Expert Chat Overview
As one of the many benefits of being a part of the SMG online community, we offer a monthly "Expert Chat." These moderated chat sessions offer our members the unique opportunity to talk directly to an expert in Selective Mutism or other related topics. Through this forum, you can chat with professionals who have worked with children and teens who have struggled with SM, as well as other anxiety disorders and behaviors. You can also chat with experienced parents, advocates and former SM sufferers themselves who can share insight into the struggle of SM.
Our schedule of expert chat sessions is shown in the table below. To learn more about a particular chat session,
simply click on the title. When a scheduled chat sessions begins, you will see an invitation to enter the chat
room by clicking the 
button.
If you'd like to participate in any of these chat sessions, we ask that you kindly click the 
button next to the chat session that you're interested in. This will help us in planning the session and keeping an accurate count for our experts.
For transcripts of past sessions, click on the 
button next to each session listed under "previous chat session."
| Chat Session | Date | Time |
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DIR/Floortime, A Developmental/Relational Approach to the Treatment of Children and Adolescents Impacted by SM | Dec 15, 2009 | 21:00 to 22:00 EST |
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Neuropsychology and Children with SM | Nov 19, 2009 | 21:00 to 22:00 EST |
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Long-term Treatment Planning | Oct 20, 2009 | 21:00 to 22:00 EST |
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Evidence-based Practices for medications for children with SM and Co-morbid Disorders | Sep 15, 2009 | 21:00 to 22:00 EST |
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Back to School | Aug 18, 2009 | 21:00 to 22:00 EST |
| (visit our previous chat sessions page for a complete list of past sessions.) | |||
Are you a professional and feel that you have expertise to offer in an Expert Chat Session with our SMG members? If so, please go to the contact section of our site and send us your idea (select the topic "Chat Sessions"). Make sure you include your contact information and we'll be in touch with you about exploring your ideas further.
Are you a SMG member who has some ideas about topics you'd like to see in future Expert Chats? If so, contact us with your idea!
The SMG chat forums are available for SMG members only. Join now to become a member of the SMG community so that you can take advantage of this and other exciting member benefits!