Speechmark The Selective Mutism Resources Manual
Speechmark The Selective Mutism Resources Manual
EAMT14089
Product code: EAMT14089
Product Description
Selectively mute children are at a significant disadvantage personally, socially and educationally. This unique manual emphasises practical assessment and treatment and provides advice and information, filling a significant gap in the availability of suitable resources in this field.
- Uses an approach based on behavioural principles and a hierarchy of stages of confident speaking originally conceived by Anthony Glassberg.
- Summarises relevant literature and theory and provides detailed ideas on assessment and management.
- Includes case examples, photocopiable material, and a discussion about progress, transfer and discharge.
- Written for teachers, clinical and educational psychologists, speech language therapists, child psychiatrists and parents.
Chapters:
- Frequently asked questions
- General assessment considerations and implications
- Preliminary investigation
- Child interview and assessment
- Creating the right environment: advice for home and school
- General treatment considerations
- Overview of the treatment progression
- A structured treatment programme
- Eliciting speech for the first time/Generalising speech across people and settings/Effective practice
- Parent and teacher support
- Letting go
- Illustrations of intervention.
Further Information
- Author
- Alison Wintgens and Maggie Johnson
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Colour
- Multi
- Development Need
- Speech and language
- Product Type
- Books
Selectively mute children are at a significant disadvantage personally, socially and educationally. This unique manual emphasises practical assessment and treatment and provides advice and information, filling a significant gap in the availability of suitable resources in this field.
- Uses an approach based on behavioural principles and a hierarchy of stages of confident speaking originally conceived by Anthony Glassberg.
- Summarises relevant literature and theory and provides detailed ideas on assessment and management.
- Includes case examples, photocopiable material, and a discussion about progress, transfer and discharge.
- Written for teachers, clinical and educational psychologists, speech language therapists, child psychiatrists and parents.
Chapters:
- Frequently asked questions
- General assessment considerations and implications
- Preliminary investigation
- Child interview and assessment
- Creating the right environment: advice for home and school
- General treatment considerations
- Overview of the treatment progression
- A structured treatment programme
- Eliciting speech for the first time/Generalising speech across people and settings/Effective practice
- Parent and teacher support
- Letting go
- Illustrations of intervention.
Further Information
- Author
- Alison Wintgens and Maggie Johnson
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Colour
- Multi
- Development Need
- Speech and language
- Product Type
- Books