A Pilot Feasibility Study of an Intensive Summer Day Camp Intervention for Children with Selective Mutism
Cost, scheduling, and implementation competency are barriers to accessing traditional evidence-based behavioral interventions for childhood selective mutism (SM). Brief, or intensive, interventions are a disruptive innovation to traditional therapy given the use of fewer sessions during a short-term...
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| description | Cost, scheduling, and implementation competency are barriers to accessing traditional evidence-based behavioral interventions for childhood selective mutism (SM). Brief, or intensive, interventions are a disruptive innovation to traditional therapy given the use of fewer sessions during a short-term time period. This study explored the acceptability, integrity, and effectiveness (i.e., single-case replicated AB design) of an intensive summer camp consisting of a 5-day behavioral therapy for 25 children with SM. Caregiver-rated treatment acceptability ratings and family interviews support intensive summer day camp as an acceptable intervention approach for SM. Additionally, results revealed that counselors and parents implemented SM behavioral therapy during camp with impressive integrity (>90%) after receiving training about SM behavioral therapy from an SM expert clinician. Effect size calculations of counselor-rated daily behavior ratings revealed reductions in anxiety during camp for 18 of the 25 campers. Significant caregiver-rated improvements in speaking behaviors were reported for 9 out of 14 campers with data available for analysis at the 3-month follow-up. This pilot feasibility study is the first to investigate intensive summer day camp as a treatment approach for SM and implications for future research are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50394f9f1e5b4e98b9a90cd7a95524db2023-11-24T08:00:08ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-11-01911173210.3390/children9111732A Pilot Feasibility Study of an Intensive Summer Day Camp Intervention for Children with Selective MutismDanielle Haggerty0John S. Carlson1Aimee Kotrba2Children & Adolescent Behavioral Health, McCaskill Family Services, Brighton, MI 48114, USADepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology & Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAChildren & Adolescent Behavioral Health, Thriving Minds Behavioral Health and Family Services, Brighton, MI 48116, USACost, scheduling, and implementation competency are barriers to accessing traditional evidence-based behavioral interventions for childhood selective mutism (SM). Brief, or intensive, interventions are a disruptive innovation to traditional therapy given the use of fewer sessions during a short-term time period. This study explored the acceptability, integrity, and effectiveness (i.e., single-case replicated AB design) of an intensive summer camp consisting of a 5-day behavioral therapy for 25 children with SM. Caregiver-rated treatment acceptability ratings and family interviews support intensive summer day camp as an acceptable intervention approach for SM. Additionally, results revealed that counselors and parents implemented SM behavioral therapy during camp with impressive integrity (>90%) after receiving training about SM behavioral therapy from an SM expert clinician. Effect size calculations of counselor-rated daily behavior ratings revealed reductions in anxiety during camp for 18 of the 25 campers. Significant caregiver-rated improvements in speaking behaviors were reported for 9 out of 14 campers with data available for analysis at the 3-month follow-up. This pilot feasibility study is the first to investigate intensive summer day camp as a treatment approach for SM and implications for future research are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/11/1732selective mutismintensive interventionbehavioral therapyanxietysummer campchildren |
| spellingShingle | Danielle Haggerty John S. Carlson Aimee Kotrba A Pilot Feasibility Study of an Intensive Summer Day Camp Intervention for Children with Selective Mutism Children selective mutism intensive intervention behavioral therapy anxiety summer camp children |
| title | A Pilot Feasibility Study of an Intensive Summer Day Camp Intervention for Children with Selective Mutism |
| title_full | A Pilot Feasibility Study of an Intensive Summer Day Camp Intervention for Children with Selective Mutism |
| title_fullStr | A Pilot Feasibility Study of an Intensive Summer Day Camp Intervention for Children with Selective Mutism |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Pilot Feasibility Study of an Intensive Summer Day Camp Intervention for Children with Selective Mutism |
| title_short | A Pilot Feasibility Study of an Intensive Summer Day Camp Intervention for Children with Selective Mutism |
| title_sort | pilot feasibility study of an intensive summer day camp intervention for children with selective mutism |
| topic | selective mutism intensive intervention behavioral therapy anxiety summer camp children |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/11/1732 |
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