Selective Mutism CPD (Webinars)

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Maggie Johnson is a specialist Speech & Language Therapist who is widely regarded as being one of the UK’s leading experts in selective mutism.

With an average of two children in every primary school having selective mutism (i.e. selectively silent), and recognising how important early assessment and intervention is for the outcomes for these children, Educational Psychologists have an important role in supporting schools to identify and meet these needs. After all, left unsupported, selective mutism can have a significant impact upon a child’s social, academic, and emotional development, and lead to greater mental health difficulties within adolescence and adulthood.

The sessions will be delivered through 2 x 3 hour webinars. In conjunction with the resource materials below, we will develop our:

• Psychological understanding of selective mutism;

• Knowledge of tools to assess selective mutism;

• Use of interventions for school aged children.

On this course, we will explore the nature and causes of selective mutism, differential diagnosis, theoretical frameworks and evidence-based intervention strategies. These will leave us with the skills and confidence in how to best support schools, families and children.

The workshops will be delivered through 2 x 3 hour interactive webinars.

The resource manual for this course is the Speechmark publication ‘The Selective Mutism Resource Manual’ second edition (2016) which participants are highly encouraged to purchase prior to the course. We have a 20% discount code (BSE20) which can be used at the Routledge website. Alternatively click here to purchase through Amazon.

Dynamic Assessment CPD (Webinars)

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Dr Jane Yeomans is a highly experienced and skilled Dynamic Assessment (DA) trainer and practitioner. In these workshops, she will lead us through a refresher on DA before taking us a step further and breathing new life into our DA practice to achieve the most out of this.

Improving our DA skills feels incredibly timely, especially given many concerns over the accuracy and legitimacy of standardised assessments when children return to school following such a long time away from education.

These workshops will develop our DA skills, leaving us confident in using DA in practice and knowing how to get the most from DA reporting. These workshops include:

• A refresher of the core principles of DA;

• Test selection and use to expand our repertoire of tools;

• How to master mediation and get the most out of our DA sessions with children (including live modelling);

• Use of commercially produced materials dynamically; and

• Best practice in recording, reporting and feeding back DA to achieve the best outcomes through practical strategies to enhance children’s rate of learning.

The workshops will be delivered through 2 x 3 hour interactive webinars, with a range of accompanying materials being supplied electronically to support our use of Dynamic Assessment in practice. Sessions will be recorded and individually available afterwards to enable additional learning and reflection.

Dr Jane Yeomans is also offering the opportunity to hold small group supervision sessions at a later date for anyone that would like to follow up and further develop their use of DA in practice. This will be a really helpful chance to reflect on how our new skills have been applied, and to gain even more practical tips and ideas.

Dr Jenny Dutton and Dr Jane Yeomans have written insightful blogs on their experiences and aspirations for Dynamic Assessment here.