The Summer Treatment Program SIG Updates

The Summer Treatment Program SIG Updates

By Katie Hart, PhD & Sarah Tannenbaum, PsyD, ABPP
Co-Chairs, STP SIG

Happy Fall!

We hope those of you who ran a Summer Treatment Program (STP) had a successful summer season and are settling into the school-year routine. Before you know it, we will all be back to summer planning. If you are like us, you think about summer all year long! 

STP SIG Updates

We are excited to share that we have established an annual STP Special Interest Group (SIG) gathering as part of the annual ADHD SIG meeting during the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) convention. This year’s meeting will take place in Baltimore.

Following our gathering last year, we officially launched quarterly STP SIG calls and have held three meetings so far. These calls have provided a wonderful opportunity to build camaraderie among current and former STP professionals, share stories about the joys and challenges of summer programming, and exchange knowledge and resources that support the successful implementation of STPs.

We will have our next call on January 22, 2027, from 3:30-5:00pm EST. If you are interested in attending, please email khart@fiu.edu.

Join the STP SIG

If you are interested in learning more about STPs and connecting with colleagues who are experiencing the magic of summer programming, we invite you to join us!

The primary goal of the STP SIG is to provide a professional community that supports clinicians, researchers, students, trainees, and administrators involved in the successful implementation of Summer Treatment Programs.

We invite you to join our listserv and participate in ongoing conversations about emerging and promising practices that can strengthen STPs by:

• Increasing access to evidence-based services
• Promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Enhancing training experiences for the next generation of child mental health professionals
• Incorporating family and stakeholder feedback into program development and intervention strategies
• Sharing resources, innovations, and lessons learned across programs

As we often say, an STP takes a village—and we are here for you.

We hope you will join us as we continue to connect professionals across the country and around the world through a program that has changed so many lives, including our own. We welcome your feedback, questions, comments, and insights about STPs.

Together, let’s continue to advance Summer Treatment Programs and honor the enduring legacy of Dr. William E. Pelham Jr., STP Visionary and Trailblazer.