Tackling Selective Mutism

Author : Benita Rae Smith,Alice Sluckin
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780857007612

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Tackling Selective Mutism by Benita Rae Smith,Alice Sluckin Pdf

Bringing together the latest research and understanding on selective mutism, this edited book gives essential information on the various treatment and therapy options. Experts in the fields of speech and language therapy, psychology, music therapy education and communication offer a wide range of professional perspectives on the condition, while case studies from people with selective mutism, past sufferers and parents reveal the personal impact. The book also clarifies what support a person with selective mutism is likely to need at home, school and in social situations. This definitive volume on selective mutism will be key reading for professionals such as speech and language therapists, educational psychologists, child psychiatrists, child and adolescent mental health workers and anyone working with selective mutism in therapeutic and educational settings, as well as family members wanting a closer understanding of what selective mutism is and how they can help.

Author : Benita Rae Smith,Alice Sluckin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Selective mutism
ISBN : OCLC:1373502454

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Tackling Selective Mutism : a Guide for Professionals and Parents by Benita Rae Smith,Alice Sluckin Pdf

Bringing together the latest research and understanding on selective mutism, this edited book gives essential information on the various treatment and therapy options. Experts in the fields of speech and language therapy, psychology, music therapy education and communication offer a wide range of professional perspectives on the condition, while case studies from people with selective mutism, past sufferers and parents reveal the personal impact. The book also clarifies what support a person with selective mutism is likely to need at home, school and in social situations.This definitive volume on selective mutism will be key reading for professionals such as speech and language therapists, educational psychologists, child psychiatrists, child and adolescent mental health workers, teachers, SENCOs and anyone working with selective mutism in therapeutic and educational settings, as well as family members wanting a closer understanding of what selective mutism is and how they can help.

Author : Maggie Johnson,Alison Wintgens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351702690

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The Selective Mutism Resource Manual by Maggie Johnson,Alison Wintgens Pdf

For anyone who needs to understand, assess or manage selective mutism, this is a comprehensive and practical manual that is grounded in behavioural psychology and anxiety management and draws on relevant research findings as well as the authors' extensive clinical experience. Now in its second edition and including new material for adolescents and adults, The Selective Mutism Resource Manual 2e provides: an up-to-date summary of literature and theory to deepen your understanding of selective mutism a wealth of ideas on assessment and management in home, school and community settings so that its relevance extends far beyond clinical practice a huge range of printable online handouts and other resources case studies and personal stories to illustrate symptoms and demonstrate the importance of tailored interventions. This book is essential reading for people who have selective mutism as well as for the clinicians, therapists, educators, caseworkers and families who support them.

Author : Christopher A. Kearney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780195394542

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Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents by Christopher A. Kearney Pdf

Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents: A Guide for School-based Professionals provides information that can help readers to better understand and combat selective mutism, offering evidence-based strategies for enhancing a child's verbal participation at school and in other types of social and academic activities.

Author : Cheryl Forrester,Carl Sutton
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781784501143

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Selective Mutism In Our Own Words by Cheryl Forrester,Carl Sutton Pdf

An eye-opening and enlightening collection of stories from people living with Selective Mutism (SM), this book provides a much-needed platform for people with SM to share experiences of the condition in their own words. Exploring all aspects of SM, from symptoms and diagnostic criteria, to triggers and the consequences of being psychologically unable to speak, the stories in this book dispel the myths around this often misunderstood condition. Far from refusing to talk, or choosing not to, the contributors offer genuine insights into why they simply cannot speak in certain situations or in front of certain people. Children, teens and adults from the UK and US share experiences of feeling isolated, struggling at school, and finding ways to communicate. Letting people with SM know that they are not alone with the condition, the book will also help family, friends and professionals to understand what it is like to live with SM.

Author : Rachel Busman
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781839970665

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Being Brave with Selective Mutism by Rachel Busman Pdf

If you've picked up this book, talking is probably pretty hard for you. Maybe you really want to talk but feel too nervous to do it when lots of eyes are on you. Perhaps you can talk to certain people but not others or you can only speak a few words in a soft voice. No matter what you are going through, the tips and activities in this book can help you to feel braver about talking. Selective mutism can be tricky to manage. This workbook helps you and your child formulate a plan for exposure activities, and breaks down talking into attainable steps. It includes examples of games to play while practicing talking and offers sample dialogues to illustrate how to do exposures. Pairing a system of rewards along with the exposures helps your child through the challenge of dealing with those uncomfortable feelings. It discusses different situations and places where talking can be difficult and introduces two children, Emily and Jackson, who are both working hard to tackle their selective mutism. Packed full of activities, worksheets and helpful strategies, this book makes putting in the work of being brave around talking fun!

Author : Christopher Kearney, Ph.D.
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0199750491

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Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents by Christopher Kearney, Ph.D. Pdf

Selective mutism, or refusal or unwillingness to speak in certain situations or settings, poses a particular challenge to educators and other school-based professionals. In many cases, school personnel are on the front lines of assessment and treatment for these children and must help them succeed in an academic setting. This can be difficult considering that many school-based professionals are pressed for time and resources. Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents: A Guide for School-based Professionals provides information that can help readers better understand and combat selective mutism. Written for guidance counselors, teachers, principals and deans, school psychologists, and school-based social workers, this book educates readers about the nature of selective mutism and its most common clinical manifestations (such as social anxiety, oppositional behavior, and communication difficulties). Offering methods to determine the form and function of a child's chronically mute behavior, the book provides evidence-based strategies to enhance a child's verbal participation at school and in other social and academic activities. The chapters provide advice for working collaboratively with parents, preventing relapse, and tackling special issues. Easy-to-read and conversational in style, Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents offers numerous visuals, handouts, case vignettes, and FAQs. The book is an essential resource for educators faced with children with selective mutism, as well as other professionals who work with this population, including clinical child psychologists and psychiatrists, social workers, and pediatricians.

