Creating Allies and Developing Advocacy Skills in Stuttering Therapy

Name: Creating Allies and Developing Advocacy Skills in Stuttering Therapy
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (2623 reviews)

Course: #9223 2 Hours 2623 Reviews

This is Part 3 of a four-part series. This course will focus on specific strategies for involving parents/caregivers in stuttering therapy, and promoting self-advocacy skills among clients who stutter. Through the use of case studies, the speakers will problem-solve obstacles commonly faced by speech-language pathologists when addressing these important aspects of therapy. (Part 1 - Course 9278, Part 2 - Course 9286, Part 4 - Course 9304)

Stuttering

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Course Type: Video, Audio

CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.2 Intermediate, Professional; Calif SLPAB/2.0; IACET/0.2; Kansas LTS-S1370/2.0; SAC/2.0

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify at least 3 reasons why families should be involved in the speech therapy process.
After this course, participants will be able to identify at least 3 strategies for actively involving families in the speech therapy process.
After this course, participants will be able to describe similarities and differences between stuttering-related applications of the medical and social models of disability.
After this course, participants will be able to describe reasons why promoting self-advocacy skills among clients who stutter is within the scope of practice for speech-language pathology, and clinically meaningful.

Course created on May 21, 2020

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-20 Minutes	Why we should involve parents/caregivers
20-40 Minutes	Strategies for involving parents/caregivers
40-60 Minutes	Problem-solving common obstacles to parent/caregiver involvement
60-80 Minutes	Models of disability and relevance of advocacy
80-105 Minutes	Strategies for promoting advocacy skills
105-115 Minutes	Writing advocacy goals for clients who stutter
115-120 Minutes	Summary, Q&A

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Presented By

Brooke Leiman Edwards
MA CCC-SLP

Brooke Leiman Edwards MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-F is a board-certified specialist in fluency and fluency disorders and the Director of the Stuttering Clinic at National Therapy Center. Brooke currently holds a position on the Coordinating Committee for ASHA's Special Interest Group for Fluency Disorders and is on the Executive Board for the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders. She also is the Graduate Student Training Program Coordinator for FRIENDS, the National Association of Young People Who Stutter.

Hope Gerlach
PhD CCC-SLP

Hope Gerlach PhD, CCC-SLP is an assistant professor at Western Michigan University. Her research focuses on identifying and reducing disparities in quality of life between people who stutter and typically fluent speakers. Currently, she is studying the roles of stigma and identity-related factors in psychological distress among people who stutter. She has been actively involved in support organizations for people who stutter and has worked as a speech-language pathologist at several summer camps for youth who stutter. She remains clinically engaged through supervision with graduate students and clients who stutter of all ages at the Charles Van Riper Language, Speech, and Hearing Clinic.

Presenter Disclosure: Brooke Leiman Edwards- Financial: Brooke Leiman Edwards received an honorarium for this presentation. She is Director of the stuttering clinic at National Therapy Center. Nonfinancial: Brooke helped develop the ASHA practice portal on Childhood Fluency Disorders, is a member of the Coordinating Committee for ASHA's Special Interest Group for Fluency Disorders, and is on the Executive Board of the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders. She hosts a blog, www.stutteringsource.com, that is focused on building awareness and knowledge of stuttering and its treatment. Hope Gerlach - Financial: Hope Gerlach was paid an honorarium for this presentation. Nonfinancial: No relevant relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by SpeechPathology.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.

Intermediate Level
0.2 ASHA CEUs

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