Unless otherwise stated, training courses listed below are not organised by SMIRA and it is recommended that you contact the organiser direct for details of cost, venue and suitability of the course for your requirements. Listing here should not be taken as a recommendation by SMIRA.
If you are a course organiser wishing to publicise your training, please contact us at info@selectivemutism.org.uk with full details of the course on offer.
Upcoming Courses
Selective Mutism Masterclass Level Training – 2 or 3 day course
Birmingham – 10th & 11th March / 12th March 2020
Delivered by Maggie Johnson, FRCSLT
Venue: Birmingham – 5 mins walk from New Street Station
10th & 11th March 2020 (two day course) : Modules 1, 2 and 3
Module 1: Understanding SM – a 24/7 approach for families and schools
Module 2: Small-steps programmes
Module 3: Working with adolescents and individuals who are ‘hard to reach’
12th March 2020 : Module 4
Module 4: When it’s more than Selective Mutism – working with co-existing conditions (e.g. ASD) and behavioural issues.
Participants may attend one or more Modules but in order to book onto Module 2, participants must have completed Module 1. In order to book onto Module 3 or Module 4, participants must have completed Modules 1 and 2 or the core training.
Timings: 9.45am – 4.15pm each day
Prices: £499 for 3-day course, £375 for 2-day course or £195 for Module 4 only. Discounts for booking 2 or more places, please contact organiser. All prices include one copy of the new Selective Mutism Resource Manual.
click for more info & booking
(scroll down to the March dates on the Course Beetle page, and click on the first date)
The link above takes you to the Course Beetle website.
Selective Mutism Masterclass Level Training – 1, 2 or 3 day course
Warsaw, Poland – 17th – 19th April 2020
Delivered by Maggie Johnson, FRCSLT
17th April 2020 : Module 1
Module 1: Understanding SM – a 24/7 approach for families and schools
18th April 2020 : Modules 2 and 3
Module 2: Small-steps programmes
Module 3: Working with adolescents and individuals who are ‘hard to reach’
19th April 2020 : Module 4
Module 4: When it’s more than Selective Mutism – working with co-existing conditions and behavioural issues.
Presentation and handouts in both Polish and English (earphones and simultaneous translation provided).
Timings: 9am – 5pm each day
Participants may attend one or more Modules but in order to book onto Module 2, participants must have completed Module 1. In order to book onto Module 3 or Module 4, participants must have completed Modules 1 and 2 or the core training.
NB: Participants must bring a copy of SMRM2e3* with them.
*SMRM2e = The Selective Mutism Resource Manual, 2nd edition (2016) by Maggie Johnson and Alison Wintgens, published by Routledge (purple cover). Please note that the shorter first edition (2001) with a blue cover is no longer referred to on these courses.
SMRM Polish translation available here: Harmonia website
Contact for further details and application forms:
Organiser: Fundacja Mutyzm Wybiórczy Reaktywacja (Polish equivalent of SMIRA)
email: info@mutyzm-wybiorczy.org.pl
Selective Mutism Masterclass Level Training – 1, 2 or 3 day course
London – 29th & 30th April, & 1st May 2020
Delivered by Maggie Johnson, FRCSLT
Venue: University College London (UCL)
29th April 2020 : Module 1
Module 1: Understanding SM – a 24/7 approach for families and schools
30th April 2020 : Modules 2 and 3
Module 2: Small-steps programmes
Module 3: Working with adolescents and individuals who are ‘hard to reach’
1st May 2020 : Module 4
Module 4: When it’s more than Selective Mutism – working with co-existing conditions and behavioural issues.
In order to book onto Module 2, participants must have completed Module 1. In order to book onto Module 3 or Module 4, participants must have completed Modules 1 and 2 or the core training.
Timings: 9.45am – 4.30pm each day
Prices:
Modules 1 and 4: £160 per day
Modules 2 and 3: £80 per module
NB: Participants must bring a copy of SMRM2e3* with them or order in advance from organiser.
*SMRM2e = The Selective Mutism Resource Manual, 2nd edition (2016) by Maggie Johnson and Alison Wintgens, published by Routledge (purple cover). Please note that the shorter first edition (2001) with a blue cover is no longer referred to on these courses.
Organiser: CPD@PALS
tel: 0207 679 4204/4020
email: pals-cpd@ucl.ac.uk
The link above takes you to the UCL website. You may need to scroll down to find this course.
‘Understanding Selective Mutism’ Workshop
Derby – 30th July 2020
Delivered by Libby Hill, Speech & Language Therapist
Venue: The Riverside Centre, Riverside Court, Derby DE24 8HY
Timings: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Prices: £29.15 – £39.93
The workshop is ideal for parents, carers and professionals.
During this workshop we will take a closer look at selective mutism, and cover the following;
Causes of Selective Mutism
Traits and presentations of Selective Mutism
Assessment and diagnosis of Selective Mutism
Practical ways that we can help a child or young person with Selective Mutism
Libby is an award winning Speech & Language Therapist and the Founder/Director of SmallTalk Speech & Language Therapy and offers assessments and therapies all over the UK. She is highly regarded by top professionals in the UK for her work in the field of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities tribunals.
Organiser: Sunshine Support
The link above takes you to the EventBrite website.
