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Webinar: Anxious Self Advocacy for Individuals and Teens with Selective Mutism
January 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST
Free Webinar! Live Q&A!
For teens and young adults with Selective Mutism.
To register, click below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CQ7u_eFrSNKZ_0F-dNIP5g
When you have anxiety, being able to advocate for your wants, needs, and goals can be especially difficult. In this webinar, Jonathan Kohlmeier, who has first-hand experience with selective mutism, will talk about how teenagers and young adults with SM can practice self-advocacy in their daily lives. This talk will review how you can explain SM to others, how to get a sense of your own anxiety goals, and how to identity where self-advocacy can make those goals more obtainable.
Presenter: Jonathan Kohlmeier is from upstate New York and graduated from Babson College with a B.S. in Business Administration concentrating in Finance and Technology. He was diagnosed with selective mutism at age five and is passionate about helping the countless individuals and caregivers that face similar challenges. He has volunteered at multiple SM intensive treatment programs at both Kurtz Psychology Consulting and the Child Mind Institute. As an Ending the Silence speaker with the National Alliance on Mental Illness – Rockland, Jonathan presents to students, teachers, and administrators about his lived mental health experiences. Additionally, he often speaks to SM support groups and schools about his memoir on selective mutism called Learning to Play the Game: My Journey Through Silence. He was featured on PBS Keeping Kids Healthy and BBC Our World. Jonathan is excited to continue his outreach work with SMA.
https://www.learningtoplaythegame.com
