Camp Dream. Speak. Live.: A Virtual Adaptation

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a virtual adaptation of the administration of Camp Dream. Speak. Live., an intensive, non-ableist manualized treatment program for children who stutter, with no indirect or direct fluency goals, in reducing the adverse impact of stuttering and increasing communication competence. Methods Sixty-one children who stutter participated in Virtual Camp Dream. Speak. Live. Pre- and post-treatment measures were identical to previous in-person administrations: (1) self- and caregiver-report of cognitive and affective impact of stuttering ( Communication Attitude Test for Children who Stutter [ KiddyCAT/CAT ], Overall Assessment of Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering [ OASES ], PROMIS Pediatric Peer Relationship, and PROMIS Parent Proxy Relationships ), and (2) unfamiliar clinician ratings of communication competence of impromptu presentations. Results Significant post-treatment gains were reported for the CAT , OASES , and PROMIS Peer Relationships Parent Proxy . Significant gains in post-treatment communication competence were observed. Pre-treatment stuttering frequency did not significantly predict changes in communication competence. Conclusion Findings from Virtual Camp Dream. Speak. Live. demonstrate that the administration of the adapted telepractice format of this manualized program yields comparable findings as when administered in-person, suggesting promising implications for use in locations for which in-person provision and/or access is not feasible.