Using Telehealth for Selective Mutism Treatment: Expanding on Lessons Learned Through Research and Practice

This webinar will highlight the use of telehealth methods for treating selective mutism in youth. A brief review of relevant recent findings related to the use of telehealth in youth across different disorders will be conducted, followed by a discussion of the considerations one must take before implementing exposure via telehealth with youth. The preparation and implementation of exposures, including case examples and discussion, will be highlighted. Audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions about how to use telehealth to conduct particular exposures that may be relevant for...Read more moving treatment forward. Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify two considerations for providing services remotely and highlight some of the associated challenges and/or improvements relative to traditional in-person care.
  • List three ways to incorporate telehealth in conducting exposures with youth with selective mutism.
  • Discuss advantages and disadvantages of telehealth services for youth with selective mutism.
  • Identify two recent research findings to support the use of telehealth services with families.
  • Implement two strategies to help prepare for exposures via telehealth with youth with selective mutism.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Learning Levels

  • All Levels

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Live Interactive Webinar

08:00 PM EDT - 09:00 PM EDT

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About the speaker

Jami Furr, PhD

Jami Furr, PhD

Florida International University
Dr. Jami Furr is a Clinical Associate Professor and Senior Psychologist in the Mental Health Interventions and Novel Therapeutics (MINT) Program, and Developer of the Selective Mutism Program at Florida International University Center for Children and Families (CCF). Dr. Furr obtained her doctorate in clinical psychology from Temple University, and completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the NYU Child Study Center and Bellevue Hospital Program in New York. Dr. Furr currently serves as a Trainer for the Network for Expanding Child Wellness in Disaster-Affected Youth (or NEW DAY) - a SAMHSA-funded and National Child Traumatic Stress Network affiliated program providing largescale training and consultation in disaster mental health to youth-serving professionals in disaster-hit regions and disaster-prone regions across the United States. Dr. Furr has extensive clinical expertise and research interests in cognitive and behavioral treatments of childhood anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders, with a particular focus on preschool mental health. She has served as the Clinical Director of several federally funded randomized trials evaluating the acceptability and utility of telehealth strategies for expanding the scope and reach of mental health care; and currently provides training and supervision for clinical services for anxiety, OCD, and/or disruptive behavior problems for children and adolescents. Dr. Furr also has led the field of selective mutism in youth regarding clinical and research programs. She is the Past-President of the Selective Mutism Association and has continued to serve on their Board of Directors for the last 7 years. Dr. Furr is currently conducting one of the first long-term outcome studies on children with selective mutism. She has numerous publications and conducts trainings locally and nationally in the areas of trauma, anxiety, and selective mutism in youth. In 2019, Dr. Furr was the recipient of the Anne Marie Albano Early Career Award for the Integration of Science and Practice from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) and the Florida International University College of Arts, Sciences, and Education Award for Research.

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