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"Working at Bay Cliff gives you a tremendous opportunity to enhance children's lives and help them to explore their talents outside of the traditional clinical setting. It is an unforgettable experience!"
- Miss Christy, PT
Pennsylvania
"Perks: They don't end! You can do pool therapy, in clinic therapy, in cabin therapy, where-ever, what-ever. There is an adaptive kayaking & adaptive waterskiing program that therapists can opt to participate in too. Camp allows for tremendously creative treatment planning - (I like to treat on a tandem bicycle!) This is seriously the opportunity of a lifetime."
- Miss Megan, OT
California
"I knew Bay Cliff was a good place the first night campers gathered for Flag. A camper put every ounce of will he had into reaching the rope that let the flag down. As he struggled to reach it, no one rushed forward to do it for him - and he did succeed. Proud he was. And a lesson learned for this therapist who sometimes reached to help too soon."
- Miss Donna, OT
Arizona
"Bay Cliff is so rewarding... sunshine, campfires, kids laughing. Where else can you play with the kids in the northwoods, on the beach, in the pool, on the playground AND in the therapy gym! It's a wonderful place to enjoy your summer and get the most pleasure out of it."
- Miss Denise, PT
Illinois
"I applied to Bay Cliff as a chance to gain experience in the pediatric setting, and enjoy the summer outdoors. As the children of Bay Cliff made their way into my heart, returning to camp in the summer months became more of a way of life rather than an isolated summer adventure. I have been practicing occupational therapy for seven years, six of those years with the pediatric population. I have enjoyed my work in both the clinic and school settings; however, a summer at Bay Cliff always reminds me of the reasons I enjoy being an occupational therapist.
My best explanation of the joy of working at Bay Cliff is simply, “Camp is for the kids.” This is a simplified explanation of the many freedoms I felt as an occupational therapist at Bay Cliff. There was freedom to address goals that are important to the children and their families, without limitations of third party reimbursement source requirements or the impact on education. There was freedom to use the natural richness of the outdoors, including the woods, beaches of Lake Superior, and wild berry bushes to provide unique and meaningful treatment sessions. There was freedom to help a child learn to dress herself in her cabin, learn to feed himself at mealtime, and learn to hold a roasting stick over a campfire. The most precious of any of these freedoms, though, was truly knowing the children with whom I worked. When working in the clinic or school, I knew the children I worked with. I knew some of their likes and dislikes, I knew their abilities, and I knew them during a portion of their day. At Bay Cliff, I truly get to know the campers as children by living with them in our own community. I get to know the campers when they tell me good morning, during three meals a day, with their friends, during the excitement of a camp birthday party, singing around the campfire, and saying good night in a tent. I watched as children came to therapy with smiles on their faces and left therapy excited to tell their counselors of their fun. For many years, I savored these freedoms and watched as children made significant gains within the short time frame of seven weeks."
- Miss Angie, OT
Illinois
