Research was conducted at Camp ASCCA (Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults) to investigate the effects of an 11-week outdoor residential camp experience with handicapped campers on their self-esteem, attitude toward handicapped individuals, and locus of control scores of first year counselors with no previous experience. Self-esteem was deleted from the study during the second year. The total number of subjects was 32 (16 males, 16 females) for the first year and 38 (19 males, 19 females) for the second. Four testing times were established; the day of arrival, the end of the fifth week, the last day, and 10 weeks later. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, Rotter Locus of Control Scale, and Lazar Attitude toward Handicapped Individuals Scale were used. During the first year, the females' mean scores were more positive in attitude toward handicapped individuals, than the males. The second year data showed females to have more positive mean scores in attitude toward handicapped individuals, with the males having more internal locus of control. There was a statistically significant difference between the sexes during the first year (p<.02), but not during the second (p<.50). (JMM)