Live Webinar via Zoom
The SLP’s Toolbox for Treating Selective Mutism (SM)
(0.6 ASHA CEUs)
Friday, April 5th, 2024
8:30am-3:15pm EST
Investment: $199.00
Target Audience:
Speech-Language Pathologists, SLAs, Classroom Teachers, Special Educators, Ed Techs, Administrators, School Psychologists, School Counselors, School Social Workers, OTs, Other School Staff
Overview:
This course seeks to empower school-based SLPs and SLAs to successfully treat students with selective mutism using an integrated team approach. The brave voice journey from home to school will be demystified as the techniques of stimulus fading & shaping are explained and demonstrated. The importance of working as a team will be emphasized & disability awareness related to SM will be explored.
Learner Objectives:
- Explain ASHA’s position on the role of the SLP in the management of SM
- Define the techniques “Stimulus Fading” and “Shaping”
- Describe the process for helping students to generalize their verbal behavior into the larger school community
- Illuminate the critical need for disability awareness for students with SM
Successful completion of these outcomes will be determined via a five question open-paragraph self-assessment.
Continuing Education Information:
In order to earn a certificate of completion, learners will be expected to;
- be present for the entire presentation
- remain on live video
- sign in and out via the chat box
- answer a four question self-assessment by 4/17/24
- Partial credit is not available for this course
- No credit is available for self-assessments submitted after 4/17/24
Course Agenda:
8:15-9:00am A brief overview of SM
9:00-9:20am ASHA’s framework for SLPs working with SM
9:20-10:15am Supporting students with SM in the school setting
10:15-10:20am Demystifying direct supports for students with SM
10:20-10:35am BREAK
10:35-10:45am The “Pep Talk”
10:45-12:00pm An exploration of the stimulus fading technique
12:00-12:30pm LUNCH BREAK
12:30-1:30pm An exploration of the shaping technique, i.e. “the communication ladder”
1:30-1:50pm Beyond verbal behavior
1:50-2:05pm BREAK
2:05-2:15pm Carrying over strategies from the Feelings Helper
2:15-2:40pm Building Talking Maps
2:40-3:00pm Disability awareness: Building an inclusive school community
3:00-3:30pm Keys to success and a message of hope
Presenter: Annie DiVello M.S.,CCC-SLP
Annie is a licensed and ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She has lived and worked across the country in West Virginia, Georgia, South Central Los Angeles, and New England. Though she has worked with many populations, Annie’s particular area of clinical interest is selective mutism. She enjoys providing trainings for school teams across the nation on the topic of SM. In New England, Annie works collaboratively with school teams to build and implement integrated “whole child” plans of support to help students with selective mutism bring their Brave Voice to school. Annie is a Selective Mutism Association State Coordinator for NH, MA, ME & VT. She is passionate about her field and about helping individuals to find their voices. Annie feels the ability to communicate is a beautiful gift and the foundation of the human connection.
Speaker’s Financial Disclosures:
- Founder – Annie DiVello Consulting, LLC
- Receives a percentage of attendee registration fees
Speaker’s Non-Financial Disclosures:
- ASHA Continuing Education Provider
Complaint Procedure:
It is my mission to provide current, evidence-based, and meaningful information to meet your learning needs. I seek to closely follow the learning objectives outlined in each course description. I hope you will leave each training with feeling inspired and equipped with take-away tools and ready to apply knowledge.
If you are dissatisfied for any reason, please email me within 30 days of the event and state why your learning needs were not met. It would be helpful if you could provide examples of how/why the course content differed from the course outline and learning objectives or otherwise led to dissatisfaction. I would be happy to offer you a different course free of charge and/or to meet with you 1:1 to talk through your concerns. Providing helpful and satisfactory trainings is of the utmost importance to me. If my training has not met your needs, please allow me the opportunity to ameliorate the situation.
Refund Policy:
If Annie DiVello Consulting LLC cancels a course due to extenuating circumstances, all registered attendees will be refunded fully within seven business days of the cancellation notice. Attendees may also cancel their registration for this course through 11/5/22 for a full refund.
