Training for professionals: Selective mutism – diagnosis and therapy for children and adolescents. Place: SensiKid Support Centre, Aleje Jerozolimskie 190E/20, Warsaw (in-person training) Date: April 24, 2026 Duration: 9:30–17:30 (8 clock hours) For whom: psychologists, educators, speech therapists What we provide for participants: - Printed training materials: presentation, aids for working with children and adolescents, original interview questionnaires, speech maps, sample therapy ladders. - A surprise gift for each participant. - Coffee service: coffee, tea, water, juices, snacks and lunch during the training. Why it’s worth participating: - You will learn diagnostic standards – you will find out how to correctly identify selective mutism using original questionnaires and speech maps. - You will gain practical therapeutic tools – you will learn effective therapy techniques, including sliding-in, in vivo exposure, desensitization and speech modeling. - You will develop your professional competencies – you will learn methods for supporting children and adolescents with SM in educational settings and in the office. - You will receive ready-to-use working materials – including a psychological opinion, therapeutic recommendations and questionnaires for preliminary diagnosis. - You will take part in practical exercises – in a small group you will practice specific techniques, get to know aids and games used in therapy. - You will obtain a certificate of participation confirming the acquired qualifications. - You will peek behind the therapist’s curtain – the instructor will show her aids, materials and ways of conducting sessions. Training program: Theoretical part: - Selective mutism as an anxiety disorder - Emotional, cognitive and behavioral characteristics of children with SM - Differentiating SM from shyness and comorbid disorders - Risk factors and those that maintain the fear of speaking - How to write an opinion for a child with SM? - Legal aspects related to diagnosis and support - Therapy for a child with SM: role of the specialist and therapy coordinator - Environmental support and education methods - Practical work techniques: sliding-in, in vivo exposure, the 5-second technique, the triangle method, desensitization, reading route, the speech circle method - Supporting a child in a preschool group and school class - Speech generalization - Discussion of therapeutic tools. Review of effective aids, games and therapeutic gadgets - Recommended Polish and foreign literature Practical part: - Case analysis: is it selective mutism? - Work with speech maps and case studies - Selection of therapeutic interventions to the individual needs of the patient - Identification of maintaining factors in the group, class, home, office - Talking to a child about anxiety - Sliding-in session – step-by-step procedure using therapeutic aids - Practical exercises of selected therapeutic techniques - Creating therapy ladders for specific children - Speech generalization in various environments (preschool, school, group) Instructor: Alicja Pałac-Nożewska – child psychologist, graduate of clinical psychology, health and psychotherapy at KUL. Founder of the SensiKid Support Centre, specializing in helping children with selective mutism. Author of articles, therapeutic programs and therapeutic aids for children with SM. She has many years of experience working with children, adolescents and families dealing with SM. Registration for the training via the registration form. Number of participants: maximum 10 people Price: 950 zł Payment: deposit 300 zł. Possibility of payment in installments or issuing an invoice with a deferred payment date. #mutyzm #mutyzmselektywny #mutyzmwybiórczy #mutyzmszkolenie #mutyzmwybiorczy #mutyzmwybiórczyszkolenie
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