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Are you struggling to provide effective stuttering treatment for school-aged children?
Research shows that at least one-third of children continue to stutter into their school years, highlighting the critical need for early and effective intervention. Without proper support, these children face increased risks of bullying, social anxiety, and challenges in the classroom.
Currently, limited clinical research exists to guide the treatment of school-aged children who stutter, but promising results are emerging. A recent telehealth trial of the Lidcombe Program demonstrated significant reductions in stuttering severity. In addition, clinically significant improvements were observed in communication attitudes, the overall impact of stuttering, and levels of social anxiety.
Clinicians will receive training to treat stuttering in school-age children.
The workshop presents characteristics of stuttering, measurement and initial assessment. Principles guiding clinical practice with this age group are introduced. Evidence-based stuttering treatments are described, and discussed.
Participants learn through discussion, role-play, video demonstration.
Satisfactory Completion Requirements:
13 live contact-hours for successful course completion. The workshop is interactive and requires learners’ participation and attendance at all times. The course is not recorded.
To meet satisfactory completion requirements, the learner must have attended all four modules and have given in their self-assessment reflection.
As a result of this activity the participant will be able to:
Throughout the workshop attendees are encouraged to submit their questions in a Google doc that is followed daily by the presenters during the workshop and left on-line for 2 weeks following each workshop. 14 contact hours.
9:00 – 9:15 – Preliminaries including overview/introduction
9:15 – 9:30 – Early stuttering (with video examples)
9:30 – 9:40 – Persistent stuttering (with video example)
9:40 – 9:55 – Characteristics of the school age child
9:55 – 10:25 – Breakout room discussion of role of the SLP
10:25 – 10:35 – Coffee Break
10:35 – 10:45 – Discussion of Treatment
10:45 – 10:55 – Discussion of Anxiety and stuttering
10:55 – 11:00 – The child’s goals of treatment
11:00 – 11:25 – Breakout room/group discussion of the role of the SLP
11:25 – 11:30 – Pause
11:30 – 11:40 – Evidence based treatments with video
11:40 – 12:30 – Measurement and severity ratings
9:00 – 10:30 – Measurement, Continued
10:30 – 10:40 – Coffee Break
10:40 – 11:40 – Lidcombe Program Review
11:40 – 11:45 – Break
11:45 – 12:15 – Oakville Program
12:15 – 12:30 – Questions
9:00 – 9:45 – Speech Restructuring Treatment
9:45 – 10:15 – Time out treatment
10:15 – 10:25 – Coffee Break
10:25 – 10:45 – KIDS therapy
10:45 – 11:00 – Summary of Evidence-based treatments
11:00 – 11:30 – Case studies (4) in breakout groups
11:30 – 11:40 – Break
11:40 – 12:30 – Group discussion of cases
9:00 – 9:15 – Problem solving more difficult issues
9:15 – 9:30 – Mental Health Issues
9:30 – 9:45 – Client engagement
9:45 – 10:15 – Complex clients
10:15 – 10:30 – Severe stuttering
10:30 – 10:40 – Coffee Break
10:40 – 11:00 – Lack of progress and relapse
11:00 – 11:30 – Expert insights
11:30-11:40 – Break
11:40 – 12:00 – Conclusion
12:00 – 12:30 – Discussion of all questions/issues pertaining to the workshop
This workshop is available only to Speech Language Pathologists. Speech therapy. Aides and/or parents are not permitted to take this workshop as per the recommendations of the ASRC.
Participants currently receive workshop materials 2 days prior to the scheduled presentation and although it is recommended that they review them, this is not required for participation in the workshop.
If a participant cancels within 1 month of the date of the workshop, they receive the option of rescheduling with full credit to another workshop or receiving a full refund, minus a $50 administration fee, which is discretionary by our organization, depending on the circumstances of the cancellation. For example, if there is a waiting list for the workshop, we may not charge the administration fee.
When a participant cancels less than one month before the start of the workshop, we provide partial refund or credit/reschedule of the workshop as an option.
Complaints regarding one of our Lidcombe Program Workshops can be addressed by email to Lynn M., Maher by email to lmmaher@uh.edu.
14 live contact-hours for successful course completion. The workshop is interactive and requires learners’ participation and attendance to all 14 hours. The course is not recorded.
To meet satisfactory completion requirements, the learner must have attended all four modules and have given in their self-assessment reflection.
Speaker’s Disclosures:
Financial: I receive a speaking fee for providing this workshop.
Non-Financial: I am a member of the Lidcombe Program Trainer’s Consortium (LPTC), for which I receive no further Compensation.
Rosalee C. Shenker has specialized in stuttering for over 40 years, choosing during the past 30 years to focus on the treatment of children and adolescents. She is Founder of the Montreal Fluency Centre, a non-profit clinic for children.
She taught at McGill University for 20 years and is a founding member of the Lidcombe Program Training Consortium, and a member of the Australian Stuttering Research Centre International Advisory Committee.
She has provided invited presentations, workshops and mentoring to over 3000 clinicians in Canada, USA, France, Italy, Croatia, Argentina, and Israel. Rosalee has published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed chapters on stuttering to various textbooks. Her most recent work involves the assessment and treatment of bilingual children who stutter.
Speaker’s Disclosures:
Financial: I receive a speaking fee for providing this workshop
Non-Financial: I am a member of the Lidcombe Program Trainer’s Consortium (LPTC), for which I receive no further Compensation.
Gissella is a speech language pathologist who works in English, French and Spanish with over 15 years of experience in the area of fluency working with children, adolescents and young adults.
Gissella’s approach is rooted in several different evidence-based methodologies and is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and has the professional certification in Solution-focused Brief Therapy & Counselling.
In addition to her clinical practice, Gissella provides continuing education for speech language professionals through workshops and mentoring, is a member of the LPTC, and has co-authored articles pertaining to stuttering assessment and treatment in peer reviewed journals.
