Preparing Students with Selective Mutism for High School

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This 2-hour webinar provides practical strategies to help teens with Selective Mutism transition to high school. Selective Mutism is an anxiety disorder that significantly limits a child’s ability to speak in certain settings, such as school, despite being able to talk comfortably at home. It affects approximately 1 in every 200 children in primary school and can continue into adolescence without appropriate support.

The transition to high school can be particularly challenging for students with Selective Mutism, as it involves new teachers, peers, and environments that may heighten anxiety. This webinar will guide parents, teachers, and clinicians through key steps to prepare for this transition — from collaborating with the school to building the teen’s confidence and communication skills.

what's
covered...

  1. Understanding Selective Mutism in teens
  2. How to prepare the teen emotionally for going to high school
  3. Understanding how the teen communicates
  4. What all high school staff need to be told about Selective Mutism
  5. How to prepare the high school to ensure the teen is relaxed and ready to build communication
  6. Familiarising the teen with the new environment, teachers, and peers
  7. Choosing a key worker to work directly with the teen
  8. How to generalise the teen’s communication from their primary teacher to the high school key worker
  9. Question time about your own cases

best suited for...

  • Parents preparing their child with Selective Mutism for high school
  • Teachers in primary or high school who are supporting a student with Selective Mutism who will be starting high school next year

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