Live Webinar via Zoom
Understanding and Treating Selective Mutism in the Educational Setting
Friday, March 8th, 2024
8:30am-3:15pm
Investment:$199.00
POs’ are welcome – email me for details
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 interactive course is intended to help school teams effectively support students with selective mutism. Eligibility and creating your plan of support will be demystified. Direct instruction will be given for bringing your student’s Brave voice to school step by step. The important role of the classroom teacher will be emphasized. Disability awareness as it relates to SM will also be explored.
There is a section in the registration process for you to let me know of any special needs or accommodations that you may require. Please feel free to reach out to me before registering if you have any questions regarding this. At least two weeks notice prior to a scheduled event is needed for special accommodations. All requests will be thoroughly considered and met if at all possible.
Learner Objectives:
- Describe this most mysterious disability in your own words
- Differentiate between shyness and SM
- Illuminate the inner experience of a student with SM
- Clarify why students with SM qualify for supports
- State one reason why a team approach is necessary
- Define the role of the “keyworker”
- Define the role of the teacher
- State why the teacher(s) and paraprofessionals are VIPs within the support process
- List the two most salient features of “moving towards yes”
- Explain the importance of building awareness and understanding about SM in the classroom
Successful completion of these outcomes will be determined via a nine question 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 nine question self-assessment by 3/15/24
- Partial credit is not available for this course
- No credit is available for self-assessments submitted after 3/15/24
Schedule (in EST)
8:30-9:40am – A clinical overview of selective mutism
9:40-10:00am – The impact of untreated SM in the school setting
10:00-10:30am – Understanding IDEA as it relates to SM
10:30-10:45am – Break
10:45-11:10am – Building your team and defining roles
11:10-11:30am – Navigating the Brave Voice hierarchy
12:00–12:30pm – Lunch break
12:00-1:00pm – Navigating the Brave Voice Hierarchy (Continued)
1:00-1:25pm – Helping your student share their voice with others
1:25-2:20pm – Strategies for classroom teachers
2:20pm-2:45pm – Moving towards “Yes” collaboratively with families
2:45-3:00pm – Bringing all the pieces together and a message of hope
3:00-3:15pm – Open forum for questions & completion of course evaluations
Presenter:
Annie DiVello M.S.,CCC-SLP; M.Ed.
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. 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. 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 15 days of the cancellation notice. If an attendee cancels their registration with at least 24 hours notice of a scheduled event, they will be refunded in full minus a $10.00 processing fee. Cancellations made with less than 24 hours notice from a scheduled event are non-refundable.
