Summer Camps and Clinics

Summer Stuttering Camp 2018
When: June 25 - June 29 (Monday - Friday), 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: SJSU campus
This 5-morning day camp is designed for school-age children who stutter and would like to gain more confidence in their everyday communication.
Campers will participate in individual therapy and group activities to learn about stuttering, develop strategies for challenging situations, and work towards effective and confident communication. This camp provides unique opportunities for children who stutter to apply new skills, take new perspectives, and build new friendships.
Fee: There is no fee, though we welcome donations to the SJSU Tower Foundation.
Application: Space is limited.
Please contact Dr. Pei-Tzu Tsai, CCC-SLP, at peitzu.tsai@sjsu.edu

This week-long (June 11 - 16, 2018) intensive therapy program is designed to build communication skills in teens who stutter (ages 12-18). Within a supportive environment, campers will interact with others in activities designed to build confidence, better manage their stuttering, and communicate more effectively. The program includes individual and group therapy sessions and off-campus excursions. Parents and family members will have the opportunity to participate in group discussions and Q&A sessions on the last day of camp.
Prior experience with stuttering treatment is recommended but not required. Campers can expect to meet other people their age who stutter, learn ways to make talking easier, and be encouraged to share their thoughts and feelings about stuttering.
Parents/caregivers can expect to meet and share experiences with other parents, learn more about stuttering, treatment options, and support available for teens who stutter AND their families.
The camp is a collaborative effort between the University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, and FRIENDS: The National Association for Young People Who Stutter. Through a grant from the Scottish Rite Foundation, this camp is provided free of charge (daily lunch included).
Please call 303-492-3066 or email slhc@colorado.edu for information and registration.

P-A-T-S ~ Program for the Advanced Treatment of Stuttering
PATS is an intensive day-program for pre-teens (11+), teens and adults with persistent stuttering diagnosed in childhood.
Discover and gain control.
Succeed through practice.
Become your own speech clinician.
PATS participants will...
~ Learn about speech anatomy, speech sound formation, and behaviors that define stuttering.
~ Dissect your stuttering to understand exactly how and why your speech gets interrupted physically.
~ Begin to take control of your stuttering by modifying it.
~ Learn how to speak with greater fluency through careful planning, shaping, and highlighting of utterances.
~ Learn how to maintain your new skills by setting realistic goals, understanding how stress affects speech tool use, and learning to conquer fear in speaking.
Dates: July 9-27, 2018 (Monday-Friday)
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: University of South Florida, Tampa campus
Cost:
$1,260* for the entire (3 week) program
$420 refresher course (1 week) for past clients
* (includes 90 hours of treatment and a treatment manual. Participants must bring their own lunch/snacks/drinks.)
Program Director: Nathan Maxfield, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
(813)974-6190, nmaxfield@usf.edu
TO ENROLL, please contact:
USF Speech Clinic, (813) 974-9844

Our 2018 residential two-week adolescent and adult intensive interprofessional clinic runs during the last two full weeks in July (14th - 28th) at Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID.
Nationally recognized and certified Speech-Language Pathologists, Counselors, and Psychologists, work with graduate student clinicians and clients who stutter at a 1:1:1 ratio for SLP student, Counseling/Psychology student, and client using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat covert (emotional, psychological, and social) aspects of stuttering, while individualized methods based on client preference are used to treat overt stuttering. The clinic focuses on overcoming obstacles, cognitive reframing, understanding the change process, and generalization through many community interactions and trips including Jackson, WY Grand Teton / Yellowstone National Parks. The cost to attend the clinic is $1,000, which includes lodging (ISU Housing), a $150 ISU food card, adventure course participation, t-shirt, and all other clinic-related expenses. Some scholarships are available. Please contact Dr. Dan Hudock at hudock@isu.edu or (208) 282-4403 for more information.

2018 Semi-Intensive Stuttering Therapy Program:
June 11- 28 for 3-7 year olds.
July 9-26: for Middle School and High School ages.
Call for more information (337)-482-6490 (Staci Thomas, Clinic Secretary)
The format is a combination of individual and group sessions, as well as parent training.
The cost is FREE!.

The NEFP offers one summer program for adults starting in early June and three additional programs for children and teens, starting in late June through August. Please see our website for specific program dates. The programs are conducted over a 3-week period; 5 days per week, 7 hours per day. All programs are held in Boston on the campus Emerson College. The NEFP is an integrated program, where we treat stuttering on a behavioral, cognitive and emotional level. We focus on reducing communication fear and avoidance behaviors, accepting one's stuttering, and motor retraining strategies to reduce vocal tract tension and improve fluency. The treatment model includes group and individual instruction and discussion, mindfulness based meditation and stress reduction sessions, weekly parent counseling for children/teen groups, generalization activities including phone calls, visits to shopping centers, and a formal speech to familiar and unfamiliar listeners. Following the intensive phase of treatment, one hour weekly group sessions are offered throughout the summer to support clients during their maintenance phase of treatment. In September, we offer a complimentary workshop for speech pathologists who are treating our graduates in the school setting. Group maintenance sessions are also provided during the next academic year for a small session fee. The program fee is $4,300. Partial scholarships may be available. Please call, email, or visit our website for more details.

