Virtual Learning by The Stuttering Foundation is an online series of free, interactive workshops with a variety of offerings for speech-language pathologists, parents, and individuals who stutter.

The series includes monthly offerings ranging from clinical training opportunities, to parent education, to a platform for people who stutter of all ages to share their stories. Sessions are moderated by many of the world’s leading clinicians, researchers, and self-help advocates — bringing learning and collaboration to you.

Client, Family, & Therapist: A Convergence of Temperaments

Speaker: Katerina Ntourou, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Case Western Reserve University

Date:  Monday, October 28, 2024

Time: 12:00-1:30pm Eastern Time

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Description: The presentation will focus on the role of temperament of the client, the parents, and the clinician in stuttering clinical practice. Key research findings on the role of temperament in stuttering will be discussed, and the impact of the temperament and personality traits of all key team members (child who stutters, parents, clinician) on the therapeutic relationship, choice of treatment methods, management of therapy expectations, and overall treatment effectiveness will be examined.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

  1. Describe the different dimensions of temperament.
  2. Provide examples of methods for assessing temperament in children and adults.
  3. Summarize ways stuttering therapy can be tailored to the child’s and the parents’ needs by taking their temperament into account.
  4. Explain how clinicians’ temperament could influence their clinical practice.

Details:

  • Target Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists, Graduate Students, Parents of children who stutter
  • There is no fee for this event.
    *This course is not eligible for CEUs at this time
    Please register if available for the live event only. A recording may be available at a later date on our streaming site for a small fee.

Katerina Ntourou, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her research interests include the role of temperament in stuttering and the protective and risk factors underlying the development of anxiety in stuttering.

Building Parents’ Confidence and Resilience in Stuttering Therapy

Speaker: Sarah Caughter, MSc, RegMRCSLT, RegHCPC, European Fluency Specialist, Michael Palin Centre

Date:  Friday, November 22, 2024

Time: 11:00am-12:15pm ET (4pm-5:15pm GMT [UK time])

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Description: Sarah Caughter, Highly Specialist SLT from the Michael Palin Centre (MPC), will discuss working with parents of children who stutter, developing their understanding of stuttering and boosting their own confidence and resilience in supporting their child with stuttering. She will explore how this supports parents to nurture their child’s emotional wellbeing and coping skills. This workshop will outline working with parents in a group context, helping parents to feel more at ease with stuttering and empowering them to manage stuttering within the family context.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

  1. Be introduced to the holistic and multidimensional approach to therapy delivered at the MPC, using the Palin model
  2. Explore the meaning of resilience and the skills included under this umbrella term
  3. Understand a range of activities used to support parents in building their knowledge and confidence about stuttering
  4. Be introduced to outcome measures that can be used with parents to monitor progress in therapy from their own perspective

Details:

  • Target Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists, Graduate Students
  • There is no fee for this event.
    *This course is not eligible for CEUs at this time
    Please register if available for the live event only. A recording may be available at a later date on our streaming site for a small fee.

Bio
Sarah Caughter is a highly specialist SLT who has worked at the Michael Palin Centre (MPC) since 2009. She has a Masters in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with children and young people and is an accredited ‘Cool Kids’ therapist (an evidence-based anxiety program for children and their parents). Sarah completed an intensive ‘train the trainers’ course in building resilience in young children, in Canada, in 2016. She has published research on resilience and stuttering, a clinical focus paper on working holistically with school-aged children who stutter and has co-authored a book chapter on using cognitive approaches in stuttering therapy. She leads the Centre’s training program and is currently contributing to the development of the Centre’s cluttering therapy and research.  She has a particular interest in supporting children and young people who stammer with their emotional wellbeing, and in developing their self-esteem and resilience.