Summer Camps and Clinics

Three-week intensive clinic held every August with times to be determined for young Adolescent through Adult. Utilizes an integrated approach to treatment (combination of fluency shaping & stuttering modifcation), depending on the needs of each participant. Email or call for more information.

A week-long residential program for teenagers between 13-18 years old is held every June at The Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Clinic at The University of Iowa in Iowa City. The Program is designed to give teenagers who stutter a safe and supportive place in which to "let stuttering out." Our goal is to help teens develop their own policies about speaking and stuttering; how to make changes; managing the social and emotional challenges; and what they want their SLPs and parents to do to help and how to ask for help. $600.00 fee includes room, board, therapy and all recreational costs. Please call, write or email for more information or to request an application.

The Clinic is offered for ages 12 - 18 yrs old. Call for more information. The format is a combination of individual and group sessions. The cost is $250.00 (sliding fee scale may apply; other funding options may be available).

Offers three programs for children and teens in June, July and August and one program for adults in May/June. All programs are held in the Boston area. These intensive three week programs integrate fluency shaping (motor skills) with stuttering modification (attitude modification) techniques. Weekly follow-up sessions are scheduled for a minimum of 2 months following the intensive program. Additionally, for children, we offer weekly parent counseling sessions and support to the public school clinician following the program. Partial scholarships may be available. Please call/write or visit the website for more details and the dates of the programs.

This four week program is filled with individual & group sessions for children & teens who stutter. Parent participation is required for preschool & elementary age children. The program will focus on ways to help participants better manage their communication. Cost: $220.00. Requests for payment schedule or sliding scale may be made directly to the director. The program will be run by Kenneth S. Melnick, Ph.D., and Joan E. Butterworth, M.S., CCC-SLP. Dr. Melnick & Ms. Butterworth are ASHA certified & licensed speech-language pathologists who are also board certified in fluency disorders.

Camp Shout Out is an intensive clinical training program for speech-language pathologists and graduate students and a therapy experience for children who stutter ages 8-18, held in August in Michigan in an overnight, recreational setting. Campers ages 8-15 participate in small and large group therapeutic activities designed to assist them in achieving personal communication goals. Campers accepted by special application, ages 16-18, participate in a Leadership-in-Training program designed to increase communicative competence through leadership opportunities. Faculty include Board Recognized Fluency Specialists Kristin Chmela (Director), June Campbell, and Dr. Kevin Eldridge. For more information please visit our website, www.campshout.org.

Three-week intensive program every July from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for adolescents/adults. Utilizes integrated approach to treatment (combination of fluency shaping, stuttering modification, cognitive restructuring), depending on needs of each participant. Weekly follow-up included for 1 month following the intensive program, including parent counseling. Email or call for more information.

The The Northwest Ohio Intensive Stuttering Clinics, in a partnership with the University of Toledo Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic, will be offering two intensive stuttering clinics. The first is the Intensive Stuttering Clinics for Children and their Families (ISCCF). The ISCFF will run from June 24th to July 3rd, 2013. The clinic will offer 45 hours of treatment for children 8-12 years of age and educational program for parents. The cost of the clinic is $300. The Intensive Stuttering Clinic for Adolescents and Adults (ages 12 and older) will run from July 15th to July 26th, 2013. This program will include 60 hours of direct treatment (both groups & individual sessions), and cost $325. Both clinics will help participants find better ways to cope with their stuttering by developing positive coping strategies for dealing with stuttering. Both clinics are for individuals who are willing to invest a significant amount of time and energy to make meaningful changes in their speech and their lives. Fees include the price of all therapy and housing for the entire intensive portion of the clinic. These programs are supported by the Psi Iota Xi Sorority and the University of Toledo.

