Webinar: De-Stressing the Season: Tips and Strategies for Navigating Bravery During the Holidays

Presented by Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP

Recorded: November 23, 2021

This webinar is geared toward parents and caregivers. CLICK HERE for the handout.

The holiday season often includes gatherings with family or friends and can be a time of togetherness and excitement. Winter concerts, taking pictures and exchanging gifts often are a part of this time too. When anxiety is in the mix, and especially selective mutism, there are additional layers of stress for the child and also the caregiver.

Dr. Rachel Busman and her colleagues from Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants discuss specific ways that caregivers can enter the holiday season with a plan for themselves and their child related to brave talking. They discuss ways to individualize expectations as all children are different and need different things.

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.