearly 200 camp life staff. The videos from Leadership Essentials proved to be a powerful and critical component of both Interlochen's web-based pre-arrival training and our on-site pre-camp training. Feedback from our counseling staff was positive, describing the videos as "on target" and "a great supplement..." Read entire testimonial

Jennifer Wesling Jennifer Wesling
Dean of Students, Interlochen Arts Camp
camp.interlochen.org
"They've got Dr. Phil, we've got Dr. Chris! – (Thurber that is.) Chris has always wanted staff at his YMCA camp to have a head-start on training while their enthusiasm is really high...before they even get to camp. And he's sharing the result with other camps as a subscription service that lets you pick which online video training modules you want to require your staff..." Read entire testimonial

Gary Forster Gary Forster
Gary Forster, LLC
www.garyforster.com
"We started using Expert Online Training in 2009 and now we can’t go without it! The videos add variety to staff training, rather than having staff listen to me and John over and over again. We feel that the greatest strength of the Leadership Essentials modules is that they "back up" the Camp Director by offering a different voice of expert information. The videos..." Read entire testimonial

Jennifer Deasy Jennifer Deasy
Assistant Director, YMCA Camp Coniston
www.coniston.org

Online Summer Camp Staff Training

With Expert Online Training, staff training starts today! We are proud to offer three customizable libraries of training materials—videos, flash presentations, quizzes, and handouts—that you can use to jumpstart training. Choose from the following:

Leadership Essentials, designed by child psychologist Dr. Christopher Thurber, features nearly 100 videos that teach critical leadership skills every staff member needs to effectively deal with intense social, behavioral, disciplinary, and supervisory challenges.

Safety Essentials, designed by child psychologist Dr. Christopher Thurber and attorney Jack Erler, is an extended course on child welfare and protection. Completing the course satisfies the requirement in many states and provinces.

Clinical Essentials, designed by Dr. Chris Crean and Dr. Skip Walton, this advanced content library provides practical clinical guides and accessible reference material for nurses, physicians, EMT’s and PA’s who are treating youth in outdoor settings.

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