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  • Ideal for graduate students or professionals in clinical and school psychology, education or other, related training programs or professions. This is a short-term training and practicum opportunity, with hands-on experience in selective mutism, and potential opportunities for further experience after camp, if interested.

  • Participation includes gold-standard selective mutism treatment training, 35-40+ hours of direct, clinical experience, and supervision provided by licensed clinical psychologists. This is a great opportunity for graduate students, professional counselors or therapists, and other mental health professionals who are interested in pediatric mental health care, treatment of anxiety disorders in children, and behavioral interventions. 

  • Due to the nature of the intervention, our patient population is very specific for Brave Explorers Camp. Our camp serves children, ages 4-12 (with some flexibility), with selective mutism (SM) & or social anxiety disorder, and their families. While SM is the primary presenting issue for most of our patients, co-morbidities are commonplace, with ADHD, ASD, and generalized anxiety disorders often co-occurring.

    Our program is founded upon the standard of excellence and care that was set by clinicians specializing in selective mutism who first held intensive treatment camps in the United States and have aided us in our clinical training; namely, Dr. Steven Kurtz, the founder of PCIT-SM and director of Mighty Mouth Camp, and, Dr. Carmen Lynas, the director of Adventure Camp in Chicago, IL, and a consultant to Brave Explorers Camp.

Program Specifics

The training experience coincides with the multi-phasic structure of the camp with associated time commitments, required training, and opportunities for 1:1 intervention. Camp will be hosted in Seattle in August, with training and intervention beginning in late June.

Commitments Include: 

  1. JULY 16 & 17 Training on evidence-based treatment for selective mutism held in Seattle with in-person requirements and mock clinical work.

  2. JULY 31st All-hands meeting to go over logistics and finalize clinical schedule.

  3. JULY 20 THROUGH AUGUST 1 In-person clinical lead-in sessions with campers/clients to prepare for camp week (to be scheduled separately based on clinical trainee and client availability)–Generally speaking, you choose your schedule for this time frame with some considerations for campers’ needs and supervisor availability.

  4. AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 7 BRAVE EXPLORERS CAMP!

Application & Next Steps

You are:

A graduate-level clinician, professional such as SLPs, counselors, teachers, etc., or student, interested in treating and learning more about anxiety

Passionate and excited about supporting our campers moving toward greater bravery and well-being; this includes being willing to “be brave” yourself and getting comfortable being uncomfortable

Willing to “ride the waves” of what is to come, balancing clinical skill with intuition, as Camp and many of the clinical encounters are fast-paced and require in-the-moment thinking. This includes taking initiative in asking questions!

Interested and curious about gaining specialized training and treatment in the selective mutism population

We are excited to work with you!

  1. Please start by filling out the form below so we know to look out for your application and can learn more about you.

  2. Send the following application materials to Send the following application materials to team@bravecampseattle.com.

  • Your curriculum vitae or resume

  • One letter of reference

  • Cover letter

  • A short (2-5 minute) video of you answering the following prompts:

    • Describe a time that you had to “use your brave!”

    • Finish the following sentence: “If you knew me better you would know ______________”

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