Camp for Kids and Teens with OCD
Summer Address:
Located near Seattle, Washington, Camp Deecio is a 3-day overnight camp (August 13-15,2010) for children and adolescents (ages 10-18) with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Camp Deecio will combine the fun of an adventure camping experience with state-of-the-art treatment principles for OCD. Specifically, strategies based on exposure and response prevention (ERP), a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy that has been found to be effective in treating OCD, will be used throughout the weekend to help campers face OCD-related fears. We hope to provide an environment that is fun, supportive, and challenging to enhance and support ongoing therapy for the treatment of OCD. Out of state applicants are welcome! For more information and for a camp application, please visit the Camp Deecio website.
Camp Type:
 Residential
Year Established: 2009 Gender: Coed Age of Campers: 11 to 18 years old Cost/Week: $1001.00-$2000.00/wk Religious Affiliation: None Camp Owner(s): Camp Director(s): Nearest Large City: Seattle, WA Off Season Rental: |
Camp Focus:
Special Needs Camps: Other Special Needs Special Accommodations: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
- Wilderness
Additional Activities:
Exposure and Response Prevention Treatment
Camp Deecio supports children & teens with OCD by…
Making friends and finding support:
Children and teens with OCD often share that they feel alone in having OCD – that they know few, if any, other kids with OCD. Camp Deecio seeks to normalize OCD for teens by providing an opportunity to get to know other teens with OCD and share in the experience of facing OCD-related fears.
Having an adventure:
During Camp Deecio, kids have the opportunity to participate in a high ropes challenge course – a series of ladders, climbing walls, cables, and poles all high up in the trees and built specifically for climbing on, go on a day hike in the North Cascade Mountains, and camp-out overnight with other kids like themselves. Traditional camp experiences such as sitting around camp fires, sleeping in the woods in tents or under tarps, scavenger hunts, eating delicious S’mores, and many types of games will be highlights of the program.
Providing treatment:
Staff who are specialists in treating OCD provide support and coaching throughout the weekend to help kids face some of their OCD-related fears. The goal is to provide a therapeutic weekend that is both enjoyable and challenging and that will provide a meaningful experience for participants. One of the unique features of the program is that participants will have the opportunity to provide support and encouragement to one another as they all face OCD-related fears.
