In this one-hour presentation, Sarah Delpeche, MSc, BSc(Hons), MRCSLT, RegHCPC, of the Michael Palin Centre, begins with the rationale for working through emotions with school-aged children who stutter. She then explore ways in which therapists 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). She then offers 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

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

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

Disclosures:

Sarah Delpeche received an honorarium for this presentation. Sarah has no non-financial relationships to disclose.

Satisfactory Completion: 

Course takers must earn a passing score on a multiple-choice test in order to achieve satisfactory completion.