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We are eagerly awaiting the next round of our Mighty Mouth Kids Camp (MMK). MMK is our intensive behavioral treatment program for 3-9 year olds with selective mutism started by Dr. Steven Kurtz and replicated now at 10 sites in 8 cities, in 3 countries, on 2 continents! In addition to kids extensively practicing their brave talking, we added a live parent coaching component to the parent training, where parents actually practice using the skills they learn while they are…

Mighty Mouth Kids Camp is our 5-day SM Intensive Group is based on the same Brave Buddies SM model that was originally created by Dr. Steven Kurtz at the NYU Child Study Center and later brought to the Child Mind Institute. Dr. Kurtz has trained teams of professionals in Chicago, Boston, Miami, Hong Kong, Oklahoma City, Seattle and Vancouver, Canada to replicate this program. Professionals have come from California, Texas, Florida, Maryland, and even Canada, Norway, and Israel to study…

CommuniCamp is a 3-day intensive group treatment program to help children ages 4-11 with Selective Mutism, social anxiety, and extreme shyness. Using the evidence-based Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®) created by world-renowned Selective Mutism expert, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum, we will help your child build the social communication skills necessary for school, the real world, and at home. 100% of parents rated the April 2017 CommuniCamp as “excellent” and 100% of the parents highly recommend it to others. Professionally trained counselors, under the…

SMA Annual Conference October 14 and 15, 2017 Omni Parker House Hotel Boston, MA Register Now View the 2017 Selective Mutism Conference Agenda The Selective Mutism Association is proud to offer our annual conference this year in Boston, MA! This year’s Selective Mutism Conference will be co-sponsored by the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) at Boston University. The conference will be a one and a half day conference and will be held on October 14 and October 15,…

Brave Buddies℠ is an intensive group behavioral treatment program designed to help children ages three to eight with selective mutism (SM) speak in school and other public places. We create a classroom-like setting that offers children a safe environment to practice verbal participation, or what we call “brave talking.”

Brave Buddies℠ is an intensive group behavioral treatment program designed to help children ages three to eight with selective mutism (SM) speak in school and other public places. We create a classroom-like setting that offers children a safe environment to practice verbal participation, or what we call “brave talking.”