Selectively mute children are at a significant disadvantage personally socially and educationally. This unique manual emphasises practical assessment and treatment and provides advice and information filling a significant gap in the availability of suitable resources in this field.Uses an approach based on behavioural principles and a hierarchy of stages of confident speaking originally conceived by Anthony Glassberg.Summarises relevant literature and theory and provides detailed ideas on assessment and management.Includes case examples photocopiable material and a discussion about progress transfer and discharge.Written for teachers clinical and educational psychologists speech language therapists child psychiatrists and parents.Chapters:Frequently asked questionsGeneral assessment considerations and implicationsPreliminary investigationChild interview and assessmentCreating the right environment: advice for home and schoolGeneral treatment considerationsOverview of the treatment progressionA structured treatment programmeEliciting speech for the first time/Generalising speech across people and settings/Effective practiceParent and teacher supportLetting goIllustrations of intervention.