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Webinar- A Hard Pill to Swallow: The Medication Management of Children and Adolescents with Selective Mutism
June 7, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT
Free Webinar! Live Q&A!
This webinar is geared toward parents and caregivers, as well as treating professionals interested in incorporating medication in a treatment plan. Everyone is welcome!
To register, click below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_No_UqazmQkOlxJFCfmnY3A
When a child is diagnosed with Selective Mutism (SM), they usually get enrolled in a combination of family counseling, exposure therapy, and sometimes school supported programs. Many kids successfully make gains to overcome the difficulty in speaking in certain settings.
However, there are many children and adolescents diagnosed with SM that have certain risk factors that could increase the need to add medication into their treatment plan.
Due to misinformation and lack of understanding, there is often a very negative connotation to using Psychiatric medications in children. Parents are very apprehensive to start medications out of fear of how these can affect their child.
Through years of medical research and data collection, we know how to safely and effectively use medication in children with SM that require it to successfully overcome their challenges. This presentation will explain when medications are needed, which ones can be used and what to expect long term.
Objectives:
• Explain the traditional therapy model that is started as part of the initial treatment plan in addressing a child with Selective Mutism
• Understand other comorbidities and risk factors that can increase the likelihood of needing to add medication to the treatment plan for SM.
• Learn the most common medications used in treating SM, including dosing, side effects, and length of treatment.
• Discuss the safety and efficacy of these medications in children and adolescents.
• Understand the differences in clinical outcomes when using therapy, medication, or both in treating SM.
Presenter: Rupal Upadhyay, MD, FAAP
Dr. Rupal is a Board-Certified Pediatrician in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago where she lives with her husband, 3 children, and adorable puppy. She completed her undergraduate studies at The University of Chicago, in Chicago, IL. She then went on to The University of Illinois in Chicago for medical school. Her practice is Associates in Pediatrics in Elgin IL, 847-742-6888, www.aipdocs.com. Instagram is @associatesinpediatrics