Camp Meadowood's Adventures in Communication program (Formerly the Speech-Language and Hearing Camp) is a unique recreational summer camp experience mixed with an intensive schedule of individualized speech-language therapy. Campers will make new friends, enhance independent thinking skills, and enjoy a variety of camp activities including: arts and crafts; miniature golf; nature walks; zip lines; swimming; canoeing; adventure courses and many others. In addition campers will work directly with student clinicians (Supervised by experienced and certified clinicians) to meet or exceed specific articulation and/or social thinking goals as detailed in the camper's IEP, assessment, or screening results. In these sessions, our student clinicians utilize all of the camp's activities to administer therapeutic techniques, thus allowing campers to achieve goals in a fun and creative manner. By the end of our seven-day overnight sessions campers will have received up to 28 hours of individual speech-language therapy in a single week. For first-time or less experienced campers, Camp Meadowood Springs also offers a four-day day camp which offers the same benefits of the seven-day session. Campers in the four-day day camp receive up to 12 hours of individual speech-language therapy.

The Summer Fluency Camp at the Bill Wilkerson Center for children and teens who stutter (ages 8-18) and their families will be held every June, Monday-Friday from 8:30am - 12:30pm. It will be a great opportunity for children to: meet other kids who stutter; discuss stuttering openly with their parents and let them know what they can do to help; address the attitudes and emotions that may accompany their experiences with stuttering; pratice "tools" for handling communication, stuttered or not; and, use their creative skills to develop special performances to be shared on the last day of camp. Parents will: learn more about stuttering; share their stories with other parents of children who stutter; hear from stuttering experts (including adults who stutter, as well as speech-language pathologists); and observe and share their children's camp experiences. Our goal is to help children and teens who stutter become more confident communicators who are able to communicate how, where, when, and with whom they want!

The nonprofit Wasatch Stuttering Management Program for children ages 7-12 will be every August. A summer day camp format involving outings, interactions with peers in social settings, and individual and group therapy. Scholarships may be available. Call or e-mail for additional information.

The University of Utah Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders offers a two-week intensive stuttering clinic for adults and adolescents (ages 15 and older). The clinic takes place on the beautiful U of U campus in Salt Lake City. The clinic is offered during first two weeks of August each year. The clinic runs weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and includes approximately 65 hours of treatment. The clinic fee is $1800. For further information regarding exact dates, clinic applications, housing, and scholarship forms, please visit our web site or contact Dr. Blomgren directly.

An intensive 12-day behaviorally oriented treatment program for 8 years old to adult for stuttering. The program is administered approximately 12 times a year. The fee is $3695. This includes pre- and post-therapy assessments, therapy services, and post-therapy follow-ups for 1 year. Call or write for exact dates.

An intensive workshop for adolescents and adults. Price for therapy, therapy materials and room and board and a week of follow up therapy the following summer is $3,000. A Summer Refresher Program is offered during the final week of the three week intensive program for $1,000. Call or write for additional information.

Two 3-week intensives and two 10-week semi-intensive clinics are offered per year for teens (starting at age 13) and adults. Intensives are held in May and July. Evening semi-intensives begin in September and January. Extended therapy programs are available throughout the year for clients who are not suitable for intensive clinincs and are also available in French. Fees for Ontario residents are $1260 for intensive clinics and $840 for semi-intensive clinics. Group and individual maintenance sessions are available throughout the year. Bursaries for Ontario residents are available. Please contact for information on out of province/out of country fees.

ISTAR offers 3-week intensive clinics (6 hrs per day) for adults in January and June and for teens (ages 11-18) in July. A 2-week intensive clinic (2 hrs per day) followed by a 4 day camp for children ages 7-11 and their families is offered in August. There are extended therapy programs available throughout the year for preschool children and others for whom intensive clinics are not suitable. Refresher clinics for individuals or small group maintenance sessions are scheduled throughout the year. Current prices for evaluation range from $215.00 to $260.00; 3 week course for $3,980.00; funding options available. For more information call, e-mail or visit the web site.

Summer camp for children between the ages of 7-16 years (their parents, siblings, and friends are welcome) will be held at Silver Lake Forestry Centre, South of Peachland the Okanagan Valley. Piority is given to children and families from British Columbia. The objective is to have a summer fun outdoor experience that is free from ridicule and that provides a nurturing and supportive environment for children who stutter and their families. No formal speech therapy is given. However, information seminars will be given on topics such as bullying and teasing, self-advocacy, school issues, and living with a child who stutters. Check web site for dates.