School-Age Stuttering Therapy: I’m So Confused About the Strategies!
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Episode Summary
If you’re like me, you left grad school crossing your fingers that you could avoid clinically working with fluency so the world would never know how much you don’t know. Or maybe you’re not like me, and fluency is your jam (thank you!). Either way, this episode has something for every SLP, calling out some really big elephants in the room, including how to avoid bad goal writing that leads to ineffective therapy. Nina Reeves is back with her no-nonsense approach, sharing current, evidence-based intervention strategies to help school-aged children who stutter. If you haven’t already listened, pop back to the previous Nerdcast with Nina to set a strong foundation of principles and attitudes that puts these techniques into perspective. Nina’s got some tough love for you and me, but don’t worry, as Kate assures “Nobody’s hitting anybody with a stick” (it will makes sense when you listen, trust me). There’s plenty of grace, humor, and solid how-to in this info-packed episode as Nina empties your bucket of the “cr@p” and loads it full of fluency intervention gold to start your journey towards comfort, competence, and confidence with students who stutter. Tune in and learn about the nuts and bolts alongside the incredible role of social-emotional experience in effective stuttering intervention.
Nina Reeves, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-F is a board-certified specialist in fluency disorders and the co-founder of StutteringTherapy Resources, Inc. You can learn more about Nina here.
Summary Written by Tanna Neufeld, MS, CCC-SLP, Contributing Editor
Learning Outcomes
List 3 techniques for helping children reduce the severity and frequency of stuttering behaviors.
List 3 techniques for helping children enhance their observable speech fluency
Describe how integrating communication skills into stuttering therapy can enhance therapy outcomes
References
Van Riper, C. (1971). The Nature of Stuttering. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall
Van Riper, C. (1973). The treatment of stuttering. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Online Resources
SISSKIN: Avoidance Reduction Therapy (ARTS):
https://www.stutteringhelp.org/training/avoidance-reduction-therapy-group-setting
https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/avoidance-reduction-therapy-a-success-story/full/
https://www.sisskinstutteringcenter.com/arts
Nina Reeves’ Website: www.NinaReeves.com
Stuttering Therapy Resources Website: https://www.stutteringtherapyresources.com
Stuttering Therapy Resources Online Contacts and Resources:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stutteringtherapyresources/ or @stutteringtherapyresources
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StutteringTherapyResources/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StutteringTherapyRes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/StutterResource
Disclosures
Nina Reeves Financial: Author and Co-owner: Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc. Royalties and Ownership Interest, Intellectual property. Nina Reeves Non-financial: Past volunteer for both National Stuttering Association and Stuttering Foundation of America
Kate Grandbois financial disclosures: Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast. Kate Grandbois non-financial disclosures: Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.
Amy Wonkka financial disclosures: Amy is an employee of a public school system and co-founder for SLP Nerdcast. Amy Wonkka non-financial disclosures: Amy is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
Time Ordered Agenda:
10 minutes: Introduction, Disclaimers and Disclosures
20 minutes: Review of techniques for helping children reduce the severity and frequency of stuttering behaviors
15 minutes: Review of techniques for helping children enhance their observable speech fluency
10 minutes: Review of integrating communication skills into stuttering therapy can enhance therapy outcomes
5 minutes: Summary and Closing
Disclaimer
The contents of this episode are not meant to replace clinical advice. SLP Nerdcast, its hosts and guests do not represent or endorse specific products or procedures mentioned during our episodes unless otherwise stated. We are NOT PhDs, but we do research our material. We do our best to provide a thorough review and fair representation of each topic that we tackle. That being said, it is always likely that there is an article we’ve missed, or another perspective that isn’t shared. If you have something to add to the conversation, please email us! Wed love to hear from you!
This course is offered for .1 ASHA CEU (Introductory Level, Professional Area)
Summary Written by Tanna Neufeld, MS, CCC-SLP, Contributing Editor
Audio File Editing provided by Caitlan Akier, MA, CCC-SLP/L, Contributing Editor
Promotional Content provided by Ashley Sturgis, MA, CCC-SLP, Contributing Editor
Web Editing provided by Sinead Rogazzo, MS, CCC-SLP, Contributing Editor