CLINICALLY RELEVANT UPDATES IN STUTTERING
In October 2024, Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, University of Maryland, College Park, Pei-Tzu Tsai, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at San José State University, Zoi Gkalitsiou, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and an Assistant Professor in the Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at Cal State University-East Bay, and Lisa LaSalle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, a Professor in the Masters-SLP program in the Department of Education and Leadership at Cal State University Monterey Bay led a workshop entitled ‘Clinically Relevant Updates in Stuttering' at Cal State University-East Bay in Hayward, California.
Participants learned about current research in stuttering, assessment considerations, and treatment goals in working with young people who stutter. The role of the SLP in stuttering treatment was also discussed. The event, the first of its kind, was sponsored by The Stuttering Foundation.
“There’s a lack of stuttering specialists in this region of California, and we wanted to help train the next generation of SLPs with current approaches in stuttering to reach the underserved communities,” said Bernstein Ratner.
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Attendees were excited to take in the materials and hoped there would be similar events in the future. Most recognized that they felt the least trained in stuttering among all the speech-related issues.
Workshop organizers are hoping to expand programming as soon as Fall 2025, with support from local education authorities and through in-service training sessions. They also hope to find a workshop location in the San Francisco area to reach the greatest possible number of attendees.
Interested participants can contact
nratner@umd.edu to help organize an event in the area. Parents in Northern California are encouraged to reach out to their local schools and encourage them to help organize future workshops.
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