Events

Free – Live Webinar with Q & A! Wednesday, June 16, 2021 7 – 8 pm Eastern Speaker: Leeann Fogelson, MSEd | Kurtz Psychology This webinar is geared toward parents and caretakers. Click below to register Description: For loving caregivers, it is challenging to see your child in distress. It can be difficult to grapple with the fact that ‘rescuing’ a child from moments of distress can actually do more harm than good. When we make it too easy for…

We are excited to be offering in-person camp this summer! June 27th – June 30th in Murrieta, CA Campers: Ages 3-11 Junior Camp Counselors: Ages 12+ While our traditional campers are ages 3-11, individuals ages 12+ with SM will attend as Junior Camp Counselors. These older children work with their counselor to really put their speaking into practice, serving as leaders at camp. In practicing leadership, they will use their anxiety-management skills to lead activities, exercise their decision-making skills, and…

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE OFFERING ONLINE SELECTIVE MUTISM GROUPS! • Participants will be divided into two age groups: 4-7 years old and 8-12 years old* • Start dates: Mondays 4pm-4:45pm for ages 4-7 and Wednesdays 3pm-3:45pm for ages 8 and older. • Price: $50 per session Weekly online sessions will provide needed continued services for individuals with Selective Mutism (SM) that have difficulties speaking in certain settings. Groups will offer interactive, engaging activities to promote…

Location: Meadowbrook School in Greater Philadelphia, PA Area SMA’s Founder and Director Emeritus, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum and her team, uses her evidence-based treatment approach, Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®), at the SMart Center’s CommuniCamp™ 3+ day Intensive Group Treatment and Parent Training Program to help children, tweens, and teens ages 3-17 with Selective Mutism, social anxiety, and extreme shyness. Based on 20+ years of clinical experience treating Selective Mutism as a social communication anxiety that is MORE than just not…

Free – Live Webinar with Q & A! Speaker: Rachel Merson, Psy.D This webinar is geared toward treating professionals. To register, click below. Description: For treating professionals, it can sometimes be challenging to stay on top of the latest research in the field, despite best intentions. Journal articles are not always easily accessible, and even when they are available, it can be difficult to carve out time to read them, especially amid myriad other responsibilities. Yet, maintaining awareness of the…

Mighty Mouth Kids Camp for children with selective mutism (SM) will be running completely online this winter. While COVID-19 has kept us socially distanced, we fully redesigned this special SM treatment program to take full advantage of the situation. Mighty Mouth Kids is the intensive group behavioral treatment model developed by our own Dr. Steven Kurtz and is now accepted as a gold standard treatment for selective mutism (SM). Mighty Mouth simulates a virtual classroom and social setting where the…

Mighty Mouth Kids Camp for children with selective mutism (SM) will be running completely online this winter. While COVID-19 has kept us socially distanced, we fully redesigned this special SM treatment program to take full advantage of the situation. Mighty Mouth Kids is the intensive group behavioral treatment model developed by our own Dr. Steven Kurtz and is now accepted as a gold standard treatment for selective mutism (SM). Mighty Mouth simulates a virtual classroom and social setting where the…

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE OFFERING ONLINE SELECTIVE MUTISM GROUPS! • Participants will be divided into two age groups: 4-7 years old and 8-12 years old* • Start dates: Mondays 4pm-4:45pm for ages 4-7 and Wednesdays 3pm-3:45pm for ages 8 and older. • Price: $50 per session Weekly online sessions will provide needed continued services for individuals with Selective Mutism (SM) that have difficulties speaking in certain settings. Groups will offer interactive, engaging activities to promote…