- This event has passed.
Webinar Talking Matters: Consideration for Testing When Evaluating ChildrenWith Selective Mutism
August 22 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Live Webinar with Q & A! General registration is free!
Speakers: Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP & Brooke Catanzaro, PsyD
This program is intended for parents, caregivers, treating professionals & eductors. All are welcome.
This webinar has been approved for 1 CE credit. For those seeking CE credit, registration is $20.
For more information and to register, click here:
In this webinar, Drs. Busman and Catanzaro will talk about testing and the
differences between psycho educational testing and neuropsychological
testing. They will discuss some of the reasons that testing is pursued and some of the barriers when considering testing for children with a diagnosis of selective mutism. They will offer tips and strategies that caregivers can use when fading in evaluators and also when advocating for evaluators with
experience testing children with SM.
Learning Objectives
1) Describe the differences between testing completed by the school district
and neuropsychological testing
2) Name two strategies to use during a fade in with an evaluator
3) Discuss limitations of testing when using only nonverbal measures
Speakers:
Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP
Dr. Rachel Busman is a clinical psychologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders in children and adolescents. She is the Senior Director of the Child & Adolescent Anxiety & Related Disorders Program at Cognitive Behavioral Consultants (CBC), where she runs Voices Rising, an intensive group-based program for children with SM. Prior to joining CBC, she ran Brave Buddies, an internationally recognized SM program at the Child Mind Institute. She has extensive experience providing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to children, teenagers, and young adults struggling with psychiatric disorders, school difficulties, and behavioral problems. Dr. Busman is certified in Parent Child Interaction Therapy for SM (PCIT-SM) and is an interagency trainer. She is the past president of the SMA and continues to actively serve on the board.
Brooke Catanzaro, PsyD
Dr Catanzaro is an Associate Neuropsychologist at Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants. She has worked with a range of individuals including those with a variety of neurodevelopmental concerns, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, language-based learning challenges, learning disabilities, and social/emotional difficulties. Dr. Catanzaro also has experience evaluating children with selective mutism and genetic disorders.
This webinar is brought to you by the Selective Mutism Association and was made possible by a generous grant from the Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Foundation, Inc.
