Are counselors expected to be involved in bathing and toileting of campers? What about programmers?
Counselors are expected to meet the needs of their campers. At some point in the summer (particularly at the camps with children/teens with physical disabilities), you will have campers who wear attends and require assistance with bathing and toileting. This often makes new staff nervous if they have never experienced it before. However, we do extensive training during orientation to help make staff feel more comfortable with personal care. Often staff find that once they do it for the first time, it turns out not to be a ‘big deal’. Programmers will be helping out with personal care as well as needed.
