M.S., CCC-SLP
Caryn Herring, M.S., CCC-SLP is a person who stutters, a speech-language pathologist, and a doctoral candidate at Michigan State University. Her research interests include the process of desensitization, exposure therapy, and the impact of voluntary stuttering. She is involved in stuttering support organizations as a co-host of the podcast: StutterTalk and the Chairperson of Friends – The National Association of Young People Who Stutter.
Caryn Herring is receiving compensation from Bright Ideas Media for this presentation.
Caryn Herring is the Chairperson of Friends - The National Association of Young People Who Stutter.
Caryn Herring has no relevant content information to disclose.
This course is being sponsored by SLP Toolkit and Stuttering Therapy Resources Inc.
- Describe three ways that stuttering may impact a person's life.
- Describe two consequences of reinforcing fluency strategies.
- Explain how the experience of stuttering is more than observable disfluencies.
| 5 mins | Introduction |
| 10 mins | Description of stuttering, covert stuttering, the impact of early therapy, being ready to make a change, and coping during school-age years |
| 10 mins | Description of stuttering, the long-term impact of being covert, finding support, and therapy during adulthood |
| 5 mins | Effective communication, changes over time |