List of CEUs

 6151 .1 CEU Materials $25 on DVD No. 6150, The Genetics of Stuttering: Discovery of Causes featuring Dennis Drayna, Ph.D.
 
6301 .15 CEU Materials $25 on DVD No. 6300, Moving from Assessment to Intervention Planning featuring Sheryl Gottwald.
 
6351 .15 CEU Materials $25 on DVD No. 6350, Scoring Disfluencies featuring Diane Parris.
 

SNL Skit Survey Results

The presidential election is over and what a close one it was (we got quite a bit of news coverage over here in New Zealand)! Similar to the election results, though much smaller in scale and way less significant, the SNL Skit survey had an even spread of reactions until a few vital responses swung the results to indicate that most people found the skit mildly amusing (10% more than the next response).

Happy International Stuttering Awareness Day Everyone!

One of my good SLP mates (and person who stutters) posted on his Facebook the perfect summary International Stuttering Awareness Day by saying “People who stutter have a voice, and have something to say. I like to think they were put on this earth to teach the world how to listen.”

Vive La France

The 7th World Congress of the International Fluency Association was held in the heart of the Loire Valley in Tours, France, July 2-5, 2012. It brought together more than 200 people, many of them experts in the field of stuttering.

Quality Journalism Honored

The Stuttering Foundation announced its 2012 Awards for Excellence in Journalism during May. “Journalists in a variety of settings have done an outstanding job of focusing on stuttering during the past year,” said Jane Fraser, president of the 65-year-old nonprofit foundation. “We are seeing a significant shift in how we reach people - not only through newspapers and columnists but also through websites and blogs. We are particularly excited about increased outreach in Canada and within the Spanish speaking community.”

15th ISAD Online Conference

For all of you who haven’t taken part in this year’s International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference, we’re at the halfway point and there is still plenty of time to post comments and questions to the authors of this year’s papers.

Foundation Releases New DVDs

Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence: Closing the Gap
 
Discussions about evidence-based practice often culminate in claims that there is one best approach to treatment of a particular type of client, or that we lack appropriate evidence or that clinicians lack access to what evidence we have.
 

Fund-raiser Runs at Full Steam to Make Record Gift to Foundation

Kirk and John Tarver and their Memphis-based Shelby Railroad Services Inc. raised an astonishing $11,000 for the Memphis-based Stuttering Foundation.

Fund-raiser Runs at Full Steam to Make Record Gift to Memphis Foundation

Contact: Greg Wilson
gregwilsonpr@gmail.com

 
Photo caption: John Tarver (second from left) and Kirk Tarver (second from right) of Shelby Railroad Services Inc. with Stuttering Foundation staff members Susie Hall (from left), Terri Jones, and Pat Hamm.
 

100 Hole Hike for The Stuttering Foundation

My legs were aching and the summer sun had taken its toll. At this point I had walked approximately 34 miles, amassed 487 strokes, worn three outfits and four pairs of socks, sweated through 6 golf gloves, and made more bogeys than I care to remember.

Camps With a Purpose

Camp Shout Out Soared to New Heights

Meet Board Member Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., passed away in 2018. He served on the Stuttering Foundation Board of Directors. As one of the world’s leading big cat experts, he was called ‘The Indiana Jones of Wildlife Conservation’ by TIME magazine. 
 

Hoagland: Writing Wild

The fascinating career of Edward Hoagland, novelist and nature writer was featured in the April 9th, 2012, Wall Street Journal article “Tracking the naturalist.” The article shed light on Hoagland’s amazing exploits that fueled his conservation writing for almost sixty years. The 79 year-old writer said, “Our world is being destroyed in a quiet holocaust. It’s up to us to say what we have to say while we can still do so.”

New Website Unveiled

After months of research, designing, brainstorming, and hard work, the Stuttering Foundation’s new website, www.StutteringHelp.org, went live Saturday July 28. 
 
“We are excited to bring a new and improved resource to the public,” said Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation. 
 

Looper Takes the Stuttering Out of Willis' Childhood

Sept. 28, 2012 — Today marks the long awaited U.S. release of the movie Looper starring Bruce Willis. In this futuristic action thriller set in 2044, Bruce Willis’ character encounters a 25 year-old incarnation of himself, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who has been contracted to kill him.

Commentary on SNL’s Drill Sergeant Skit

The ongoing discussion in the stuttering world about Saturday Night Live’s drill sergeant skit has been interesting to watch from afar. It was only last week that I got to view the segment online courtesy of someone posting the video on YouTube.

Vertigo Named Best Movie of All-Time

On Aug. 1, 2012, the 1958 classic Hitchcock thriller Vertigo was named the best movie of all-time, ending the 50 year run of Orson Welles’ debut movie Citizen Kane. Sight & Sound, a magazine published by the British Film Institute, surveys top international film critics every decade.

From Being Open About Stuttering to Attending Camp Shout Out!

To all those who read my last blog entry, I’m sorry for not posting sooner. After my piece on being open about stuttering, I was fortunate to fly out to Muskegon, Michigan (on a 20 hour flight!) to attend Camp Shout Out. For me it was the perfect opportunity to see everyone be open about their stuttering in a safe and supportive environment.

Stuttering Foundation: SNL Skit a ‘Huge Step Backwards’ for Stuttering Community

Contact: Greg Wilson
gregwilsonpr@gmail.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Sept. 17, 2012) — Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation, www.StutteringHelp.org, made the following comments concerning the Sept. 15, 2012, Saturday Night Live skit ridiculing those who stutter: 

Mid-Atlantic Workshop Builds Confidence

In July, the Stuttering Foundation of America, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and The Florida State University co-sponsored the fourth Mid-Atlantic Workshop, Treating Children and Adolescents Who Stutter, in Philadelphia. 
 

14th Boston Workshop Earns A+

Since 1985, the Stuttering Foundation has conducted intensive summer workshops in order to increase the pool of speech-language pathologists trained in the latest techniques for the treatment of stuttering. This summer was no exception.
 

15th International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference

The 15th International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference, A Voice and Something to Say, will start Oct. 1, 2012.

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