Product Description

The Supplement Treatment Guide Book to Understanding Katie is meant to supplement the story book, ‘Understanding Katie,’ in order to help others understand Katie’s feelings, explain Katie’s actions, and to introduce tactics/techniques for parents, teachers and treating professionals that can be used in order to help and offer support to a child with SM in times of stress and frustration. By reading ‘Understanding Katie,’ adults involved in the life of a child with Selective Mutism and social anxiety will hopefully begin to comprehend how this child feels and perhaps learn productive ways in which to help.

For individuals learning about Selective Mutism, there are certain important concepts to understand. The Supplement Guide goes over in detail, necessary therapeutic terms and that should be used to help the child suffering in silence.

To truly understand how to HELP the child with SM, individuals need to ‘SEE" Selective Mutism as a true communication anxiety. Treatment should never be geared towards getting the child to speak immediately but helping the child progress through the stages of communication in a step-wise fashion which is based on the child's present communication anxiety level.

Treatment should be focused on the WHOLE CHILD, not their mutism. The Supplement Treatment Guide to Understanding Katie will therefore help parents, teachers and treating professionals SEE SM from the correct perspective and therefore be able to help ease the child anxiety while at the same time, help the child build their self esteem as well as communication and confidence in social settings.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #638987 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 28 pages

Review
Excellent addition to the book, Understanding Katie! Helped us understand SM so much better. Thank you! -- Michael Lang, PhD Phila. PA

Excellently written and shows Dr. Shipon-Blum's depth of understanding of Selective Mutism. Comprehensive and detailed source about SM. -- Rebecca Kinkaid, Social Worker

The Guide explained Dr. Shipon-Blum's concepts beautifully. A wealth of valuable information -- Sara B. First grade Teacher

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-Center) 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

Review from a special education teacher
I am a special education teacher and I have searched high and low for a book that would be beneficial for me, my student, and the parents. After reading this book, I realized that this book is a necessity for anyone who comes in contact with a selective mute child/person/student/relative... ECT... I have gained many techniques and information from this book. Prior to this book, could not find any decent books relating to the selective mute except this one. Not only is this book "decent" it should be mandatory! If you do not purchased this book you will be missing out valuable information that the doctors don't even know!