This four week program consists of individual and group sessions for children and teens who stutter and their caregivers. Participants will learn ways to better manage their stuttering and communication.
DATES: Two mornings a week, Tuesday & Thursday, during the following weeks:
June 25th, July 9th, July 16th, July 23rd.
TIME: 9:00am - Noon
LOCATION: Worcester State University, Ghosh Science & Technology Center, 486 Chandler St., Worcester, MA 01602

Camp Shout Out is a one-of-a-kind residential therapy experience held at a recreational summer camp for children with fluency disorders ages 8-18 and an intensive clinical training program for accepted speech-language pathologists and graduate students. Campers participate in small and large group therapeutic activities designed to assist them in achieving personal communication goals. An optional Leadership-in-Training program is offered for high school campers. The Treatment and Training Program at Camp Shout Out is directed by Kristin Chmela and includes additional fluency specialists who serve as faculty. For more information please visit our website, www.campshoutout.org.

Camp SAY is a two-week, ACA-accredited sleep-away camp for young people who stutter, their young family members, & friends, ages 8-18 (reduced length stays are also available). Summer dates are July 30 - August 13, 2018, and camp takes place at Pocono Springs Camp, a newly-renovated, 60-acre, $8 million, state-of-the art camp facility, located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains (just 75 miles from New York City & 100 miles from Philadelphia).
Camp SAY is the life-changing camp that blends the finest traditional summer camp experience with unique programs that help young people who stutter build self-confidence and communication skills at all levels of speech fluency. Campers also meet about 140 young people who stutter, and forge friendships to last a lifetime. Activities include athletics, speech therapy, water sports, performing & fine arts, special camp-wide events, and much more. At Camp SAY, we are fully committed to creating an unparalleled environment of acceptance, and encouragement, so your child's time at camp is one of the richest and most rewarding life experiences.
Sliding Scale Tuition & Travel/Limited Availability/Outstanding Counselor-to-Camper Ratio. Learn more and enroll at: CampSAY.org, and contact our Camp Director Meg Hart at: Meg@SAY.org, or 646.735.1559, or 212.414.9696, ext. 206, with any questions or to receive a Camp SAY information package. Watch a Camp SAY video message from actor Paul Rudd, and our other camp videos at: campsay.org/parents. Take a virtual tour at: bit.ly/campsaytour.

THE PROGRAM
Fluency Management Program of the Carolinas (FMPC) is an intensive three-week summer program for children, teens, and adults who stutter. The purpose of the fluency program is to help participants better manage their stuttering through fluency stabilizing and fluency enhancing techniques while also working towards reduction of avoidance behaviors that are commonly associated with stuttering.
June 11, 2018 - June 28, 2018
8:30am-12:30pm ~ cost $400. The deadline for enrollment is May 31, 2018.
Contact us for details or to request an application.

The Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center is having a summer camp for kids who stutter between the ages of 9-16 years. Camp will be held July 16-July 19, 2018 from 9-3:30 P.M.
The format will be a combination of individual and group therapy sessions and will also incorporate parent training. Campers will have the opportunity to go out into the community to practice strategies and personal goals in real life situations.
Cost of the camp is $410.00 (other funding options may be available). Call for more information.

LET ME FINISH
Let Me Finish is a well-rounded program for teens who stutter that encourages team building, self-confidence, mentorship, and self-advocacy. Campers will foster independence, build friendships, and develop communication effectiveness through stuttering education, increased awareness, problem solving, and acceptance. Working towards these objectives will help campers gain control of their communicative success while reducing frustration and negative attitudes towards difficult speaking situations. Let Me Finish is designed to meet each camper#s individual needs in a semi-intensive, hands on atmosphere. LMF will impact not only teens who stutter, but also their family members, the stuttering community, and the general public. We hope to increase community awareness and education about fluency disorders.
Program format:
- Four consecutive half days
- June and August sessions
- Run by two licensed speech language pathologists
- Age range: middle and high school students
- A maximum of 12 campers per session
To register or for more information call (614) 263-5151

