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.

Delving into Therapy: Practical Strategies for Treating Atypical Disfluencies

Speakers: Kathleen Scaler Scott, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF, Misericordia University; Elyse Lambeth, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Time: Noon to 1:30 PM ET

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Description: Word-final repetitions and other behaviors that are commonly labeled “atypical” disfluencies provide a unique challenge for speech-language pathologists. There is limited research and few resources to guide evaluation and therapy. This session will provide attendees with a holistic framework to dive below the surface and identify factors that may be contributing to atypical disfluencies and use that information to implement holistic therapy to increase communicative efficiency and effectiveness. Approaches to determine and reduce life impact will be discussed. Presenters will discuss collaborating with clients and their families in assessment and treatment that is holistic and enhances communication efficiency. Case studies to highlight the process will be shared.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will demonstrate the ability to:

  1. State three factors that may contribute to an individual’s ability to efficiently and effectively communicate.
  2. State two life impacts that may be experienced by individuals with atypical disfluencies.
  3. State two applications of evaluation information to creating goals for holistic treatment of atypical disfluencies

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.

Bios: Kathleen Scaler Scott, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF is a speech-language pathologist, Board Certified Fluency Specialist, ASHA Fellow and Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Misericordia University. Dr. Scaler Scott’s research and clinical interests include cluttering, atypical disfluencies and disfluency with concomitant diagnoses. She is author of Fluency Plus: Managing Fluency Disorders in Individuals with Multiple Diagnoses, a textbook and treatment manual focusing on understanding, evaluating and treating cluttering, stuttering, and atypical disfluencies along with concomitant disorders. She is also co-author of the Second Edition of the Source for Stuttering and Cluttering along with Glen Tellis. Dr. Scaler Scott was the first Coordinator of the International Cluttering Association and the 2018 recipient of the Deso Weis Award for Excellence in the Field of Cluttering.

Elyse Lambeth, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF works with children and teens who stutter at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Her passion for working with individuals who stutter, and their families, took root when she attended the Stuttering Foundation’s Eastern Workshop in 2010. Elyse and Melissa Kokaly, assistant professor at the University of Washington, are creators and co-facilitators of the Seattle Stuttering Summer Camp for Teens at the University of Washington. Elyse also co-teaches the graduate stuttering course at the University of Washington. Elyse has presented on stuttering to families and professionals across the country. She became board certified in stuttering, cluttering, and fluency disorders in 2017 and is a past chair of the American Board of Stuttering, Cluttering, and Fluency Disorders.

Disclosures:

Non-financial: None

Financial: None