Virtual Learning

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.

Supporting Clients Who Want to Use Disclosure: The Role of Counseling

Speaker: Anthony DiLollo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Date: May 7, 2026

Time: 12:00-1:15pm ET

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Description: Disclosure is a current hot topic for clinicians working with individuals who stutter. But how do we approach this topic with clients, especially if they are hesitant? Is it as simple as just “disclosing,” or is there more to it than that? What support do clients need as we explore disclosure with them? In this session, we will examine disclosure as a client-centered process and discuss the role of counseling – both as a therapeutic approach and a skill set – in helping clients explore the potential benefits of disclosure.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

Define disclosure and its use by persons who stutter
Describe the role of counseling to facilitate the effective use of disclosure
Describe ways to practice disclosure in therapy and in public
Explain ways for clients to create meaning from their experiences of disclosure

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: Anthony DiLollo, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a professor at the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Texas Christian University. He has taught courses on stuttering and counseling for over 25 years and has published and presented extensively on counseling, stuttering, critical thinking, and qualitative research in communication sciences and disorders. He is the co-author of "Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders" and "Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: Reconstructing Personal Narratives."

Disclosures:

Non-financial: None

Financial:

Compensated by SFA for this webinar.
Salaried employee at Texas Christian University
Receive royalties from Plural Publishers for textbooks on stuttering and counseling

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