Camp More - an Overnight Summer Camp for Kids and Teens who Stutter.
Camp More is a place for kids and teens who stutter to improve communication skills and build self-confidence. Its mission is to empower young people who stutter while at camp and beyond, to do more: find their voice and use it more, build more confidence and self-acceptance in themselves, and to establish more connections and friendships with peers. There is not a speech therapy or tools component to Camp More, but instead a focus on #doing more# and #talking more# is embedded into camp curriculum.
This year's camp will be held July 29th-August 3rd, 2018 at Camp Magruder in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, and campers will spend 6 days and 5 nights engaged in an array of recreational activities ranging from archery, kayaking, art, hiking, yoga, journaling, painting, drama, swimming, basketball, and more. To learn more or apply online, visit www.campmorenw.com.
For questions please contact Kristin Mangan at kmanganslp@gmail.com or 503-568-2259 OR Sarah Herr Davies at sarahherr.slp@gmail.com or 503-505-3577.

The University of Oregon Fluency Program provides several intensive summer options for children, teens, and adults who experience disfluency due to stuttering, cluttering, and/or acquired neurogenic stuttering.
One intensive camp, Youngsters Experiencing Stuttering--YES Camp, occurs July 16-Aug 3, 2018 (Mondays-Thursdays) from 9:00am - 11:30am. This camp is designed for children ages 3-years to 6-years and their families.
The YES Camp includes individual, small-group, and large-group activities for campers as well as caregiver and sibling training sessions twice weekly. The family-centered approach supports increased speech fluency for campers by coordinating family goals, strategies, and beliefs within each family's community and culture. Campers will learn how to produce easy, relaxed speech across meaningful social settings. Depending on each camper's awareness of and/or reactions to stuttering, they can also learn responsive strategies that can be used before, during, and after real stuttering. Active, multimedia home programs are established to support the camper's continued progress during the 3-week YES Camp and beyond into meaningful environments. In addition to fluency specialists (and speech-language pathology graduate clinicians), the camps might include counselors (to extend service opportunities for caregivers and siblings) and service animals (to expand fluency-enhancing conditions offered to campers). This powerful interdisciplinary approach synthesizes links between disciplines to coordinate individualized, family-centered approaches to fluency treatment. The YES Camp program fee is $375 (includes snack). The UO offers a generous sliding scale to ensure that families are not excluded for financial reasons. Individual treatment options exist over the 6-week summer term (July 2-August 10, 2018) at the University of Oregon HEDCO Fluency Center, including intensive individual intervention:
(a) school-age children who stutter &/or clutter;
(b) school-age children with language-based disfluency or acquired neurological stuttering; and
(c) adults who stutter.
Please call 541-346-0923 for additional information about any of the fluency programs as well as summer registration opportunities. Please contact Dr. Jessica Fanning via email with questions about fluency services at the University of Oregon (jfanning@uoregon.edu).

The Volunteer Your Voice ('VYV') Summer Camp is a one-week camp for children ages 8-15 with speech, language and/or hearing impairments. The camp consists of 2 half days (8:30-11:30) on campus at The UT Hearing and Speech Center in Knoxville, TN, followed by a 3 day/2 night stay at The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. Daily individual and group therapy sessions are provided along with many opportunities to practice targeted speech skills in "real life" situations (e.g., hiking, mealtimes, hanging out with friends). The VYV Camp combines intense therapy with a great camping adventure! Guest speakers and local celebrities who have experienced life with communication disorders will share their experiences and discuss how their speech did not hold them back in life. Ms. Hedinger and Dr. Saltuklaroglu both have specialties in stuttering disorders.
Dates: June 4-8, 2018
Cost: $360 (includes all snacks meals, transportation to Tremont, lodging, camp t-shirt, a mini-flashlight, a customized home program, and a follow-up group session).
To register or obtain more information, call or email Tricia. Registration is now open! Limited spaces available.

Translating theory to practice is core to the mission of The University of Texas at Austin's Michael and Tami Lang Stuttering Institute within the Moody College of Communication and is emphasized across the wide variety of evidence-based community outreach programs offered. Camp Dream. Speak. Live. is a primary example of our emphasis on translational research as it has been proven to achieve the following for children who stutter: 1) increase their positive perception of their ability to establish peer to peer relationships 2) increase their communication competence and improve how they feel about their ability to communicate 3) enhance their leadership skills 4) lessen the influence of stuttering on their overall quality of life.
Dates for our annual day camp are Monday, June 18, 2018 through Friday, June 22, 2018. For out of town, and international families, a limited number of on-campus dorm rooms for parent and child will be available for reservation. There is no set cost to attend, though we ask all families to make a donation to help expand our efforts as the waitlist of children from around the world who want to attend far exceeds the number of children we are able to serve. Requests to attend can be made via our website; a lottery for attendees will be conducted at the beginning of March. All remaining families will be notified of their child's place on our wait list.
We invite you to view a video about our summer camp experience where our campers demonstrate the value of advocating on behalf of themselves and others https://vimeo.com/242636384.