Author : Maggie Johnson,Junhua Reitman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000858280

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The Selective Mutism Workbook for Parents and Professionals by Maggie Johnson,Junhua Reitman Pdf

This workbook provides hands-on Activities, Strategies, planning sheets and progress trackers for use with children with selective mutism at home, at school and in the wider community. Written by selective mutism expert Maggie Johnson and parent coach Junhua Reitman, the workbook includes first-hand accounts of how children can overcome SM successfully using the Activities and Strategies described in this book. Activities are organised around the daily routines of school and family life and each Activity is broken into a progression of small steps with appropriate Strategies and an accompanying record sheet to track progress. Activities include: • Using the toilet at school • Attending social gatherings • Organising a successful playdate • Initiating conversation • Talking in the classroom • Eating with peers This workbook is essential reading for parents, professionals and anyone who is looking for a toolkit for selective mutism. It also provides a useful extension to The Selective Mutism Resource Manual, 2nd edition, focusing on the ‘how’ to complement the manual’s ‘what’ and ‘why’. Small steps really do lead to big changes but taking the first step can be the most difficult. This book helps you make that first step.

Author : Harriet Shawcross
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786890061

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Unspeakable by Harriet Shawcross Pdf

'Compassionate' Guardian 'Extremely affecting' Scotsman As a teenager, Harriet Shawcross stopped speaking at school for almost a year. As an adult, she became fascinated by the limits of language. From the inexpressible trauma of trench warfare and the aftermath of natural disaster to the taboo of coming out, Harriet examines all the ways in which words scare us. She studies wartime poet George Oppen, interviews the author of The Vagina Monologues, meets Nepalese earthquake-survivors and the founders of the Samaritans and asks what makes us silent?

Author : John S. Dacey,Martha D. Mack,Lisa B. Fiore
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781118974599

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Your Anxious Child by John S. Dacey,Martha D. Mack,Lisa B. Fiore Pdf

A fully-revised and updated new edition of a bestselling book designed to help parents, teachers, and counsellors support young people suffering from anxiety. Offers an array of innovative strategies organized into the authors’ four-step “COPE” program, which has undergone more than 20 years of successful field testing Each strategy is accompanied by a set of activities contextualized with full details of the appropriate age level, materials needed, suggested setting, and a template script Presents a straightforward account of anxiety, the most prevalent clinical diagnosis in young people, written with a careful balance of scientific evidence and benevolence Features a brand new chapter on preschoolers and a companion website that includes instructional MP3 recordings and a wealth of additional resources

Author : Aimee Kotrba, PhD
Publisher : PESI Publishing & Media
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781559570060

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Selective Mutism by Aimee Kotrba, PhD Pdf

Selective Mutism: A Guide for Therapists, Educators, and Parents provides an effective, research-based behavioral intervention plan for the successful treatment of Selective Mutism. Based on years of clinical experience and expertise, author Dr. Aimee Kotrba provides not only assessment and treatment information, but also case examples, easy-to-implement workbook sheets, and informative handouts. Dr. Kotrba is an advocate of team treatment - parents, schools, and mental health professionals working together to intervene with selective mutism -- and this book provides intervention strategies for all team members, as well as a comprehensive treatment plan that can be individualized to any child. The techniques included emphasize a gradual, stepwise approach to increased speech, as well as fun and engaging activities that can be used at each step of treatment. Tips for engaging and motivating children and teens are included to improve treatment outcomes.

Author : Maggie Johnson,Alison Wintgens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:475200874

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The Selective Mutism by Maggie Johnson,Alison Wintgens Pdf

Author : Linda Openshaw
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781462506736

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Social Work in Schools by Linda Openshaw Pdf

This accessible and authoritative text gives social workers the tools they need for effective and ethical practice in school settings. Readers learn practical skills for observation, assessment, intervention, and research that will enable them to respond to the needs of diverse students from preschool through the secondary grades. The book presents strategies for dealing with particular problems, such as violence, trauma, parental absence, substance abuse, bereavement, and mental health concerns. Also reviewed are developmental issues that can interfere with school success. Specific guidelines for implementing interventions, including group work, are provided. Student-friendly features include many concrete examples; study and discussion questions; and reproducible letters, forms, and checklists.

Author : Alison Wintgens,Maggie Johnson
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0857006118

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Can I tell you about Selective Mutism? by Alison Wintgens,Maggie Johnson Pdf

Meet Hannah - a young girl with selective mutism (SM). Hannah invites readers to learn about selective mutism from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is, what it feels like to have SM, and how they can help. This illustrated book is packed with accessible information and will be an ideal introduction to selective mutism. It shows family, friends and teachers how they can support a child with the condition and is also a good place to start when encouraging children with SM to talk about how it affects them.

Author : Richard Selznick
Publisher : Sentient Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781591810780

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The Shut-down Learner by Richard Selznick Pdf

Based on the author's clinical experience as director of a program in the pediatrics department of a large teaching hospital that assesses and treats a broad range of learning problems, this book offers techniques that parents can use to help their shut-down learner succeed in school and in life.