Presented by Kurt Eggers

Research in the area of children’s temperament has demonstrated that many children who stutter are prone to react emotionally and have lower emotion/attention regulation skills than children who do not stutter. This can play a role in exacerbating stuttering and the impact that stuttering has on day-to-day functioning. In this one-hour presentation, Kurt Eggers, Ph.D., Thomas More University College, University of Turku, discusses the relevant literature and provides several tools and strategies clinicians and parents can use to help improve children’s emotional regulation.

"Excellent information! Video examples and books were helpful to illustrate ways to introduce emotional vocabulary and to initiate conversations about emotions, both in clients themselves and in others."

Learning Outcomes:
As a result of this activity, participants will be able to 

1.    Discuss the concept of temperament and research findings related to stuttering.
2.    Discuss the role temperament plays in the emotional development and regulation.
3.    Implement therapeutic activities to build emotional regulation in working with children who stutter and their environment.

DISCLOSURES: Dr. Eggers received an honorarium for his work on this presentation. Kurt Eggers has no non-financial relationship with the nonprofit Stuttering Foundation to disclose.

SATISFACTORY COMPLETION: Course takers must earn a passing score on a multiple-choice test in order to achieve satisfactory completion.