Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum is the President & Director of the Selective Mutism Anxiety Research & Treatment Center (SMart Center) located in NE Phila. PA. She is the Director Emeritus & Founder of the Selective Mutism Group~Childhood Anxiety Network (SMG~CAN ). ‘Dr. E’ is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology & Family Medicine at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is an accomplished author and has been a featured expert on national television shows such as CNN, Good Morning America & Inside Edition. Dr. E has been featured in Time Magazine, New York Times, Chicago Tribune and other national/international media. She has developed the treatment approach, Social  Communication Anxiety Treatment  (SCAT),  that has been used successfully with 1,000’s of children worldwide.
*Presenting in Boca Raton, FL; San Francisco, CA; Phila. PA

Donna Spillman-Kennedy MS, CCC-SLP, is the Director of Speech & Language and the Continuing Education Administrator at the Smart Center. Donna is an active member of the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NJSHA) and currently serves on the NJSHA Board of Directors. Donna  has been active in the field of S/L for 21 years. She provides consultation/evaluation services for students within school and helps to develop/implement IEP and 504 plans. Donna performs in-service training workshops to school districts on the topic of Selective Mutism.
*Presenting in: Long Island, NY; Newark, NJ; Cincinatti, OH; Boston, MA

NOTE: Presenters can change for above conferences. ONE of both presenters above may be present for any conference listed.