You Want Me To Do What? Building Trust with Students and Caregivers

To be successful in stuttering therapy, students need to be able to take risks and try new approaches for coping with stuttering. To help students accomplish these necessary goals, clinicians need to be able to build trust with students and caregivers alike. This presentation will review key counseling skills for listening and responding to students in order to build a strong therapeutic alliance and develop trust as a foundation for every aspect of therapy.

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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

List benefits and costs for 3 different modes of interacting with students and caregivers.
Describe 2 key counseling skills related to listening.
Describe 2 key counseling skills related to responding with empathy.

Agenda

15 minutes	Different ways of interacting with clients
20 minutes	Counseling skills for listening
25 minutes	Counseling skills for responding with empathy

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 an honorarium for his work on the Stuttering 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 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level, Professional Area

You Want Me To Do What? Building Trust with Students and Caregivers: $25.00
Successful stuttering therapy starts with a strong therapeutic alliance. This course teaches key counseling skills to help clinicians listen deeply, respond with empathy, and build trust with both students and caregivers—creating the foundation for meaningful growth and progress. Includes access to the recorded course and optional ASHA reporting.