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
Maggie Johnson’s free online course for parents and teachers
Online
Delivered by KCHFT Speech and Language Therapy Team
Venue: Online, accessible at any time
This training is specifically designed for parents and teachers. The course is delivered via a series of video recordings and handouts, so can be accessed at any time.
Scroll down the page to see the sessions on offer. Each session can be accessed as required via the blue printing under the chart.
More information
(Speech & Language Therapists, Psychologists etc should use Maggie’s full selective mutism training, which can be accessed at Coursebeetle )
Selective Mutism Advanced Training
Online
Delivered by Maggie Johnson, FRCSLT
Venue: Online, delivered 3 times a year
Our Advanced, masterclass level training presented by leading UK expert, Maggie Johnson is designed to offer professionals in-depth training which will support them in their work with children and young people who have selective mutism. Parents are also welcome and will find the course particularly valuable if a practitioner or mentor who is working with their child attends the course at the same time or subscribes to the View Anytime option below.
Information and booking:
VIEW ANYTIME Selective Mutism Advanced Training
Online
Delivered by Maggie Johnson, FRCSLT
Venue: Online, accessible at any time
Our Advanced, masterclass level training presented by leading UK expert, Maggie Johnson is designed to offer professionals in-depth training which will support them in their work with children and young people who have selective mutism. Parents are also welcome and will find the course particularly valuable if a practitioner or mentor who is working with their child also works through the course.
The course is delivered via a series of video recordings and handouts, so can be accessed at any time.
Information and booking:
Working with Teens & Adults
Online
Delivered by Susannah Thompson, SLT
You may have discovered that there a very few therapists working with teens and adults with SM.
I have developed a specialist training ‘Working with Teens and Adults with Selective Mutism’ – for professionals already working with younger children with SM, as well as people with SM and their families.
Visit my website for more info:
Free guidance and resources for parents
Delivered by Anna Biavati, Highly Specialist Speech Therapist
Online, accessible at any time
I am excited to share with you my BEST tips, techniques and resources that have worked wonders in my private practice.
Free info via my website:
Free info via my YouTube channel:
Online Courses from Confident Children
Presented by Lucy Nathanson – Child Therapist & Selective Mutism Specialist
The button links below take you to the Confident Children pages of the Teachable website.
Selective Mutism Core Training for Schools
The aim of this core training is to create a supportive school environment where all staff have an understanding of selective mutism.
Booking & Info:
Confident Children at Teachable
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Parent Essentials: Helping your child with Selective Mutism
This course provides an easily digestible starting point for parents of children with selective mutism; guiding them onto the right path to helping their child as soon as possible.
Booking & Info:
Confident Children at Teachable
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Selective Mutism Course for Friends and Family
This course covers what parents have been telling us at Confident Children, for a decade, about what they wish friends and family understood about SM & about their child.
Booking & Info:
Confident Children at Teachable
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My Name is Eliza and I don’t talk at school – video audio book for children (with illustrations)
‘My name is Eliza and I don’t talk at school’ can now be watched in video form showing the illustrations, and read by Lucy Nathanson.
Booking & Info:
Free Selective Mutism training for schools – open to all
Online downloads, accessible at any time
A practical introduction to achieving meaningful outcomes for children with Situational Mutism in the school settings.
Free Selective Mutism training for schools, produced by Gateshead Psychological Service but open to all.
The downloads include:
- Primary School Workbook
- Selective Mutism Training Slides
- Selective Mutism Training Video
Services for Schools North East
The link above takes you to the Services for Schools North East website where you can access the downloads.
