I Can Do That! Helping Students Overcome Challenges

Guiding students through the process of stuttering therapy requires that clinicians understand how people face challenges and make changes in their lives. This presentation will describe a broad model of the process to help clinicians see how to incorporate problem-solving skills, creativity, and new ways of thinking into therapy, so that their students will be better prepared to face the many challenges associated with stuttering.

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Presenters

J Scott Yaruss
PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF, F-ASHA
J. Scott Yaruss is a Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University and President of Stuttering Therapy Resources. His research, funded by NIH and NSF, examines ways of reducing adverse impact experienced by people who stutter. He has published more than 400 articles, books, and other resources, and given more than 1000 presentations for audiences around the world.

Learning Objectives

Describe the “skilled helper” model of the process of change.
Describe 2 key counseling skills related to helping students reduce negative affective and cognitive reactions to stuttering.
Describe 2 key counseling skills related to helping students problem-solve when faced with the everyday challenges associated with stuttering.

Agenda

20 minutes	The Skilled Helper Model of the process of change
25 minutes	Counseling Skills for reducing negative affective and cognitive reactions to stuttering
25 minutes	Counseling Skills for problem-solving the challenges associated with stuttering
20 minutes	Integrating skills with the helping model

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	J. Scott Yaruss (he/him) has a financial relationship with Stuttering Therapy Resources involving Ownership, Intellectual Property, and Royalties materials related to stuttering and stuttering therapy. J. Scott Yaruss is receiving compensation for this series.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	J. Scott Yaruss has no relevant nonfinancial relationship to disclose.
Course - Content	J. Scott Yaruss' presentation will present a range of approaches, many of which are described in his published works from Stuttering Therapy Resources.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This course is being sponsored by SLP Toolkit and Stuttering Therapy Resources Inc.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.15 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level, Professional Area

To earn ASHA CEUs you must complete the courses by viewing them, provide course feedback, pass the exams with a score of 80 or more, provide your ASHA credentials, and confirm submission.

I Can Do That! Helping Students Overcome Challenges: $25.00
This course offers a broad framework for understanding how students navigate challenges and change, providing clinicians with tools to guide them through the stuttering therapy process. Learn how to integrate problem-solving, creativity, and flexible thinking to help students build resilience and confidently manage the complexities of stuttering. Includes access to the recorded course and optional ASHA reporting.