Selective Mutism: Identification and Treatment
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Introductory
Online
Course Abstract
Selective Mutism: Identification and Treatment is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE) course that details the identification and treatment of children who are “selectively mute.”
It is expected that young children, upon beginning school, will be able to use expressive language to communicate with their teacher and their peers. Negative educational and social outcomes can occur when children lack this essential skill.
Children who persistently withhold speech or who fail to speak in social situations in which it is expected (usually at school), despite speaking normally in other situations (usually at home), have been identified as being “selectively mute.” Selective Mutism is diagnosed when the refusal/failure to speak interferes with educational or social achievement.
This course will discuss the criteria, causes, comorbidities, and treatments for this rare disorder, detailing behavioral, psychosocial, and cognitive behavioral interventions. Essential points will be illustrated by the inclusion of a real-life case study.
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Course #21-22 | 2018 | 39 pages | 15 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Identify historical views on the identification and terminology for mutism, elective mutism, and selective mutism
- List the possible causes of selective mutism
- Identify other disorders or conditions that can co-exist with selective mutism
- List three diagnostic tools that are used for assessment of children with selective mutism
- Name the basic principles of behavioral intervention for children with selective mutism
- Identify strategies used in cognitive behavioral therapy for children with selective mutism
Course Directions
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
About the Author(s)
CE Information
Counseling
Professional Development Resources (PDR) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5590. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PDR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135 - Note: New York counselors will receive 2 continuing education credits for completing this self-study course).
Marriage and Family Therapy
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100 - Note: New York MFTs will receive 2 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Occupational Therapy
Professional Development Resources is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course provider ID# 3159. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.2 CEUs, introductory level, OT Service Delivery]. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
School Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
Social Work
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 2 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).
Teaching
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for all programs and content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Provider #AAUM); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Provider #3159); the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR Prior Approval Program); the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145), State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135) and marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100), and the State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114) and State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Customer Testimonials
Selective Mutism: Identification and Treatment was a very comprehensive course. After completing the course, I no longer feel overwhelmed on how I would approach therapy with a student with selective mutism.
Great research and applicable data.
This was a very interesting course. It was presented in a clear and concise manner.
Excellent course. I've only had one student with SM in my years of practice; wish I had taken this course before! Thank you
Terrific, as usual!
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Very good overview!
Very helpful!
Very useful & informative class.
Practical and useful information!
The course was very comprehensive. I appreciated the resources provided. Would have loved to learn more about particularly challenging cases that do not respond to the methods that were outlined in the course, as I frequently run into this in my practice.
This was a clear and up to date collection of information. I enjoyed this course immensely and it confirmed my previous knowledge with my cases exhibiting SM.
Thanks and keep up the good work!
I look forward to using these SM websites in order to keep up with the latest behavioral strategies for working with students.
Great content and appreciate the additional resource list provided at the end. Would like to have learned more specific suggestions for educating parents on do's and don'ts behaviors with the SM child in public settings, but was given a resource for seeking this information.
The section on interventions for children with Selective Mutism was very helpful.
I love these courses. We can always learn more and new things. I have a student this year with selective mutism that I will need to reach and now I feel like I have some tools. Thanks!
Well presented and informative.
EXCELLENT COURSE! Very informative and interesting.
As a School Psychologist, the course helped me to gain more knowledge about this disorder. It came in handy, especially with past students I have met who have been diagnosed with selective mutism.
The summary at the end was excellent! It was also very nice to have a list of resources at the end for the clinician and patient/family. Thanks so much for the opportunity to complete this study!
Good course increased my knowledge of this disorder, and gave practical information about assessment and treatment.
The online resources throughout the course and at the end are very helpful.
Thank you for the information. I will use this immediately!
Great course! Good up-to-date information.
I now clearly understand who diagnoses and treats children with selective mutism. Therefore, this article/module was very helpful.
Great course, was looking for this info for a long time. Thanks!
Thank you! I am now working with toddlers, many of whom are not yet speaking. Parents are often worried. So, this coursework gives me information I can discuss with parents, if appropriate.
I am currently working with bilingual students so I appreciated reading about the relationship between selective mutism and bilingualism. It was helpful to know that a child learning a second language all have a period of silence in the beginning of acquiring a new language.
This was a very informative course.
informative and beneficial for my practice.
This course is very informational and provides great data and resources.
The course was presented in a very organized and comprehensive format. It was very helpful to have the case studies revealed. I was able to gain more insight into Selective Mutism and the complexity of the disorder.
This was well written and easy to navigate. I had just read a book on this topic last September but learned much more from this course than I did from the book.You covered the topic very nicely.
Wish I had all this information when I had 2 students on my caseload many years back. This was not a subject addressed back in my college program.
Great overview of SM and great practical suggestions of evidence based treatment strategies. Thank you!
The research, diagnostic tools and intervention strategies were beneficial; and the examples that were provided as to how to use the intervention strategies added clarity to the usage of them.
Thank you the course was very informative and gave a good historical perspective.
This course was so informative. Thank you for making this information available. Very helpful to my practice!
Great information! I have only one student with a diagnosis of SM. It is a fascinating topic.
The course material was very helpful as were the most recent studies and terms used.
Thank you for all of the information and the online resources provided.
I enjoyed the case study that paralleled the text.
I appreciated the succinct manner in which the topic was presented
This was a great refresher course in which I learned new information.
I needed support in better understanding of Selective Mutism and how to support the children I work with. This course gave me a lot of good information and a place to start.
Very well written and informative. Gave research-based information and practical strategies for therapy. Very useful.
Good detail and research presented regarding Selective Mutism.
A good course on a difficult-to-understand disorder.
The background history of selective mutism was quite interesting.
Very interesting and educational course. Thank you.
Thorough and up-to-date information and research. Very good discussion of co-existing conditions.
Nice course. I work with children with little to no language and it is good to keep SM on my radar.
I thought it was well organized and easy to understand. The material was interesting and relevant to my field.
Good information on a topic that does not get alot of attention.
Great course. Very thorough and a great clinical resource!
Great course! I learned a lot I did not previously know about Selective Mutism.
This was a good intro intoduction to the history of selective mutism and the current state of treatment. Good scholarly work.
A thorough and very helpful overview!
I really liked this course! Very applicable to clinical practice, with lots of information about diagnosis, treatment, actual case studies etc. I will keep on hand in case a child with this presentation shows up in my office.
I enjoyed the course very much. It was very helpful and informative. Since I work in a Childcare/Preschool program, I do see children with selective mutism.
Great course! Comprehensive information on history, identification and treatment of SM. It ends with many resources to move forward with in treatment.
Great course. Very interesting and educational course. Challenging and informative - I am satisfied that I took this course. Thank you!
Practical, helpful strategies to use in the classroom setting.
Excellent course! I am retired, therefore I will not be using the information.
This was a good intro into the history of the dx and the current state of treatment. Good scholarly work.
Great workshop. Loved that the authors made it clear when research was lacking in methodology. High quality training!
Well written and very informative.
