COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO TREATING TEENS AND ADULTS WHO STUTTER

Course overview

This course will provide the speech language pathologist with a comprehensive approach to help teens and adults who stutter learn new ways to manage their disfluent speech. A comprehensive approach refers to teaching speech management tools to make the stuttering less annoying and at the same time help the person change negative attitudes and emotions and move forward with life. The course begins with a description of stuttering and useful models of stuttering origin and treatment. We briefly discuss assessment and then proceed into treatment, beginning with prerequisite considerations. We then cover goals, introduce a useful framework for thinking about treatment, introduce speech management tools, and cover approaches to help change attitudes and emotions and move toward acceptance. We will also discuss medications and stuttering, electronic speech aids, and support groups and podcast programs. A special section of the course will deal with the specific challenges presented by teens who stutter. The course ends with four case studies of adult and teen clients who stutter. Objective Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Identify the two goals involved in a comprehensive approach to treating stuttering Identify six speech management tools useful in treating stuttering Identify six strategies for helping a client change attitudes and emotions surrounding stuttering Name the most important characteristic needed by clinicians treating adults and teens who stutter Identify and describe three visuals found to be helpful with clients who stutter Additional Information Duration: 6 Hours CE Credit: 0.6 Course Level: Professional, Introductory Course Timeline: 10 min: Housekeeping 20 min: Intro to the topic 30 min: What is stuttering 20 min: Models 20 min: Core behaviors 20 min: Assessment 20 min: Treatment prerequisites and goals 30 min: Seven step treatment outline 45 min: Speech management tools 60 min: Counseling tools 30 min: Meds, electronic aids support groups, podcasts 45 min: Specific teen approaches 30 min: Case Studies and conclusion