Product Description

Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum's Guide, "The Ideal Classroom Setting for the Selectively Mute Child" is a wonderfully informative guidebook that will provide parents, teachers, and treating professionals with the advice necessary to help prepare the 'ideal class setting for the Selectively Mute child.'

This practical guide is informative and entertaining and goes into detail as to tactics that can be done in the school to benefit and accommodate the needs of the Selectively Mute child. Recommendations on testing, IEP development and multiple methods to help lower anxiety, build self esteem and increase communication comfort within the school are emphasized throughout this book.

This guide book is easy to read, graphically attractive and is a necessary reference for all those involved with a Selectively Mute child within the school environment.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #121318 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-01
• Released on: 2007-07-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 28 pages

Review
Very comprehensive, yet easy-to-use for parents, teachers and school personnel. -- Gretchen A. Parent of SM child

About the Author
Elisa Shipon-Blum DO is the CEO and Executive Medical Director of the Childhood Anxiety Network, Inc (CAN) and the Selective Mutism Group Childhood Anxiety Network. (SMG~CAN). Dr. Shipon-Blum is the President and Director of the Selective Mutism Anxiety Research and Treatment Center (SMART-C) located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In addition, Dr. Shipon-Blum is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology and Family Medicine at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is a board certified family physician with a subspecialty in Selective Mutism.

Dr. Shipon-Blum, or "Dr. E" as her patients refer to her, has dedicated years to studying, researching and treating individuals with Selective Mutism. She consults worldwide with families, treating- professionals and educators, and has helped hundreds upon hundreds of children from around the world overcome Selective Mutism. In addition, Dr. Shipon-Blum lectures throughout the country on the topic of Selective Mutism, and is considered one of the world’s leading experts in the treatment and understanding of the childhood anxiety disorder, Selective Mutism.

Dr. Shipon-Blum prides herself on being 'down to earth' and 'easy to speak to', and resides with her four young children and husband in the NE suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Customer Reviews

excellent introduction to selective mutism
As a parent of twins with Selective Mutism, I loan this book to the teacher every year to introduce SM. This book presents SM in a manner easy to understand and offers suggestions to ease anxiety. It has helped my children over come issues because the teacher understands what is going on.

Awesome Book!
If you are choosing a book on Selective Mutism for the first time, you probably don't know very many people who are familiar with this anxiety disorder. As a parent of an S.M. child I can relate to that. I am recommending a book (this book) for the first time because these books are costly and it's important to choose wisely. Upon receiving this book, I sat done and read it in one sitting. I then donated this book to our school teacher. She read it before the school year began. This book has been a wonderful asset to both of us. It explains everything you need to know about your child at school, it is easy to read and understand, and it gives provides detailed information on what to do. It also has a FAQ area in the back of the book. I highly recommend it!

Selective Mutism: Help for the teacher
I found the book to be very helpful in understanding selective mutism and it offered good suggestions for the teacher. It was a little pricey for such a small book and at times it was repetitive. It did however, offer enough practical insight and suggestions that made it a good purchase.