SHOW NOTES
In This Episode I am joined by the co-founders of Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc., Nina Reeves and J. Scott Yaruss. Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc is a specialty publishing company dedicated to helping speech-language pathologists increase their confidence in working with people who stutter. Their resources are filled with real-world, practical ideas that SLPs can use immediately to help people who stutter and their families overcome the burden of stuttering. Scott and Nina are clinical specialists with extensive experience in the evaluation and treatment of stuttering in people of all ages. They develop materials with people who stutter and SLPs in mind, all tailored to the everyday clinical needs of practicing speech-language pathologists.
Topics/Questions:
1. Why did you find a niche in stuttering?
2. What is the most important thing for SLPs to know about stuttering?
3. What are some of the ways in which the research that you’re doing directly affects your work with people who stutter?
4. Why should SLPs be optimistic about speech therapy for kids who stutter?
5. What is the best way that SLPs can increase their confidence and competence in working with kids who stutter?
