SAFE-STEPS: Rethinking Selective Mutism – Safety Before Speech

SAFE-STEPS™: Rethinking Selective Mutism – Safety Before Speech
Let’s Talk Small Talk with Libby Hill
What if we've been approaching selective mutism from the wrong direction? What if, instead of focusing on getting a child to speak, we first focused on creating the conditions in which communication feels safe?
In this solo episode of Let’s Talk Small Talk, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist Libby Hill introduces her SAFE-STEPS™ approach to selective mutism, drawing on 40 years of clinical experience and her work with children, teenagers and families.
Libby explores why selective…