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 Training & Support
Edinburgh – 6th September 2018
Delivered by Word Steps Speech and Language Therapy
Selective Mutism Training for staff and parents
We will discuss how staff and parents can recognize the difference between shyness and ‘selective mutism’ and work together to help children and teens break their silence.
This training will also equip concerned parents with a toolbox of effective skills and strategies that they can use to help their anxious child feel reassured and develop the confidence to overcome their anxious emotions.
Venue: City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square,
Edinburgh EH8 9BX
6th September 2018
Timings: 9.30am – 5pm
Prices: Early bird until 10th August : £45 for parents (£65 after 10th August)
£80 for professionals (£105 after 10th August)
£20 for students
The link above takes you to the Word Steps website.
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 Day 3 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.
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 (includes lunch)
The link above takes you to the Event Brite 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: £150 per day
Modules 2 and 3: £75 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. The info here currently relates to the April 2018 course but is relevant for the Feb 2019 course
*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.
