Courageous Kids Camp 2024
We are pleased to welcome families to Courageous Kids Camp 2024! This year, Courageous Kids Camp will take place July 22-26, 2024 from 9 am- 2 pm. The program will take place at Samuels Elementary School in Denver, CO. For more information and to schedule a free consultation to discuss if Courageous Kids Camp is a good fit for your child, please call 720-660-5166 or email [email protected].
What is Courageous Kids Camp?
Courageous Kids Camp is our annual intensive treatment program that is designed to give children with selective mutism a strong foundation of “brave talking” before they return to school. Parents also learn the same skills their child is practicing so they can be their child’s best advocate and coach after the program is over.
Each Courageous Kids camper is paired with their own individual counselor, their “brave talking” partner during camp. Once the child is comfortable talking to their counselor, the counselor will support each camper to face their fears of talking to others.
The activities at camp are designed to be not only fun, but to challenge campers to find their “brave voice” in a safe and supportive environment. A camp day might include circle time, field day activities, music, arts and crafts, an ice cream party, a scavenger hunt, show-and-tell, and much more! Throughout the day, counselors and staff will encourage each child to ask and answer questions, approach others to initiate conversation, and work on social skills such as asking others to play or speaking with a loud voice. Each day ends with a visit to the Prize Store so campers can choose a prize to celebrate their bravery. Parents participate in daily training with our staff to learn the same skills their child learns, and they join the fun for the final day of camp and receive coaching from our team to support their children in using their voices with others.
What is included in the tuition of Courageous Kids Camp?
The following therapeutic services are included:
-An initial meeting with parents to discuss background information, review assessment measures, and discuss goals for camp
-2 pre-camp sessions to help campers start to feel more comfortable talking with our staff
-Daily parent training, support, education, and practice of the skills. We will discuss topics including supporting your child at school, how to handle playdates with friends, ways to help your child to talk in the community, and other topics.
-25 hours of expert and effective treatment designed to help each child meet their “brave talking” goals (this takes place the week of camp, July 22-26, 2024)
-Parents meet daily with their child’s one-on-one counselor to review their child’s progress, hear highlights of their day, answer questions, and collaborate with parents on goals for their child’s continued growth during the program.
-Parents participate in the last day of camp (Friday, July 26, 2024) and receive live support from our staff as they work with their child to practice “brave talking challenges” together
-Post-camp parent consultation to review your child’s progress in the program and discuss the next steps and recommendations.
What is the tuition?
The tuition of Courageous Kids Camp 2024 is $3200. This is the most cost-effective approach to receiving expert and effective treatment for your child’s selective mutism, at less than half the cost of traditional therapy. The entire Courageous Kids Camp treatment program includes 37 hours of therapy, including all of the above-listed services. This would cost $7400 for traditional one-on-one therapy.