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2025 Workshop
The Eastern Workshop:
Using Cognitive Approaches with People Who Stutter
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION Dates: June 2-6, 2025
Location: Boston University
Objective: This one-week course will provide speech-language pathologists with an introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in relation to the assessment and treatment of stuttering. Therapists will also be equipped to deliver Palin PCIT (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy), an evidence based therapy programme for young children who stutter.
Workshop Faculty: Elaine Kelman, MSc, FRCSLT, MRCSLT, Cert CBT, is Consultant Speech and Language Therapist and head of the Michael Palin Centre. She has worked clinically in stuttering and cluttering, contributing to the development of the Centre’s therapy programmes, particularly in early stuttering, co-authoring the Palin Parent Child Interaction Therapy manuals. She has also contributed to the development and delivery of the Centre’s training programme, as well the research into the nature of stammering and the effectiveness of the Centre’s therapy, publishing in peer reviewed journals and presenting at conferences internationally. Elaine is the chair of the Board of the Certified European Stuttering Specialists, a specialist advisor for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Professional Lead for the Whittington Health Speech and Language Therapy service.
Ali Berquez, MSc, PG Dip. CT (Oxford), BRIEF Cert. SF Practice, MRCSLT, is Clinical Lead at the Michael Palin Centre working with clients who stutter and clutter of all ages, as well as providing clinical supervision, professional training and conference presentations to therapists nationally and internationally. She is Chair of the UK National Stammering Clinical Excellence Network and a registered Certified European Stuttering Specialist. Ali contributes to the Centre’s research programme and has published a number of peer-reviewed articles, as well as co-authoring a Solution Focused Brief Therapy manual for working with children who stammer and their parents.
Sarah Delpeche, MSc, BSc(Hons), MRCSLT, is Operational Lead and senior member of the therapy team at the Michael Palin Centre. She works with clients of all ages who stutter and clutter, teaches nationally and internationally via the Centre’s training programme and is part of the Centre’s research team. She has published several peer-reviewed articles and presented at international conferences. Sarah is a Certified European Stuttering Specialist and manages the webinar programme for the Certified European Stuttering Specialists.
Conference Coordinator: Caroline Brinkert, M.S., CCC-SLP, Boston University
IMPORTANT DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 31, 2025
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
Elaine Kelman: Receives an honorarium from the Stuttering Foundation for teaching the workshop. She has a financial relationship with Speechmark Publishing for receiving book royalties.
Ali Berquez: Receives an honorarium from the Stuttering Foundation for teaching the workshop.
Elaine Kelman: Receives an honorarium from the Stuttering Foundation for teaching the workshop. She has a financial relationship with Speechmark Publishing for receiving book royalties.
Ali Berquez: Receives an honorarium from the Stuttering Foundation for teaching the workshop.
Sarah Delpeche: Receives an honorarium from the Stuttering Foundation for teaching the workshop.
NONFINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
Elain Kelman: None
Ali Berquez: None
NONFINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
Elain Kelman: None
Ali Berquez: None
Sarah Delpeche: None
