Virtual Learning

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.

Working with School-Aged Children Who Stutter: Emotions

Speaker: Sarah Delpeche, MSc, BSc(Hons), MRCSLT, RegHCPC, Certified European Stuttering Specialist, ASHA International Affiliate, Michael Palin Centre

Date: Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026

Time: 11:00 am- 12:30 pm Eastern Time (4:00-5:30pm London Time)

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Description: Thispresentation will begin with the rationale for working through emotions with school-aged children who stutter. We will explore ways in which we can help children and parents to understand the emotions related to stuttering and how these emotions influence the comprehensive experience of stuttering (physically, emotionally, cognitively). We will include suggestions for activities that SLPs may include in their clinical practice, with children and their parents, with the goal of increasing emotional understanding and development.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

Describe the rationale for targeting emotional factors in stuttering therapy for school-aged children who stutter.
Identify therapist skills that support children in identifying and talking about emotions related to stuttering.
Apply strategies for involving parents in therapy that targets emotional understanding and regulation.
Describe and select developmentally appropriate therapeutic activities to build emotional awareness, regulation, resilience, and communication confidence.

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.

Bio: Sarah Delpeche is Head of the Michael Palin Centre in London. Sarah works with clients of all ages, teaches nationally and internationally, and played a core role in the development of the Palin Stammering Therapy for School-Age Children program. She is an active member of the Centre’s research team, having published several peer-reviewed articles. Sarah is a registered Certified European Stuttering Specialist and an ASHA International Affiliate.

Disclosures:

Non-financial: none

Financial: none

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