An intervention in treating selective mutism using expressive therapies continuum framework

• Main Authors: Fernandez, Karina Therese G., Serrano, Krista Camille M., Tongson, Monica Camille C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Selective mutism; Behavior therapy for children; Play therapy; Applied Behavior Analysis; Child Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/5948
• Institution: De La Salle University

Selective mutism is characterized by a child’s inability to speak in certain situations while they manifest adequate speaking in other settings or with particular people. It is considered a type of anxiety disorder where the child dreads situations where there is an expectation to speak for fear of...