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Our counselors are priveleged each summer to sit under the instruction of senior level clinical social worker Bob Ditter during our 9 day staff training. Ditter is widely considered the foremost expert on children and summer camps. He maintains a clinical psychotherapy practice in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a nationally sought after speaker, trainer, and consultant who has consulted for Disney, the American Camp Association, and the YMCA. He has appeared on The Today Show, ABC Evening News, and Good Morning America. Sports Illustrated has called him “camping’s most articulate spokesman”. 
Most recently he has written a piece for PBS called “Getting Your Child Ready for Camp“. It is a great article with very practical advice about going off to camp. Bob has lots of other great information on his website and blog.
Bob has been a great friend to Alpine and our family over the years and we are grateful for his contributions to camp.
