Camp 'Reset'
"Healing through Connection"
Camp 'Reset' provides specialised services for children who present with challenges as a response from childhood trauma. We also hold a seperate camp for parents/carers!
Childhood trauma is one of the nation’s most impactful public health concerns with adverse childhood experiences being one of the strongest predictors for difficulties in life. Trauma can occur from an event and or experiences and it impacts not only the mind but the body (how it processes, responds & feels).
To ‘Reset’ we need to support a child’s body & mind to feel safety, security and grounded in the present moment. These positive experiences provide a platform to access skills of daily life and respond to tasks & interaction with organisation. When a child connects with safety in their nervous system they can share their true unique selves & amazing abilities; building confidence & empowering success in life.
This camp was specifically designed by specialist OT, Kaya Lyons, integrating nature & nurture. Kaya has over 16 years of specialist paediatric experience, written chapters in books and presents and mentors around the globe in relation to trauma-responsive therapy.
The aim of Camp Reset is to support children in a way that sparks re-orientation of each individuals nervous system to a platform of safety & security. Through playful interactions, movement in nature, creative exploration, nutritious food, & space being held each individual has the opportunity for integration of body, mind & spirit. The outcome is that each individual being able to access their social engagement system to interact as their true unique selves. As a result individuals often demonstrate improved executive functions, independence in daily performance, reciprocal social connection & more fluent emotional regulation & movement.
Children will explore nature, engage in sensory integration activities, practice mindfulness, ground the body & get active, & participate in back to basic tasks of living together as a peer group, in an off grid location (no devices).
Camp 'Reset': NSW
When: 15th -19th December 2024
Where: Treachery Camp, Seal Rocks NSW (Departing Sydney Eastern Suburbs)
Who: Children 7 - 12 years
Camp 'Reset': ACT
When: 13th - 17th January 2025
Where: Adjungbilly, NSW (Departing Canberra)
Who: Children 9 - 16 years
Camp 'Reset': QLD
When: 13th - 17th April 2025
Where: Cougal, NSW (Departing Tweed Heads)
Who: Teens 10 - 16 years
Camp 'Reset': Parents & Carers
When: 2nd - 4th May 2025
Where: Treachery Camp, Seal Rocks NSW (Departing Sydney Eastern Suburbs)
Who: Parents, Carers, Foster Carers, Case Workers
Camp 'Reset': Winter
When: 7th - 11th July 2025
Where: Barrington Tops, NSW (Departing Sydney Eastern Suburbs or Raymond Terrace)
Who: Children 7 - 12 years
Contact Us to register
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal, Worimi, Bundjalung and Ngunnawal people; who are the traditional custodians of the land we work & share on. We would like to pay our respects to the elders, past, present and emerging; who are the wise guiders & keepers of the stories. May we walk softly on this land.
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If you are looking to support through sponsorship get in touch. There are still so many children who are not receiving the support they deserve because of gaps in our health system. By sponsoring Camp 'Reset' you can send a child to camp and support them with working through childhood trauma.