Frequently Asked Questions

Quest Therapeutic Camps are designed to be a complete therapeutic experience for our campers. It is our mission to create fun, engaging programing for children that feels like a typical day camp experience, but with therapy infused into every aspect of our programming.

Our qualified staff have years of training working with children with special needs and utilize our proven Quest Therapeutic Model to help children in our camp to reach their carefully crafted, individualized goals.

We balance creating a safe, nurturing environment with consistent feedback and opportunities for growth in areas such as social skill development, emotion regulation, expanding their interests and athletic skill, and improvement in home behavior. We also have had four studies done on Quest that show our program is an effective treatment for children.

We are excited to have the leadership academy at camp!  This program has the same themes as other campers, but expanded hidden rules, expectations and opportunities for leadership.  We have adjusted leadership opportunities for this group since the leaders now have less intermingling with younger campers.

At Quest, we promote a culture that is positive, supportive and has a lot of large bonuses in place to help children feel ready to try new things and celebrate their successes.

Every year we have powerful moments where children build their confidence about new activities and skills they have developed. We also work hard to meet children where they are at and provide high levels of individualized attention to help them reach their goals.

Our programming is so varied that it is rare for us not to have the opportunity to work with all our campers on some area that is new and challenging for them.

Payments are connected to our registration link on the website. Quest does offer payment plan options. Please see our Insurance Information page which contains detailed information about how to access insurance benefits and other funding sources specific to Quest.

All children are screened to decide if Quest is the right fit or not. Quest is designed for children with mild to moderate social, emotional, and or behavioral difficulties. The majority of Quest campers have attention and social issues.

They typically have average to above average IQs and difficulties understanding social nuances. Most Quest campers do not have an autism diagnosis and those who do were previously diagnosed with Asperger’s Disorder or are labeled with high functioning autism.

Children with autism in the highest functioning category are the only children who meet our criteria for being in the mild to moderate range for social, emotional, and or behavioral difficulties.

Dr. Knott and her staff often speak with parents in more detail in regards to their child’s specific needs and if camp is the right fit or not (both for children on the autism spectrum and not on the spectrum).

We do allow for children to have food products that are processed in a facility with peanuts and they can bring other types of nuts. Our campers do not share food. Dr. Jodie Knott can discuss specific questions related to your child’s unique needs.

We have volunteered to be part of this program for many reasons. We meet the top standards in the field regarding safety policies, hiring, and training. We participate in site visits and attend annual trainings to better serve our campers. I often think the better question for camps is why are they not accredited?

Safety is always our primary responsibility and commitment—As a camp accredited by the American Camp Association we have always volunteered to be part of a community and to be evaluated and monitored so that we can reach the highest standards in camper safety.  We have always had multiple policies in place as well as mandatory training standards to provide a safe environment for our campers and staff. This commitment will continue as we add to our current policies regarding protecting children and the community. Our leadership team will continue to adjust both virtual and in-person programs to provide a safe environment and meet the developmental needs of our campers.

Quest will always work to serve you—We are here for you at this time just as we have been since 2009.  We are continuing to work to adapt our programming to create engaging virtual programming and in-person programs that address the current needs of our campers.  Our online school year group and summer camp are a mix of the current things that we already offer that I think are most beneficial, plus all the new games we could add/build that lend themselves naturally to this format.  We have also been redesigning camp programming to fit our campers’ current needs with new lessons specifically designed to fit the current climate.

Safety is always our primary responsibility and commitment—As a camp accredited by the American Camp Association we have always volunteered to be part of a community and to be evaluated and monitored so that we can reach the highest standards in camper safety.  We have always had multiple policies in place as well as mandatory training standards to provide a safe environment for our campers and staff. This commitment will continue as we add to our current policies regarding protecting children and the community. Our leadership team will continue to adjust both virtual and in-person programs to provide a safe environment and meet the developmental needs of our campers.

Quest will always work to serve you—We are here for you at this time just as we have been since 2009.  We are continuing to work to adapt our programming to create engaging virtual programming and in-person programs that address the current needs of our campers.  Our online school year group and summer camp are a mix of the current things that we already offer that I think are most beneficial, plus all the new games we could add/build that lend themselves naturally to this format.  We have also been redesigning camp programming to fit our campers’ current needs with new lessons specifically designed to fit the current climate. I also wanted to let you know that all of our head staff are also working private practice through telesession and are available if you need something more during this time.

We will be flexible and communicate with you—Several parents have been asking about our summer policies.  Here is what we are expecting for Summer 2023 as we head into our third summer back in-person:

Quest Therapeutic Camps are designed to be a complete therapeutic experience for our campers. It is our mission to create fun, engaging programing for children that feels like a typical day camp experience, but with therapy infused into every aspect of our programming.

Our qualified staff have years of training working with children with special needs and utilize our proven Quest Therapeutic Model to help children in our camp to reach their carefully crafted, individualized goals.

We balance creating a safe, nurturing environment with consistent feedback and opportunities for growth in areas such as social skill development, emotion regulation, expanding their interests and athletic skill, and improvement in home behavior. We also have had four studies done on Quest that show our program is an effective treatment for children.

We are excited to have the leadership academy at camp!  This program has the same themes as other campers, but expanded hidden rules, expectations and opportunities for leadership.  We have adjusted leadership opportunities for this group since the leaders now have less intermingling with younger campers.

At Quest, we promote a culture that is positive, supportive and has a lot of large bonuses in place to help children feel ready to try new things and celebrate their successes.

Every year we have powerful moments where children build their confidence about new activities and skills they have developed. We also work hard to meet children where they are at and provide high levels of individualized attention to help them reach their goals.

Our programming is so varied that it is rare for us not to have the opportunity to work with all our campers on some area that is new and challenging for them.

All children are screened to decide if Quest is the right fit or not. Quest is designed for children with mild to moderate social, emotional, and or behavioral difficulties. The majority of Quest campers have attention and social issues.

They typically have average to above average IQs and difficulties understanding social nuances. Most Quest campers do not have an autism diagnosis and those who do were previously diagnosed with Asperger’s Disorder or are labeled with high functioning autism.

Children with autism in the highest functioning category are the only children who meet our criteria for being in the mild to moderate range for social, emotional, and or behavioral difficulties.

Dr. Knott and her staff often speak with parents in more detail in regards to their child’s specific needs and if camp is the right fit or not (both for children on the autism spectrum and not on the spectrum).

We have volunteered to be part of this program for many reasons. We meet the top standards in the field regarding safety policies, hiring, and training. We participate in site visits and attend annual trainings to better serve our campers. I often think the better question for camps is why are they not accredited?

We do allow for children to have food products that are processed in a facility with peanuts and they can bring other types of nuts. Our campers do not share food. Dr. Jodie Knott can discuss specific questions related to your child’s unique needs.