Agenda
Saturday October 01
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10:00 AM - 11:10 AM EDT
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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10:10 AM - 11:10 AM EDT
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Selective mutism (SM) can be a debilitating disorder for individuals at any stage of their life. Symptoms can range from the inability to speak to most people in public, to more complex social difficulties rendering individuals almost frozen in many social interactions. While the majority of SM research to date has been focused on young children, there is a persistent unmet need to expand this focus further to teens, young adults, and adults. Even though the mean age of onset for SM is in presch...
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1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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11:20 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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Over the years, the most effective treatments for selective mutism in children have been studied and delivered across individual, group, and family therapy settings. Many children respond well to these evidence-based treatments (e.g., Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Selective Mutism; PCIT-SM), causing their symptoms of selective mutism to be significantly reduced and the quality of their lives improved. What happens when these children grow into adolescents and young adults? Most often, eve...
Lianna A.S. Wilson, Ph.D.; Ellyn Schmidt, PhD, NCSP; Saori Murakami, M.D.; Kaitlyn Wilbur-Smith, PsyD
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1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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Rachel Busman, Psy.D., ABPP; Steven Kurtz, PhD, ABPP; Alison Miller, Psy.D.; Kendra L Read, PhD; Jami Furr, PhD
CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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12:30 PM - 01:30 PM EDT
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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Selective Mutism is an anxiety disorder that affects all ages.
This presentation is directed towards older teens/adults who are suffering in silence and based on 30+ yrs. of experience and using Social Communication Anxiety Treatment (S-CAT): A philosophy of treatment that focuses on the ‘whole’ person, not just mutism.
S-CAT® for SM in older teens/adults is primarily ‘CBT-based’ where treatment is directed towards reshaping an individual’s anxious thoughts and conditioned behaviors whil...
Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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02:30 PM - 03:30 PM EDT
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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Selective mutism (SM), and the often co-occurring social anxiety, can make it incredibly challenging for individuals with SM to function in many social environments. Treatment gains are typically neither steady nor linear, and the degree of impairment changes overtime. With this change comes unique challenges that these individuals must face at each stage of life. Transitions to new environments bring upon interactions with others who might not be familiar with SM. Being able to advocate for one...
Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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03:40 PM - 04:40 PM EDT
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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Anxiety and depression are two of the most common mental health difficulties in youth and can impact social, academic, and career development. There are many effective evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression; yet, some symptoms can return during times of transition. Young adulthood is a developmental phase rife with new transitions, such as starting college, getting a full-time job, dating, and moving away from home. For young adults with anxiety and depression, these transitions ca...
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1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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Andrew Zimmerman, MD; Aileen Herrera, MS, LMHC; Vera Joffe, PhD, ABPP; Jami Furr, PhD; Anita Aalia Panjwani, Ph.D.
CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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04:50 PM - 05:50 PM EDT
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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Navigating the workforce can be an overwhelming task for individuals with Selective Mutism and social anxiety. Finding the right fit, interviewing for the position, and maintaining the position can be challenging. This presentation will provide suggestions on how to find the right position, how to ease anxiety during the interview process, and how to advocate for oneself once in the position from a first-hand perspective.
Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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Sunday October 02
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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11:10 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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01:10 PM - 02:10 PM EDT
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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02:20 PM - 03:20 PM EDT
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This talk will cover aspects related to sharing about Selective Mutism to others. How much to share, when to share and what to say are often challenging aspects for parents and caregivers to navigate. This talk addresses common scenarios that parents encounter and guidance on how to handle them.
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1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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Evelyn R. Klein, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL; Cesar E. Ruiz, SLP.D., CCC/SLP., BCS-S; Louis R. Chesney, BSc
CE Credit Hours:
1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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03:30 PM - 05:15 PM EDT
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Katelyn Reed, MS, LLP; Jami Furr, PhD; Evelyn R. Klein, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL; Ruth Perednik, M.A.; Elisa Shipon-Blum, D.O.; Steven Kurtz, PhD, ABPP; Andrea Chronis-Tuscano, Ph.D; Rachel Merson, Psy.D.
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1.00
Live Interactive Webinar
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