Hello! We are so excited to announce our first ever camp for kids who stutter, Speak Up!, at Holland Speech and Consulting!! Speak Up! will be held during the month of June at our Holland clinic in Coppell on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. It is a camp for children ages 6-12 who have previously had or are currently receiving speech therapy services for stuttering. Through a fun camp atmosphere, we will be reviewing and practicing different fluency shaping and stuttering modification strategies as well as addressing a different hot topic in today's stuttering world at each session! There will be large and small group activities led by two speech language pathologists with a combined total of over 40 years of experience in stuttering and UTD graduate students who will bring fresh, creative, and fun ideas for games and activities! Speak Up! will be a great place for your child to meet other kids their age who stutter in a safe, yet engaging environment!
We do require that your child currently be receiving speech therapy services so that we may continue working on the fluency shaping (easy onset, pausing, slower rate) and stuttering modification strategies (cancellations, pull-outs, easy repetitions). Unfortunately, during Speak Up!, we will not have the ability to meet with children individually to identify their best strategies if they have not already been identified. If your child is not currently receiving services, but this is something you are interested in, please let us know and we can discuss possibly starting individual therapy sessions at this time.
Please visit our website: http://www.hollandspeech.com/groupform.html for more information about Speak Up! If you are interested in signing up for camp, you can fill out a "Group Interest Form" on the Holland website. Please let us know if you have any questions at all! We look forward to working with you and your child this summer!

Texas Speech Therapy offers an intensive summer camp program designed to facilitate fluency, build confidence while speaking, and promote overall communication skills for children and teens, ages 6-18, who stutter. The summer program is held from July 31 to August 10 and focuses on addressing the social, emotional, and physiological aspects of stuttering.
Individual treatment sessions addressing fluency are available with our clinicians at Texas Speech Therapy year-round (not included in summer fees).
Nafisa Ahmed, M.A., CCC-SLP
Amber Lister, M.A., CCC-SLP
Camila Trevino, M.S., CCC-SLP
Please call or email us for more information.

The nonprofit Wasatch Stuttering Management Program for children ages 8-16 will be held Monday, July 30, 2018 through Saturday, August 4, 2018.
A summer day camp format involving outings, interactions with peers in social settings, and individual and group therapy. Scholarships may be available to those demonstrating financial need. Call or email for additional information.

ISTAR offers 3-week intensive clinics (6 hrs per day) for adults in June and for teens (ages 11-18) in July for a cost of $4,750.00.
A 2-week individual intensive clinic (amount of time per day varies depending on the client) followed by a 4-day group camp for children (ages 7-11) and their families is offered in August for a price of $3,425.00.
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. The current price for assessment appointments is $300.00. Funding options are available.
For more information call, e-mail or visit our website.

UOHS offer a 1-week summer program for youth who stutter from July 9 - 13, 2018 for a cost of $500.
This program is designed to give teenagers who stutter a safe and supportive place in which to "let stuttering out." By studying their own pattern of stuttering, they are guided in making decisions about how to manage their speech. The focus of camp will be learning to work through challenging speaking situations, fostering support amongst peers who stutter and establishing short and long term communication goals for the next school year. Speech-related work will be interspersed with a daily sports break and social activities. Lunch at the university cafeteria is included in the fee.
The camp will be held at the University of Ottawa (main campus), Minto Sports Complex, 801 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, Ontario For more information call or visit the website, https://www.uottawa.ca/health/services/speechtherapy

The Speech and Stuttering Institute offers 3-week intensive summer therapy programs for adults/teens (ages 13-85+) and school-age children (ages 9-13). Treatment involves teaching a set of fluency-enhancing and cognitive restructuring techniques to improve both fluency and confidence in speaking situations. Transfer of fluency techniques to every day life and long-term maintenance planning are important parts of treatment.
See below for details:
Adult/Teen Intensive (ages 13-85+) - Summer dates: July 2-20 and Aug 13-31, 2018
- Also runs Oct., Jan., & May (school age participants typically attend during the summer)
- Monday - Fridays, 9:00-1:00pm + 17 group one-hour follow up sessions (included in fee)
- Cost: $2,400.00*
- Assessment fee: $200.00
School-Age Summer Intensive (ages 9-13)
- July 9-27, 2018
- Monday - Fridays, 9:00am-12:00pm + 10 group one-hour follow up sessions (included in fee)
- Cost: $1,600.00*
- Assessments: Free of charge (thanks to a generous grant received by The Harmonize for Speech Fund)
*Financial assistance may be available to those who qualify.
For more information call, e-mail or visit our website.