Online Selective Mutism Association Annual Conference 2022
The Selective Mutism Association is excited to announce our annual conference on October 1 and 2, 2022 and will be held this year in a fully-virtual format. We are excited to continue to offer innovative, meaningful content, to share advances in the assessment and treatment of SM, and to connect with a wider audience of participants from across the world. We are also pleased to share that we are continuing our dedicated track of content intended for individuals with SM (ages 17 and up). It will be a wonderful time of gathering for the selective mutism community to learn the latest in evidence-based information, support one another and connect our community! All sessions will be recorded and available for later viewing for 60 days for those who register for the conference. Although we hope you can attend the conference live, if you cannot do that, you can watch all sessions at a later date. For professionals wishing to obtain continuing education credits, please note that these credits can only be obtained if you attend live conference sessions–you can not watch recorded sessions and obtain continuing education credits. You will not be able to register for the conference after the conference has passed to watch recorded sessions, so be sure to register prior to the conference.
Special Note to all Individuals with SM:
SMA recognizes that resources for older individuals who have SM are scarce and thus, for individuals with SM (ages 17 and older), SMA will be offering the Individuals with SM track for FREE! Individuals with SM will be able to attend our Individual track sessions on Saturday and then be able to return for our Hear Our Voices panel and Expert Q&A session on Sunday. Presentations for the Individuals with SM track will only be offered on Saturday, October 1, 2022 and the Hear Our Voices and Expert Q&A panel will be offered on October 2, 2022.
Individuals with SM (geared toward ages 17 and older) may register for this track for free on our registration page. Please note that those that choose this option will only have access to the Individual Track (including the Hear Our Voices and Expert Q&A panel) and will not have access to the professional and caregiver-friendly tracks. For those registrants who would like access to all talks, including the professional, caregiver-friendly, and individual tracks, you will need to register for the entire conference.
Date and Location
The online live virtual conference will begin on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 10:00am ET and conclude on Sunday, October 2 by 5:15pm ET.
Tracks: Professional, Caregivers & Individuals with SM (Ages 17 and up)
The conference will offer presentations for professionals, parents/family, and individuals with SM, but any person can attend any session that interests them. All registrants will have a choice of different presentations to attend. In addition to these sessions, we will offer an Expert Q&A panel and a Hear Our Voices panel where people talk about their lives and recovery from SM.
Continuing Education
Please see the CE Info conference tab and the individual presentations for CE Approval Information.
Scholarships
We are excited to offer a limited number of need-based scholarships for the upcoming SMA conference. We are offering 3 types of scholarships for those in financial need: caregivers, individuals with selective mutism, and BIPOC-Identifying Professionals, or Professional who serve the underrepresented/BIPOC community.
1. Caregivers: https://forms.gle/Ab5BsmGQhzFSgH2X7
2. BPOC- Professionals or Professionals who serve the underrepresented/BIPOC community: https://forms.gle/L87AN3LNJTmKRzmQ8
If interested and in need, please complete the google form for the specific type of scholarship. As part of the form you will be required to give a statement of need as well as answer a few other questions related to each scholarship.
Please note: All scholarship submissions must be received by midnight ET on August 19, 2022. Eligible participants will be entered into a drawing, from which scholarship recipients will be selected. All recipients of the scholarships, as well as all who submitted, will be notified of their application status by August 29, 2022. Please do not register separately until you have been notified by SMA.
