Working with Selective Mutism

Can be taken as an individual course or as a part of:

The British Psychological Society Approved through the BPS Quality Mark Scheme.

1 day 9:30am – 4:30pm 7 CPD hours

Course Brief

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This course forms part of the following certificate:


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This course forms part of the following certificate:

Learning outcomes for the day will be:

  • How common Selective Mutism is and the factors that increase the risk for this problem
  • Other factors that might be present when working with a child with Selective Mutism
  • How to distinguish between Selective Mutism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders
  • How to measure, assess and formulate Selective Mutism
  • Getting the teacher and the whole class involved in treating Selective Mutism
  • The role of speech and language therapists in treating Selective Mutism
  • Using CBT to treat Selective Mutism at an individual level, with parents and with the whole class

Book all modules together as a full Certificate programme
(CBT Introductory Course to be booked separately)


This Course is now available as a full recording via SDS Online Video Training (OVT)


Title: Working with Selective Mutism

Modality: CBT

CPD Hours Attached: 7 CPD Hours

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Book all modules together as a full Certificate programme
(CBT Introductory Course to be booked separately)

Click here for the full SDS Accreditation terms for the BPS Approved Certificate in CBT for Children and Adolescents (see Accreditation tab)

Course Tutor

Dr Rebecca Linnell
Principal Clinical Psychologist

Dr Rebecca Linnell worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Manchester for over 10 years, in 2012 she joined the Psychological Therapies Training Centre in Salford to develop the CYP Talking Therapies programme, a Government initiative aiming to transform children’s mental health services. For many years she’s been involved in training mental health professionals, leading the CBT Pathway of the Postgraduate Diploma in Evidence-based Psychotherapies for Children and Young People.