Course Description:

Stuttering has the ability to raise fear in those of us lesser trained in the specialty. Between the rabbit holes that arise from Google searches and the mental blocks we put up from a lack of confidence, many SLPs find themselves stuck when it comes to stuttering therapy. However, as our guests shared in this week’s episode, staying stuck in a mindset of, “I don’t know anything about stuttering,” has the potential to negatively impact you, sabotage your therapeutic relationships and outcomes with your students/clients. Tune in to learn how to do fabulous and effective stuttering therapy, without knowing, “all the things,” about stuttering. In this podcast  course, you’ll explore the importance of experiential learning in your SLP practice with the best guides available - husband and wife duo, Lee and Nina Reeves. Nina and Lee come to the table to offer two perspectives of the stuttering experience - that of a person who stutters, and that of a person who supports people who stutter. Lee shares his personal stories of the clinicians who made the biggest impacts in his life and stresses that it wasn’t their understanding of the definition of stuttering that helped him most, but rather some surprising soft skills that you likely have in your back pocket right now. Nina shares practical strategies to help you break down the mindset and logistical roadblocks that may interfere with your ability to develop mutual trust, partake in experiential learning, and benefit from therapeutic alliances within your work settings.