Participants from last year's workshop.

Boston, Mass. — The Stuttering Foundation announced that 22 speech-language pathologists [1] from eight countries have been chosen to attend an intensive workshop on stuttering therapy. The 2025 cohort will participate in the workshop, Using Cognitive Approaches with People Who Stutter, in Boston, Massachusetts, from June 2-6, 2025. It is co-sponsored by The Stuttering Foundation and Boston University.

“Since 1985, we have conducted these intensive workshops in order to increase the pool of speech-language pathologists trained in the latest techniques for the treatment of stuttering,” said Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation. “We are particularly excited to have Ali Berquez, Elaine Kelman, and Sarah Delpeche from the Michael Palin Centre in London to lead this year’s training.”

“Those who are selected to participate already have professional experience and are highly motivated,” added Caroline Brinkert, M.S., of Boston University, and coordinator of the Workshop. “Although the Foundation provides full scholarships, many give up their vacations or part of their income to attend. Our task is to provide a forum where they can hone their skills.”

This year’s Workshop attendees are already providing stuttering therapy from California to New York, from Argentina to Portugal and from Colombia to Italy.

The Stuttering Foundation estimates that more than 80 million people stutter worldwide. It notes that the more than 450 past graduates of the Boston Workshop program have created a “ripple effect” back in their home communities as they continue to share their knowledge.

Posted April 29, 2025