Webinar: S-CAT® Treatment and Strategies to Help Children/Teens with Selective Mutism Speak in School

Recorded October 28, 2020 – 12-1 pm Eastern

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Webinar S-CAT® Treatment and Strategies to Help Children/Teens with Selective Mutism Speak in School

Jennifer Brittingham, a licensed professional counselor at the SMart Center, discusses:
– What is S-CAT® -Social Communication Anxiety Treatment?
-S-CAT® and the treatment of Selective Mutism
-Diagnostic criteria, etiology, and presenting symptoms
-Contributing factors to SM
-Goals of S-CAT®
-S-CAT® strategies at home and within the school setting
-Using S-CAT® across educational platforms and current pandemic. Tools for transition.

Please click here for the presentation slides for the:
Selective Mutism Association Conference 2020 S-CAT and Selective Mutism J Brittingham Participant Handouts

Presenter: Jennifer Brittingham is a licensed professional counselor who specializes in the assessment and treatment of Selective Mutism. Jennifer has worked with the SMart Center (Selective Mutism, Anxiety, and Related Disorders Center) in Jenkintown, PA for nearly 2 decades utilizing Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum’s evidenced based treatment, S-CAT® (Social Communication Anxiety Treatment). In addition to the treatment that she provides to children, adolescents, teens and their families, Jennifer also consults with Intermediate Units, schools, and professionals across the country to educate and provide guidance using S-CAT® strategies.

In addition to the passion that she has for educating and helping children overcome their SM, Jennifer is also a wife and active mother of 3 amazing children who loves spending time outdoors and being creative.

This webinar was made possible by a generous grant from the Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Foundation, Inc.