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 – 18th & 19th / 20th September 2018
Delivered by Maggie Johnson, FRCSLT
Venue: Birmingham – 5 mins walk from New Street Station
18th & 19th September 2018 (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’
20th September 2018 : Module 4
Module 4: When it’s more than Selective Mutism – working with co-existing conditions (e.g. ASD) and behavioural issues.
Core training or Modules 1 and 2 must be completed before Module 3 or 4. (Core training is a less in-depth combination of Modules 1 and 2.)
Timings: 9.45am – 4.15pm each day
Prices: £499 for 3-day course, £375 for 2-day course or £195 for Module 4 only. 15% discount when booking 2 or more places. All prices include one copy of the new Selective Mutism Resource Manual.
The link above takes you to the Course Beetle website.
Selective Mutism: Practical approaches
Birmingham – 15th November 2018
Organised by the National Clinical Excellence Network in Selective Mutism
Delivered by Maggie Johnson, FRCSLT
This event will focus on the most important practical aspects of our work and how to support children and adolescents to overcome SM. **Professionals only**
We are very excited to have Maggie Johnson (co-writer of the SM Manual and world expert in this field), who will be sharing her expertise with us.
This is a great opportunity for SLT, teachers, psychologists, CAHMS, educational psychologists and many more professionals to come together and discuss this subject.
The afternoon will be the chance to focus on more practical aspects, with a workshop and group work.
Venue: The Church at Carrs Lane, Carrs Lane, Birmingham, B4 7SX
Thursday 15th November 2018
Timing: 9.00am – 4.30pm
Prices: £52.99 or £20 for students
Please note: NO lunch will be provided
The link above takes you to the Event Brite website.
Working with quiet children or those with a diagnosis of Selective Mutism – training & support
Luton – 20th November 2018, 19th March 2019, 11th June 2019
Organised by Luton Borough Council
Delivered by SLCN advisors within the Special Educational Needs Service (SENS)
Termly training for teaching staff and parents
Dates:
Tuesday 20th November 2018
Tuesday 19th March 2019
Tuesday 11th June 2019
Timing: 9am – 12 pm
Venue: Richmond Hill School, Sunridge Avenue, Luton LU2 7JL
Price: Free to maintained schools and residents in Luton
£20 for Academies and schools/residents outside Luton
Contact: To book a place, email Mandy Gutwin, SLCN Advisor at mandy.gutwin@luton.gov.uk
To download the course flyer click on the link below:
Course flyer
We also hold a termly SM support group in Luton for parents and teaching staff – for more info click below:
SMARTI flyer
Selective Mutism Training
Birkenhead – 23rd, 24th, 25th November 2018
with Maggie Johnson FRCSLT
Shiny Stone proudly presents Selective Mutism training at a special price to educate as many people as possible.
Module 1
Friday 23rd Nov ‘Understanding Selective Mutism’
Full day: £65
For all parents, teachers, TAs, youth workers etc to gain general awareness
Module 2
Saturday 24th Nov ‘Small Steps Programmes’
Morning: £32.50
For people living with and supporting children aged 5 and above
Module 3
Saturday 24th Nov ‘Working with adolescents and individuals who are hard to reach’
Afternoon: £32.50
For people living with and supporting adolescents and young adults
Module 4
Sunday 25th Nov ‘When it’s more than Selective Mutism; working with co-existing conditions (eg ASD) and behavioural issues’
Full day: £65
For people living with and supporting Selective Mutism with additional diagnoses such as ASD, generalised anxiety and social anxiety disorders.
Venue: Village Hotel, Pool Lane, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH62 4UE
The training modules are concurrent. In order to book onto Module 2, 3 or 4, participants must have completed the previous modules.
For further information or to make a booking click on the link below:
www.shinystone.org
To download the course flyer click here:
Course Flyer
Tickets are also available at TicketTailor:
TicketTailor
Level 1, Core Foundation Training for Professionals
London – 13th December 2018
Organised by City, University of London
Delivered by Anita McKiernan, Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
This course is Level 1, Core Foundation training for professionals working with children with Selective Mutism in Nurseries or Primary Schools.
It is particularly suited to the following professionals: Speech and Language Therapists, Teachers, Teaching/Learning Assistants, and Special Needs Co-ordinators, School Counsellors and Psychologists.
Please note that you need to be a practitioner working with children who are of nursery or primary age.
Date: Thursday 13th December 2018
Timing: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Northampton Square
Price: £100
(application deadline 1 week before course date)
For further information or to make a booking click on the link below:
This link takes you to the City, University of London website.
Selective Mutism Masterclass Level Training – 2 or 3 day course
London – 12-14 February 2019
Delivered by Maggie Johnson FRCSLT and Alison Wintgens (Co-Authors of the Selective Mutism Resource Manual)
Venue: University College London (UCL)
Three day course : Modules 1, 2, 3 and 4
12 February 2019
Module 1: Understanding SM – a 24/7 approach for families and schools
13 February 2019
Module 2: Small-steps programmes
Module 3: Working with adolescents and individuals who are ‘hard to reach’
14 February 2019
Module 4: When it’s more than Selective Mutism – working with co-existing conditions and behavioural issues
Core training or Modules 1 and 2 must be completed before Module 3 or 4. (Core training is a less in-depth combination of Modules 1 and 2.)
Prices: Modules 1 and 4: £160 per day
Modules 2 and 3: £80 per module
Participants must bring a copy of the *SMRM2e with them or order in advance from organiser.
Contact: CPD@PALS
tel: 0207 679 4204/4020
email: pals-cpd@ucl.ac.uk
click for course info
This link takes you to the UCL website – scroll down to the ‘Selective Mutism’ section.
*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.
Selective Mutism Masterclass Level Training – 2 or 3 day course
Birmingham – 27th & 28th March / 29th March 2019
Delivered by Maggie Johnson, FRCSLT
Venue: Birmingham – 5 mins walk from New Street Station
27th & 28th March 2019 (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’
29th March 2019 : Module 4
Module 4: When it’s more than Selective Mutism – working with co-existing conditions (e.g. ASD) and behavioural issues.
Core training or Modules 1 and 2 must be completed before Module 3 or 4. (Core training is a less in-depth combination of Modules 1 and 2.)
Timings: 9.45am – 4.15pm each day
Prices: £499 for 3-day course, £375 for 2-day course or £195 for Module 4 only. 15% discount when booking 2 or more places. All prices include one copy of the new Selective Mutism Resource Manual.
The link above takes you to the Course Beetle website.
