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Webinar: Before the Talking Happens: Strategies for Increasing Nonverbal Engagement
November 13, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST
Live Webinar with Q & A! General registration is free!
Speakers:Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP
This program is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT’s however caregivers are welcome!
This webinar has been approved for 1 CE credit. For those seeking CE credit, registration is $20.
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Many webinars and training for Selective Mutism focus on strategies to increase speaking in the classroom and other social settings. Especially when a child is in school and not yet verbal, there can be a steady stream of questions asked to the child, resulting in either no response or a nonverbal response (nodding, pointing). Even when adults are asking the child well-formed questions or using effective prompts for speech, the child may not yet be able to respond. At times, having the ability to do a proper fade in to facilitate speech may not be possible for a variety of reasons. Thus educators, school psychologists, counselors, speech/language pathologists and others may be perplexed in terms of how to engage the child in the most effective way. In this webinar, Dr Busman will specifically talk about ways to increase nonverbal interaction without negatively reinforcing that the child is not yet talking. She will offer the attendee very specific strategies and tips that can increase the child’s participation. Dr Busman will also discuss how to use shaping strategies to promote child engagement.
After attending this session, participant will be able to:
- Describe two skills used to build a child’s comfort
- State how to prompt for a nonverbal response without reinforcing non speaking
- Describe the process for shaping sounds to words
- Explain how to use SM assessment measures to monitor progress throughout treatment
Speaker:
Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP
Dr. Rachel Busman is a clinical psychologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders in children and adolescents. She is the Senior Director of the Child & Adolescent Anxiety & Related Disorders Program at Cognitive Behavioral Consultants (CBC), where she runs Voices Rising, an intensive group-based program for children with SM. Prior to joining CBC, she ran Brave Buddies, an internationally recognized SM program at the Child Mind Institute. She has extensive experience providing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to children, teenagers, and young adults struggling with psychiatric disorders, school difficulties, and behavioral problems. Dr. Busman is certified in Parent Child Interaction Therapy for SM (PCIT-SM) and is an interagency trainer. She is the past president of the SMA and continues to actively serve on the board.
This webinar is brought to you by the Selective Mutism Association and was made possible by a generous grant from the Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Foundation, Inc.
