Career Opportunities

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and a CV or resume using the form below. Should you encounter any issues, please send your cover letter and CV or resume to Irina Khrapatina, PsyD at CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org.

We are recruiting volunteer counselors for our upcoming 2019 CommuniCamp™ Intensive Group Treatment Programs for Selective Mutism! CommuniCamp™ is based on Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum’s evidence-supported Social Communication Anxiety Treatment ® (S-CAT®) Model. To learn more, visit www.CommuniCamp.org

Upcoming CommuniCamp™ Program:

• February 15-18, 2019 (Presidents’ Day Weekend)

CommuniCamp™ is a three-day intensive group treatment program for children ages 3-17 with Selective Mutism, Social Communication Anxiety, and Extreme Shyness. CommuniCamp™ is held in the Greater Philadelphia Area in Jenkintown, PA.

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Licensed mental health professional and/or therapist. This includes art and music therapists.
• Licensed Speech and Language Therapist or Occupational Therapist
• Doctoral or Master’s-level students in any of the specialties listed above
• Educator
• College seniors majoring in Psychology or related fields and interested in working with children. Must have direct experience working with children.

Counselors are required to:

• Complete web-based training
• Attend an on-site training the day before the program
• Attend the pre-camp Pizza Party/Orientation with patients and their families the evening before the program
• Attend CommuniCamp in its entirety (8:00am to 3:30pm daily for three days)

Counselors are expected to:

• Be prepared to work with 3-17-year-old children using strategies from Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum’s Social Communication Anxiety Treatment^® (S-CAT^®) Model
• Report directly to Head Counselor
• Complete daily progress notes for 2-3 children
• Arrive on-time and remain on-site for the duration of the program
• Follow the dress code and behave in a professional manner
• Provide copies of all required clearances (PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA Criminal History Record & FBI Background Clearance)
• Bring individuality and tons of energy. Be ready to have fun!

Counselors will receive live training in the S-CAT® model and gain hands-on experience working with children with Selective Mutism.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and a CV or resume using the form below. Should you encounter any issues, please send your cover letter and CV or resume to Irina Khrapatina, PsyD at CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org.

We are searching for a Neuropsychologist Consultant who has experience assessing children/teens with Selective Mutism, ASD, and related social communication disorders.

We are located in Jenkintown, PA.

We offer speech/language, neuropsychological, psychoeducational, ASD, and social communication evaluations. Many of our children/teens have co-morbidities that are affecting a child’s social communication, so we do both IEE’s and private evaluations.

Please send CV and cover letter to: DrE@SelectiveMutismCenter.org.