In Not Just Play, the authors draw our attention to the profound and important ways-from individual to macro systemic benefits-in which camps have benefited clients and their families and advanced professional understanding of the interplay between environment, mental, and physical well-being.
Meryl Nadel, DSW, ACSW, LCSW, is Professor of Social Work at Iona College.
Susan Scher, MSSA, LCSW, is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at Ramapo College of New Jersey.