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SUMMARY:February 2026 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, February 13\, 2026: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, February 14\, 2026: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, February 15\, 2026: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, February 16\, 2026: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/february-2026-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T183000
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DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
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SUMMARY:January 2026 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, January 16\, 2026: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, January 17\, 2026: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, January 18\, 2026: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, January 19\, 2026: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/january-16-19-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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SUMMARY:August 2025 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, August 8\, 2025: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, August 9\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, August 10\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, August 11\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/august-2025-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250714T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20241119T211316Z
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SUMMARY:July 2025 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, July 11\, 2025: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, July 12\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, July 13\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, July 14\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/july-2025-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250623T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20241016T190706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T022126Z
UID:22568-1750444200-1750687200@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:June 2025 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, June 20\, 2025: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, June 21\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, June 22\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, June 23\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/june-2025-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T140000
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CREATED:20241016T190552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T190552Z
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SUMMARY:March 2025 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, March 28\, 2025: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, March 29\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, March 30\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, March 31\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/march-2025-communicamp/
LOCATION:Meadowbrook\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20240910T200513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241226T220017Z
UID:22516-1739557800-1739800800@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:February 2025 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, February 14\, 2025: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, February 15\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, February 16\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, February 17\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/february-2025-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250117T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250120T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20240910T200403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241226T215952Z
UID:22515-1737138600-1737381600@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:January 2025 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, January 17\, 2025: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, January 18\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, January 19\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, January 20\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/january-2025-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241111T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20231129T141014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T205208Z
UID:21995-1731090600-1731333600@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:November 2024 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, November 8\, 2024: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, November 9\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, November 10\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, November 11\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/november-2024-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240812T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20231129T140833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T204911Z
UID:21994-1723228200-1723471200@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:August 2024 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, August 9\, 2024: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, August 10\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, August 11\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, August 12\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/august-2024-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240712T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20231129T140628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T205012Z
UID:21993-1720809000-1721052000@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:July 2024 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, July 12\, 2024: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, July 13\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, July 14\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, July 15\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/july-2024-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240621T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20231129T135944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T205102Z
UID:21990-1718994600-1719237600@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:June 2024 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, June 21\, 2024: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, June 22\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, June 23\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, June 24\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/june-2024-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240322T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240325T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20231115T022202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T171159Z
UID:21960-1711132200-1711378800@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:March 2024 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, March 22\, 2024: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, March 23\, 2024: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, March 24\, 2024: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, March 25\, 2024: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/march-2024-communicamp/
LOCATION:Melrose Park\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240216T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240219T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20230902T005524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T171741Z
UID:21846-1708108200-1708351200@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:February 2024 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, February 16\, 2024: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, February 17\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, February 18\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, February 19\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/february-2024-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240112T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240115T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20230902T005359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T171652Z
UID:21845-1705084200-1705327200@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:January 2024 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, January 12\, 2024: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, January 13\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, January 14\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, January 15\, 2024: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/january-2024-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231110T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231113T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20221221T025125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221221T025125Z
UID:21282-1699641000-1699884000@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:November 2023 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, November 10\, 2023: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, November 11\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, November 12\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, November 13\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/nov-2023-communicamp/
LOCATION:Melrose Park\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230811T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230814T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20221116T233419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T233419Z
UID:21226-1691778600-1692021600@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:August 2023 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, August 11\, 2023: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, August 12\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, August 13\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, August 14\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/august-2023-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230714T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230717T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20221221T024625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221221T024625Z
UID:21280-1689359400-1689602400@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:July 2023 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, July 14\, 2023: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, July 15\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, July 16\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, July 17\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/july-2023-communicamp/
LOCATION:Melrose Park\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230623T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230626T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20221116T233211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T233211Z
UID:21225-1687545000-1687788000@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:June 2023 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, June 23\, 2023: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, June 24\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, June 25\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, June 26\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/june-2023-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230324T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230327T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20221012T212148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T232936Z
