Gaining Support for Selective Mutism in Children

Sunshine Support is an award-winning, independent SEND & ALN consultancy supporting families and professionals across England and Wales.Since 2017, we have helped over 80,000 parents, carers and professionals navigate the complexities of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Our work spans EHCP applications, tribunals, advocacy, school support and specialist training, all delivered with a clear focus on achieving meaningful, lasting outcomes for children and young people.We are known for combining deep legal knowledge with real-world experience, offering practical, compassionate guidance that cuts through confusion and empowers those we support. From one-to-one consultancy to large-scale training and national awareness campaigns, our mission is simple: to ensure children receive the support they are legally entitled to and genuinely need.At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to clarity, integrity and impact.When you attend a Sunshine Support event, you are not just gaining information. You are gaining the confidence, understanding and tools to take action.

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How to identify, gain a diagnosis & gain support for Selective Mutism in Children

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<h2>We are delighted to welcome award winning Speech &amp; Language therapist LIBBY HILL back to deliver her highly regarded workshop on SELECTIVE MUTISM.</h2>During this workshop we will take a closer look at selective mutism, and cover the following;<ul><li>Causes of Selective Mutism</li><li>Traits and presentations of Selective Mutism</li><li>Assessment and diagnosis of Selective Mutism</li><li>Practical ways that we can help a child or young person with Selective Mutism</li></ul>The workshop is ideal for parents, carers and professionals.Libby is and award winning Speech &amp; Language Therapist and the Founder/Director of <a href="http://www.private-speech-therapy.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SmallTalk Speech &amp; Language Therapy</a> and offers assessments and therapies all over the UK. She is highly regarded by top professionals in the UK for her work in the field of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities tribunals.As always there will be time for questions throughout the presentation. Slides, references and CPD certificates will be available to attendees along with a recording to watch the webinar again for up to 30 days afterwards.

<h1>About Libby Hill</h1>Libby qualified as a speech and language therapist from the prestigious University College, London in 1986. She remains as passionate about what she does now as she was then, which most definitely comes across in her work. Her practical, pragmatic approach works well with all children. She is a member of the Royal College of Speech and language therapists and ASLTIP and is registered with the Health Professions Council. She also has an enhanced CRB/DBS check.Libby set up Small Talk Speech and language therapy in 2007 which has grown to include speech and language therapists, SLT assistants, early years practitioners and counsellors with access to Clinical Psychology and Educational Psychology. She set up Smart Talkers Pre-School communication groups in 2009 which are franchised in the UK and abroad. In 2011 she created S &amp; L World, the global bulletin for Speech and language professionals which she continues to edit. Her latest projects include a website to provide speech therapy materials and being consultant speech and language therapist to Channel 4s ‘Born naughty?’.

<h1>How do our webinars work? </h1>Once you have purchased a ticket, you will be emailed a link to register for the event on ZOOM. It’s really important you register as soon as possible, as we manually check everyone in for safeguarding and security reasons. Once registered you will be sent a link to join us on the night, almost as if the 'room to the door' is opened for you and you're checked in. Click on the link to the ZOOM room 15 mins before the live webinar is to start, and make sure you are logged into ZOOM beforehand. If you encounter any issues please visit www.sunshine-support.org/troubleshooting The video of the webinar will be available to watch for 30 days after the webinar takes place, so if you need to leave the webinar at any time or can't make it at that specific time you can watch again at your leisure. The link to the recording will be sent to you within 24 hours of the webinar taking place.

<h1>D﻿ISCLAIMER</h1>The views expressed in the webinar are of the presenter and not Sunshine Support as an organisation. The information detailed on this page is accurate at the time of publishing. We reserve the right to change the speaker at any time. There maybe events outside of our control that contribute to this and our intention will always be to ensure the webinar goes ahead and meets the brief as closely as possible.

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