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.

Real World Questions & Real World Solutions: Bridging Research and Clinical Practice for Children Who Stutter—A Case-Based Q&A

Speaker: Mary Tesh, M.A., CCC-SLP, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, USA

Date:  Friday, June 26, 2026

Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

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Description: This session will explore practical, case-based approaches to supporting children who stutter across a range of characteristics and needs. Through real-world clinical examples, participants will examine how evidence-based components such as Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), interoception, counseling, classroom presentations about stuttering, and individualized treatment planning can be meaningfully integrated into everyday clinical practice. The session will emphasize clinical reasoning, flexibility, and translating evidence into functional, child-centered intervention.

Participants will explore co-occurring factors, assessment considerations, and ways to identify meaningful therapy goals that support communication participation, effectiveness, and confidence across settings. This session will provide clinicians with research-informed concepts and actionable ideas to support children who stutter and their families. Case studies and clinical examples will be shared throughout to highlight the therapeutic process and bridge the gap between research and real-world clinical decision making. This webinar will be grounded in a dynamic Q&A format, so feel free to submit your questions before through registration and/or during the webinar.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

  1. Identify key factors that influence clinical decision-making when supporting children who stutter across varying profiles and needs.
  2. Describe practical, evidence-based intervention strategies, that can be integrated into school and clinical settings.
  3. Formulate individualized therapy goals using case-based clinical reasoning.
  4. Explore ways to support communication participation, confidence, and communicative effectiveness in children who stutter.

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 and there will be no certificate of attendance issued.
    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:  Mary Tesh, M.A., CCC-SLP, is a school-based speech-language pathologist in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in North Carolina. Mary is known for building strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues—and for creating therapy spaces where kids feel safe, celebrated, and empowered to communicate. She is dedicated to lifelong learning and regularly makes space to connect with colleagues, stay current with continuing education, and collaborate with other school-based SLPs to problem-solve shared challenges.

Mary is deeply engaged in the broader stuttering community, where she builds relationships and continues learning from people who stutter—experiences that have also inspired her own personal growth. Over the years, she has obtained numerous grants to bring high-quality materials and training opportunities to her school community. Mary trains and supports SLPs across her district, state, and beyond, helping expand equitable access to meaningful stuttering services for students of all ages.

Disclosures:

Non-financial: none

Financial: receive an honorarium for today’s presentation