Podcast: Speak Up! with Deetza (Franklin) Rosen

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Welcome to the Jofa Preventive Health Podcast hosted by the Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association. We provide you with up-to-date information on health topics geared towards the Orthodox Jewish community. This podcast content is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice or as a substitute for the medical advice of a physician. r e e l Feel Media, which teaches children how to regulate their emotions through catchy songs that are culturally appropriate for the Orthodox Jewish community. In her private practice, in addition to working with children on emotional regulation, Ditsa specializes in working with children with a diagnosis of selective mutism. These children struggle to speak in some settings such as school. Ditsa uses as an intervention protocol developed by Dr. Steven Kurtz. She has seen tremendous progress using this method and is eager to share these strategies with others to benefit as many children as possible. So, we're going to put it actually um super excited to discuss selective mutism which not everybody is aware of. I I suspect that it's under-diagnosed. Um so I really would like to talk about that. Um I first want to start with some definitions. Let's talk about what selective mutism is and what it is not, please. Yeah, okay. Thanks so much again for having me. Um so, selective mutism is is an anxiety disorder. It's very closely related to social anxiety. And basically is when a child who can

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1. 0:04Welcome to the Jofa Preventive Health Podcast hosted by the Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association. We…
2. 7:46so it may really overlap more. They may have mutism in public spaces because they're aware…
3. 13:55Who would make the diagnosis? Um so, because it is a a mental health-related thing, you…
4. 19:31when it, you know, when it wasn't going on as long. Um but once a kid…
5. 25:36to be able to give a response. And then once they give a response, their anxiety…
6. 31:42of school in the classroom with 25 other students, it's right away they're already a even…
7. 37:19do we actually get the speech? Um so, it's a gradual exposure intervention. Um so, we…
8. 43:23push for a verbal response. So if they're shaking their head, nodding their head, or pointing,…
9. 49:00"What could you say to join it, you know, who do you want to play with?"…
10. 55:02sometimes. So, you know, I'm saying we all want to know how to help people and…

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