Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP is the senior director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Related Disorders Center at Cognitive Behavioral Consultants. She was previously the director of the Anxiety Disorders Center and Selective Mutism Service at the Child Mind Institute. She ran Brave Buddies, an intensive treatment program for SM for many years. Dr. Busman is the former president of the Selective Mutism Association, the nation’s largest network of professionals, families, and individuals with selective mutism.
Dr. Busman has extensive experience providing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to children, teenagers and young adults struggling with anxiety disorders, school difficulties and behavioral problems. She also has specific interest and expertise in the evaluation and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias. She is certified in PCIT-SM and has lectured widely on this topic. She trains others through the SMA and is passionate about her work with children and families.
Differentiating Exposures at School: Meaningful Goals for Each Stage of a Child’s Journey
In this webinar, join Emily Doll, MA, MS, CCC-SLP and Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP, as they talk about speaking exposures at school and how treatment providers can guide educators and parents in focusing on right path based on where the child is at in their speaking goals. The speakers will specifically discuss what strategies to use 1) when the child is not yet verbal at all, 2) when the child is starting to speak, and 3) when the child is consistently verbal and ready for higher level speaking goals. There will be time for Q and A. This webinar is appropriate for treating professionals, educato...Read morers and caregivers. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Describe common stages of communication that children with selective mutism progress through.
- State examples of meaningful goals for a child with selective mutism to work on in the school setting.
- Describe strategies that caregivers, educators, and/or clinicians can use in the school setting to support the child’s ability to meet their goals.
Target Audience
This webinar is intended for mental health professionals, such as psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT's, as well as school professionals, educators and caregivers.
Learning Levels
- All Levels
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Live Interactive Webinar
08:00 PM EST - 09:00 PM EST
EARN 1 CE Credit Hours
About the speakers
Rachel Busman, Psy.D., ABPP
Senior Director, Child & Adolescent Anxiety and Related Disorders Program, Cognitive Behavioral Consultants
Emily R. Laracy, M.A., M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Emily Laracy is a licensed speech-language pathologist who currently works in an elementary school in Eastern PA. Her caseload includes students in grades K-5 with a variety of social, emotional, cognitive, and academic needs, including students with selective mutism. Emily also participates as a counselor at the Child Mind Institute’s Brave Buddies programs for children with selective mutism. Prior to working as a speech pathologist, Emily taught preschool for 10 years and worked one-on-one with a student with selective mutism in this setting. Emily received her M.A. in Applied Developmental Psychology with a focus on Language Acquisition from George Mason University and her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from East Stroudsburg University. She continues to conduct and collaborate in research within the speech pathology field through East Stroudsburg University, where she also serves as a guest lecturer for graduate and undergraduate classes. Her professional interests are in helping children with anxiety and communication needs find the tools to communicate effectively and efficiently with those around them.
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Disclosure
Emily DollNonfinancial disclosure: Secretary for Selective Mutism Association Board of Directors
Financial disclosures: none
Rachel Busman
Nonfinancial disclosure: Board member Selective Mutism Association
Financial disclosures: none