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Leicester, Saturday, 22nd June 2013. 10.30 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Price: £25 per head, inclusive of buffet lunch and information pack.
Morning Session:
Selective Mutism Workshop, presented by Victoria Roe, former SENCo.
The session will provide an insight into this condition and its effect on sufferers. It will outline principles of intervention, examine strategies for treatment, and consider how parents and professionals can help children and young people.
It is suitable for those who have little or no knowledge about SM but want to learn more about how to help children and parents affected by the condition.
Afternoon Session:
‘How Intense is this Silence?’ presented by Kate Jones, Senior Music Therapist, Lambeth.
Helping Parents: A short talk by Alice Sluckin OBE, Chair of SMIRA and Retired Psychiatric Social Worker.
A general discussion session will follow, as time allows.
Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a booking form, or download from our post on the Forum under Resources/Training Courses.
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Matt Holdback, 30, who suffered from selective mutism as a child, was recently chosen as an Olympic Torch Bearer for the Gloucestershire leg of the Torch Relay, having been nominated by his mother. 
Matt told SMIRA: ‘I had selective mutism from around the age of four and a half until about nine. In those days people didn’t know much about the condition and it was very hard to deal with.
If I did manage to say a word, I would find myself with a gang of children around me, saying ‘Wow, he spoke,’ which made it even harder. In the Leicestershire village where I grew up I was always known as ‘the kid that didn’t speak.’
I was always a keen footballer though, and that helped.
Life changed for me when I left to go to University in Gloucestershire. I had started to speak by that time and involved myself in University life, although I still felt a little anxious about talking.
Whenever I was expected to give a speech or presentation I made sure I pushed myself out of my comfort zone, and in time things became easier.’
Matt is now working as a Personal Trainer and also runs holiday camps in Gloucestershire for children, called Just Camps.
Since his Olympic Torch experience he has been asked to speak in a number of local schools and is keen to help other sm sufferers where he can.
This much-acclaimed DVD was produced by SMIRA in conjunction with Leicester University Dept. of Education, funded by a grant from the DfES.Widely used as a training film throughout the UK and abroad, but also recommended viewing for parents.
Running time:24 minutes
Price: £13.00 inc. p & p within the UK
See also the 'Silent Children' book which is a companion to the DVD.
Available to order direct from SMIRA - an order form is available in the 'Downloads' section.
Thanks to Alison and Maggie ALL ROYALTIES COME TO SMIRA!!
This is a new book by Maggie Johnson and Alison Wintgens,published by Jessica Kingsley.
List Price £7.99
Publishing date 15th June 2012
'Meet Hannah - a young girl with selective mutism (SM). Hannah invites readers to learn about sm from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is, what it feels like to have sm, and how they can help.
This illustrated book is packed with accessible information and will be an ideal introduction to selective mutism. It shows family, friends and teachers how they can support a child with the condition and is also a good place to start when encouraging children with sm to talk about how it affects them.'
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book/9781849052894
Can I tell you about Selective Mutism? by Maggie Johnson and Alison Wintgens is published by Jessica Kingsley (RRP £7.99, ISBN: 978-1-84905-289-4). To buy a copy at the discounted price of £6.99, please go to http://www.jkp.com, or call +44 (0)20 7833 2307, quoting the code ‘JOHSMI’.Offer expires 31st December 2012.