UID:21130-1679682600-1679925600@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:March 2023 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, March 24\, 2023: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, March 25\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, March 26\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, March 27\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/march-2023-communicamp-2/
LOCATION:Meadowbrook\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230217T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230220T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20220923T183106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T232827Z
UID:21115-1676658600-1676901600@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:February 2023 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, February 17\, 2023: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, February 18\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, February 19\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, February 20\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/february-2023-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230113T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230116T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20221017T214328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T232741Z
UID:21137-1673634600-1673877600@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:January 2023 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, January 13\, 2023: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, January 14\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, January 15\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, January 16\, 2023: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nSMart Center Out-of-Network Insurance Coding Guide\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/jan-2023-communicamp/
LOCATION:Abington\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221007T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221010T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20211019T174109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T174109Z
UID:20476-1665167400-1665410400@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:October 2022 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, October 7\, 2022: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, October 8\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, October 9\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, October 10\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nCommuniCamp™ Insurance Policy\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/october-2022-communicamp/
LOCATION:Meadowbrook\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220819T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220822T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20211201T005719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211201T005719Z
UID:20534-1660933800-1661176800@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:Late August 2022 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, August 19\, 2022: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, August 20\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, August 21\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, August 22\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nCommuniCamp™ Insurance Policy\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/late-august-2022-communicamp/
LOCATION:Meadowbrook\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220805T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220808T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20211019T173933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211201T005750Z
UID:20475-1659724200-1659967200@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:Early August 2022 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, August 5\, 2022: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, August 6\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, August 7\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, August 8\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nCommuniCamp™ Insurance Policy\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/august-2022-communicamp/
LOCATION:Meadowbrook\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220707T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220710T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20211019T171634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211111T041241Z
UID:20473-1657218600-1657461600@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:July 2022 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nThursday\, July 7\, 2022: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nFriday\, July 8\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSaturday\, July 9\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, July 10\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nCommuniCamp™ Insurance Policy\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/july-2022-communicamp/
LOCATION:Meadowbrook\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220325T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220328T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20211019T171252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T173159Z
UID:20471-1648233000-1648476000@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:March 2022 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, March 25\, 2022: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, March \, 26\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, March 27\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, March 28\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nCommuniCamp™ Insurance Policy\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/march-2022-communicamp/
LOCATION:Meadowbrook\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220218T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220221T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20210824T220631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T173115Z
UID:20434-1645209000-1645452000@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:February 2022 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every stage of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, February 18\, 2022: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome Orientation)\nSaturday\, February 19\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, February 20\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, February 21\, 2022: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\nQUICK LINKS \n\nOur treatment method\, S-CAT® is globally successful and backed by research (95% success rate)\nAsk us for CommuniCamp™ references\nRead our testimonials!\nApply for our Financial Assistance\nCommuniCamp™ Insurance Policy\n\nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/february-2022-communicamp/
LOCATION:Meadowbrook\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211008T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211011T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T064336
CREATED:20210416T212125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T220833Z
UID:20260-1633717800-1633960800@selectivemutismcenter.org
SUMMARY:October 2021 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every level of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, October 8\, 2021: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome & Orientation Get-Together)\nSaturday\, October 9 2021: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, October 10\, 2021: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, October 11\, 2021: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org \n\nour treatment method\, S-CAT®\n\nglobally successful\nbacked by research (95% success rate)\n\n\nemail us for parent references\nwhat to expect from CommuniCamp™\nfinancial assistance\nCommuniCamp™ Insurance Policy
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/october-2021-communicamp-intensive-group-treatment-and-parent-training-program/
LOCATION:Jenkintown\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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SUMMARY:August 2021 CommuniCamp™
DESCRIPTION:CommuniCamp™ is a 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children and teens ages 3-17 (at every level of communication e.g. shut-down and non-communicative\, nonverbal\, somewhat communicative\, etc.) with Selective Mutism\, social anxiety\, and extreme shyness speak in school and other social settings. Based on 20+ years of experience treating Selective Mutism using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®)\, the evidence-based treatment approach created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert\, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum\, we will help your child\, tween\, or teen build the social communication skills necessary for school\, the real world\, and at home. \n  \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nThe CommuniCamp™ Mission is two-fold: 1) treatment in small\, peer-groups in a school for children and teens and 2) parent education\, training\, and support seminars: \nIntensive Group Treatment: \nOver the course of a three-day weekend (5 hours/day\, 15 hours total)\, our professionally trained counselors\, under the direction of our lead clinicians\, work directly with two-to-three campers on social comfort and confidence to instill social confidence\, increase communication\, and facilitate the learning of coping skills using S-CAT® based strategies using each camper’s individual baseline for social communication. Through these strategies and by removing the expectation for speech and respecting each camper’s baseline\, our campers see and hear themselves communicating confidently in a peer-group school setting which translates to their school environment when they get home. \nParent Training\, Education\, and Support Seminars: \nWhile campers undergo treatment\, we simultaneously provide 15 hours of intensive parent education\, training\, and breakout support sessions so parents can immerse themselves in the world of Selective Mutism and learn strategies\, ask questions\, share stories\, receive support\, and feel confident implementing the goals\, strategies\, and interventions the entire family learned at CommuniCamp™\, at home. \nCommuniCamp™ has been rated as “excellent\,” “life-changing\,” and highly recommended by parents! \nWHEN IS IT? \n\nFriday\, August 13\, 2020: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (Welcome & Orientation Get-Together)\nSaturday\, August 14 2020: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day One\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nSunday\, August 15\, 2020: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Two\, Child and Parent Sessions)\nMonday\, August 16\, 2020: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST (Day Three\, Child and Parent Sessions)\n\nThe SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ Program is held multiple times over the course of the year. Click here to find out when! \nWHO CAN APPLY? Children and teens (new and existing SMart Center patients) ages 3-17-years-old with Selective Mutism\, Social Anxiety\, and/or Extreme Shyness (and their families!). Your loved one does not need an official diagnosis to attend. \nWHERE IS IT? We rent a local school in the Greater Philadelphia Area (Click here for local\, low-cost housing recommendations) \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nClick here to let us know you’re interested!\n  \nFor more detailed information\, click on the links below\, visit www.CommuniCamp.org or email CommuniCamp@SelectiveMutismCenter.org \n\nour treatment method\, S-CAT®\n\nglobally successful\nbacked by research (95% success rate)\n\n\nemail us for parent references\nwhat to expect from CommuniCamp™\nfinancial assistance\nCommuniCamp™ Insurance Policy
URL:https://selectivemutismcenter.org/event/august-2021-communicamp-intensive-group-treatment-and-parent-training-program/
LOCATION:Jenkintown\, PA
CATEGORIES:CommuniCamp,CommuniCamp for Teens
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