How to Help Kids Who Stutter. Let's Talk About It!

This course will go through a brief history of stuttering therapy throughout the years, the differences between the main theories/approaches to stuttering therapy, and how to support children who stutter (CWS) in the school setting (as well as in their world outside of school.) It will help in the understanding of social stigma, microaggressions, and the use of positive vs negative descriptors regarding stuttering along with talking about ways to help CWS and their parents gain advocacy skills and how to collect data and write measurable goals for CWS.

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Stuttering is a complex and misunderstood speech condition with a neurological basis. Many Speech and Language Pathology graduate programs do not adequately prepare students for treating stuttering, leaving well-meaning clinicians to resort to outdated, unhelpful methods of treatment, though no fault of their own. This course will go through a brief history of stuttering therapy throughout the years, the differences between the main theories/approaches to stuttering therapy, and how to support children who stutter (CWS) in the school setting (as well as in their world outside of school.) It will help in the understanding of social stigma, microaggressions, and the use of positive vs negative descriptors regarding stuttering along with talking about ways to help CWS and their parents gain advocacy skills and how to collect data and write measurable goals for CWS.

Presenters

Lucy Reed
MA, CCC-SLP
Lucy Reed is an ASHA certified speech and language pathologist (SLP) with 22 years of experience. She worked for 17 years as a school-based SLP in a public school district and has worked for the past 5 years providing speech therapy via tele-practice. Lucy is someone who stutters and is an active participant in the global stuttering community. She lives in New Jersey, where she is the owner of a private speech therapy practice where she provides services to those who stutter across the lifespan.

Learning Objectives

Name 3 main theories of stuttering therapy
Identify 3 shifts in therapy practices that create a supportive environment for children who stutter
Explain at least 3 ways in which school staff can help create a supportive environment for children who stutter
List 3 ways to enhance outcomes by helping CWS and their parents learn advocacy skills
Name at least 4 microaggressions that can occur during the course of stuttering therapy
List at least 2 measurable IEP goals for CWS

Agenda

10 minutes	Nature of Stuttering. History of Stuttering Therapy
10 minutes	Shifts in stuttering therapy
10 minutes	Stigma, microaggressions, Negative vs Positive Descriptors
10 minutes	Advocacy skills
10 minutes	Goal Writing
10 minutes	Summary and Q/A

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Lucy is the owner of Lucy Reed Stuttering Treatment, a speech therapy practice in New Jersey. Lucy is receiving compensation for this course.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Lucy is a volunteer board member of Stamily, a volunteer for The World Stuttering Network, and has served in the past as a volunteer for the National Stuttering Association.
Speakers - Content	Lucy has no additional content information to disclose.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This course is being sponsored by SLP Toolkit.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level, Professional Area

How to Help Kids Who Stutter. Let's Talk About It!: $20.00
This course provides an overview of stuttering therapy's evolution, compares key approaches, and offers practical guidance for supporting children who stutter both in and out of school. Learn how to address social stigma, use empowering language, build advocacy skills, and develop measurable, meaningful goals. Includes access to the recorded course and optional ASHA reporting.