Tackling Selective Mutism

Tackling Selective Mutism
Author: Benita Rae Smith
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2014-09-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0857007610

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.

The Selective Mutism Resource Manual

The Selective Mutism Resource Manual
Author: Maggie Johnson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2017-07-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351702696

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.

Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents

Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents
Author: Christopher A. Kearney
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2010-05-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0195394542

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.

Selective Mutism In Our Own Words

Selective Mutism In Our Own Words
Author: Cheryl Forrester
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2015-12-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 178450114X

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.

Selective Mutism

Selective Mutism
Author: Aimee Kotrba, PhD
Publisher: PESI Publishing & Media
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1559570067

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.

Nurturing the Shy Child

Nurturing the Shy Child
Author: Barbara Markway
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2006-07-25
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780312329785

Unlike other books on shyness, Nurturing the Shy Child also offers much-needed information on related problems, including depression, school anxiety, separation anxiety, excessive worry, selective mutism, and more.

Your Anxious Child

Your Anxious Child
Author: John S. Dacey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2016-05-31
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1118974581

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

The Shut-down Learner

The Shut-down Learner
Author: Richard Selznick
Publisher: Sentient Publications
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1591810787

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.

Triumph Over Shyness

Triumph Over Shyness
Author: Murray B. Stein
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 244
Release:
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780071428736

Intense social anxiety can create consistent nervousness, and loneliness. Fortunately, Triumph Over Shyness, written by two experts in the field and copublished by the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, provides much-needed help, with: Techniques to overcome social anxiety The latest information on medication and treatments Ways to improve relationships and manage symptoms