School-Age Stuttering Series

SLP

Stuttering

Do you search social media and teacher sites for stuttering assessment and therapy activities? Do you feel unorganized, and find yourself grabbing whatever is easy, free, and quick - without knowing the principle behind the practice? Do you wonder how to adapt your stuttering therapy to align with neurodiversity principles? This course will help with that! Nina and Scott will describe the changing roles of SLPs, and the changing goal focus of disability-informed stuttering therapy.

Presenters

Nina Reeves
M.S. CCC-SLP BCS-F
Nina Reeves is a board-certified specialist in fluency disorders and co-owner of Stuttering Therapy Resources. She is staff fluency specialist for Frisco ISD and specialist consultant for San Diego Unified Schools. Nina is an author of fluency disorder clinical materials and presenter of professional development workshops. She a recipient of the ASH-F Van Hattum Award and the 2019 ASHA Award for outstanding contributions to public schools.
J Scott Yaruss
PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F, F-ASHA
J. Scott Yaruss, PhD, is a professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University and president of Stuttering Therapy Resources. A National Institue of Health (NIH)-funded and National Stuttering Foundation (NSF), he has published over 115 peer-reviewed manuscripts and over 300 other papers on stuttering, as well as several clinical resources, including the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering (OASES), Early Childhood Stuttering: A Practical Guide, School-Age Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Guide, and the Minimizing Bullying program.

Learning Objectives

Outline the essential International Classification of Functioning framework as a guide for SLPs from referral through dismissal
Utilize 3 key facts to enhance all stakeholder understanding of the speaker’s experience of stuttering
Use frequently asked questions from SLP colleagues to formulate practical frameworks for determining eligibility, creating student-aligned goals, and making dismissal decisions for students who stutter.

Agenda

30 minutes	Identifying microaggressions and making shifts that matter
30 minutes	Essential Stuttering Factoids; the ICF framework
60 minutes	Assessing the entire experience of stuttering
60 minutes	Eligibility, Goal, and Dismissal Decisions

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	JJ. Scott Yaruss and Nina Reeves are co-owners of Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc., which publishes books and other materials related to stuttering. They hold intellectual property and receive royalties for these materials. J. Scott Yaruss and Nina Reeves are receiving an honorarium for this presentation.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	J. Scott Yaruss and Nina Reeves have no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Course - Content	J. Scott Yaruss and Nina Reeves have no relevant content information to disclose.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This course is being sponsored by SLP Toolkit and Stuttering Therapy Resources Inc.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level, Professional Area