The Registration Process
A seven-week summer day camp, Camp STAR runs from
9 am - 4:30 pm daily in Highland Park, Illinois.
Children 6 to 13 years old attend camp in small age-appropriate groups.
Bus transportation to and from Chicago is available for an additional fee.
To better assess each child and family’s needs, a
three-step application process is required:
1) Pre-Screening Phone Interview
2) Registration and Enrollment Forms
3) In-Person Screening & Assessment
For more information about our fees and registration process,
contact Operations Director Amy Shimoni at (847) 433-6001, ext. 108;
[email protected]; or jcys.org/CampSTAR.
Sample Daily Schedule
While campers get the excitement of weekly field trips, our
popular swimming olympics and color wars, Parent Showcase
Day and Graduation Ceremony, our consistent daily schedule
is what allows our campers to feel most successful!
9 am Morning Discussion
and Social Skills
Training
9:30 am Sports Game
10:40 am Academic Learning
Center
11:40 am Lunch & Recess
12:30 pm Arts & Crafts
1:45 pm Swimming at The Lil’
3:30 pm Sports Skill Drill
4:10 pm End of Day Discussion
and Social Skills Review
4:20 pm Recess
4:30 pm Home
Camp STAR: an
award-winning
summer treatment
program for children with
ADHD and related disorders.
Camp STAR is a joint effort by the Hyperactivity, Attention, and
Learning Problems Clinic (HALP) at the University of Illinois at Chicago and
the Jewish Council for Youth Services.
Only one of 12 programs that follow the Summer Treatment Program worldwide, and
the only program in Illinois, Camp STAR is an evidence-based, therapeutic program
where children learn to manage behavioral, emotional, social and learning issues.
In addition to fun, recreational activities this unique seven-week summer day camp
will help children learn invaluable skills including:
building friendships • following rules • sports competence
self-esteem • academic aptitude • social behavior • problem solving
Unique Aspects of Camp STAR
The Summer Treatment Program
Your Camp STAR Staff
• Parent Training Program led by our
clinical staff. Following the model
developed by Russell Barkley, PhD., this
weekly group session helps guardians
learn strategies to improve compliance
and foster a positive parent-child
relationship,
independence
and
positive self-esteem.
Camp STAR is based on the award-winning
Summer Treatment Program (STP)
designed for children ages 6 - 13. Developed
by William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D., STP provides
treatment tailored to children’s individual
behavioral and learning difficulties.
Andrea Chronis-Tuscano, Ph.D.
Our Clinical Director is an internationallyrecognized expert on the topic of ADHD, is
a Professor of Psychology at the University
of Maryland and Director of the Maryland
ADHD Program. She is also the recipient of
several grants from the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) and a member of the
CHADD Professional Advisory Board.
• Pre-treatment diagnostic evaluation &
goal setting with clinical staff
• Ongoing program evaluation
• Evaluation of medication efficacy in
partnership with your child’s doctor
• Emphasis on social rewards and
positive reinforcement
• Frequent camp-home communication
about progress on individualized
treatment goals
• Detailed treatment summary including
treatment recommendations
STP was named as a Model Program
for Child and Family Mental Health by
the Division of Child, Youth, and Family
Services of the American Psychological
Association; and Program of the Year by
CHADD, a national parent advocacy group
for children with ADHD.
The STP has also been used in clinical trials
conducted with funding from the National
Institute of Mental Health, and is listed in
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidencebased Programs and Practices.
Camp STAR counselors are trained and
closely supervised by licensed clinical
psychologists with expertise in ADHD.
Janine Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Our Assistant Clinical Director is the
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology
and Director of the University of Illinois
Chicago’s Hyperactivity, Attention and
Learning Problems (HALP) Clinic. She
specializes in the evaluation, testing and
treatment of children and adolescents with
ADHD and related problems.
Amy Shimoni, M.Ed.
Our Operations Director is the Child and
Family Development Specialist at JCYS
George W. Lutz Family Center. She is a
certified Developmental Therapist and
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher.