Selective Mutism

INSTRUCTORS:

Vivyan Alers

Occupational Therapist

Course Description

This presentation will look at the following topics:

• The aetiology
• Diagnosis
• DSM-5
• ICD-10 classifications
• Assessment and the treatment of s/elective mutism in children and adolescents
• Treatment related to the classroom; home environment and the occupational therapy setting and can be extrapolated to all therapy rooms
• Case studies from the literature and clinical experience
• The analogy of water droplets on a leaf