About
Shawna Standiford, M.Ed., LPC
Who am I?
Currently, I am the Director of the Selective Mutism Program and Mighty Mouth Kids Camp - OKC at the OU Health Child Study Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. I am a PCIT-SM certified provider and was trained in PCIT-SM by Dr. Steven Kurtz, an expert in child psychology with a specialization in selective mutism, in 2017.
What is Selective Mutism?
Selective mutism (SM) is a rare anxiety disorder in children that is gaining in recognition and information on successful treatment. The disorder, which involves being able to talk fluently in certain familiar situations, but unable to speak in other situations, often the classroom, unfamiliar adults and/or children is known to be quite disabling for children and distressing for families.
What is the mission?
Brave Solutions, LLC is for families that have already obtained a diagnosis of SM for their child and have completed either individual, group, and/or an intensive out-patient treatment program but are looking for additional support in their every day life.
Family services
Individual video call
This 45-minute call is open to caregivers. Call goals are individualized to the family’s needs, determined prior to the appointment. Topics may include hierarchy building, fade-ins, community exposures, and navigating school.
Cost
$100/call
- Schedule with provider
- Oklahoma and out-of-state caregivers welcome
- Held on Google Meet
Community exposure
Community exposures are for families that have completed PCIT-SM services (i.e., individual, group, and/or intensive out-patient treatment group) and are seeking additional support in applying PCIT-SM skills in real-world settings such as, but not limited to, grocery stores, restaurants, school, library, etc.
Cost
- Location to be mutually agreed upon based on goals and needs of family.
- Available to families based in Oklahoma
video call or in-person meeting w/School personnel
Up to a 2 hour video call with parents and school staff. Call goals are individualized to the family’s needs, determined prior to the appointment.Topics may include a presentation on SM and how to promote Brave Talking in the classroom and/or Q&A for specific questions related to the child’s needs.
Cost
- Schedule with provider
- Oklahoma and out-of-state caregivers welcome
- Held on Google Meet when virtual
school exposure
School exposures are for families that have completed PCIT-SM services (i.e., individual, group, and/or intensive out-patient treatment group) and are seeking support in their child’s school for fade-ins and/or in the classroom.
Cost
- Available to families based in Oklahoma
Monthly Call
This 60-minute call is open to caregivers. Call goals include building a community of families with similar experiences. This is an open forum call but topics may include hierarchy building, fade-ins, community exposures, and navigating school.
Cost
$50/call
- 2nd Tuesday of the month, 6:00 - 7:00 PM CST
- 10 person max
- Oklahoma and out-of-state caregivers welcome
- Held on Google Meet
Selective mutism presentation
who for?
This overview of SM is designed for professionals in school, medical, or behavioral health settings.
objectives
Identify and distinguish the symptoms of SM from other early childhood developmental disorders.
Discuss the role of genetics and environment in the development of SM.
Identify skills to engage with children that encourage speech rather than enabling avoidance of speaking.
cost
$500 for 1.5-2 hour presentation
$700 for 3 hour workshop with skills practice
Payment
monthly caregiver call
Payment is due prior to joining each individual call. If payment has not been made, admission to the call will be denied.
Community & School exposure
Payment is due at the time of receipt of invoice.
*Cancellations less than 24 hours in advance will be charged a $75 cancellation fee.
Virtual calls
Payment is due prior to joining call. If payment has not been made admission to the call will be denied and the option to reschedule will be provided.
*Cancellations less than 24 hours in advance will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.
Payment method
Square
* Square is a HIPPA compliant platform. All transactions will include a 3.5% + .30 cent processing fee.
Travel expenses
For families outside of the service area (0 - 10 miles), there is an option to request provider to travel. If the travel request is agreed upon, the following fees will be added to the $150/hr rate for the exposure:
- For 10.1 - 20 miles an additional $30 flat fee will be added.
- For 20.1 - 30 miles an additional $50 flat fee will be added.
- Any travel 30.1 miles and beyond will be calculated based upon travel time at providers travel rate of $75/hr. Time will begin at providers point of origin and end upon arrival at community exposure location. Travel time will commence at the conclusion of the exposure and conclude upon provider reaching point of origin.
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shop with Brave Solutions
The proceeds from these items are used to further the mission of Brave Solutions, LLC to treat children with SM in their community.
Items available include: T-shirts, hat, sweatshirts, notebook, coffee mug, etc.
Want to donate?
Treating children with SM is truly a passion of mine. What I’ve learned from all of my years of treatment is that it takes a village to help support any child. Children with SM benefit from having toys and games available to them when practicing their Brave Talking. Kids learn and relax through play and by interacting with things that they enjoy. My goal is to build a library of games, toys, and rewards to set them up for success during their exposures.
If you would like to donate to building this library please follow the link below. Thank you for your support!
