Board Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders (BCS-F) (2000). American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Rockville, MD. Advanced Professional Certificate, Speech Pathology (K-12) (1997), Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD.
Vivian Sisskin a Clinical Professor at the University of Maryland, USA. She is an ASHA Fellow and a Board Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders. She served as Coordinator for ASHA’s SIG 4 (Fluency), and on the Boards of Directors of the National Stuttering Association and the American Board of Fluency ...
A fluency disorder is an interruption in the flow of speaking characterized by atypical rate, rhythm, and disfluencies (e.g., repetitions of sounds, syllables, words, and phrases; sound prolongations; and blocks), which may also be accompanied by excessive tension, speaking avoidance, struggle behaviors, and secondary mannerisms. People with fluency disorders also frequently …
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This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of the characteristics of stuttering and people who stutter as well as theoretical constructs underlying the concept of dysfluency. This course will also familiarize the student with the anatomy and physiology of the vocal tract and with disorders particular to the vocal mechanism.
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Each student is required to observe four clinically supervised therapy sessions, two in fluency and two in voice, and submit observation reports of those sessions. Observations may be completed at the University Clinic or at approved community facilities.
In this 2-hour, 55 minute video, renowned clinician Vivian Siskin, M.S., presents a multidimensional approach as a foundation to help children address thoughts and feelings that sometimes co-exist with stuttering. She offers concrete strategies to help children become more mindful about communication, to answer others' questions about what stuttering is and why they talk the way they do, and to recognize how feelings influence their behavior.
In this 2 hour presentation, Vivian Sisskin, M.S., CCC-SLP, from the University of Maryland, summarizes the literature pertaining to disfluency in autism, and provides basic principles to aid in differential diagnosis and treatment planning. A case study, demonstrating effective treatment for final part-word repetitions, highlights a problem-solving approach to clinical management, using both learning style in autism and strategies from traditional fluency therapies.
Research has demonstrated that through acceptance and commitment therapy persons who stutter can learn a range of skills that mitigate negative thoughts and feelings about stuttering and make meaningful progress towards valued communication goals. In this 1 hour presentation, Courtney Byrd, Ph. D., CCC-SLP, of the University of Texas at Austin facilitates a panel of adults who have completed treatment that incorporated principles of acceptance, commitment and mindfulness. They discuss how their participation lead to reduced avoidance behaviors, increased acceptance of self and stuttering, and effective management of difficult thoughts and feelings through mindfulness skills. Participants provide valuable insight for clinicians and other persons who stutter regarding how use of this approach helped them to move forward in their lives in ways that their thoughts and feelings about their stuttering previously prevented.
You can earn ASHA CEUs for The School-Age Child Who Stutters: Working Effectively with Attitudes and Emotions Workbook. The workbook offers you a powerful tool for stuttering diagnostics and therapy, focusing exclusively on assessing and treating feelings and beliefs in school-age children.
In this 90 minute presentation, Michael Boyle, PhD, CCC-SLP of Montclair State University, discusses how communicative participation and quality of life can be impaired by the stigma associated with stuttering. He presents research about how public and private stigma can act as barriers to the achievement of life goals. This presentation will provide attendees with a deeper understanding of stigma as it pertains to stuttering, with an emphasis on evidence-based approaches to stigma reduction for individuals who stutter.
Improve your ability to treat stuttering in preschoolers. This one hour and 45 minute program with corresponding handout offers comprehensive and practical strategies for working with young children. Featuring Kristin Chmela, M.A., speech-language pathologist and Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders.
This 42 minute program, written and narrated byFlorence Myers, Ph.D., and Kenneth O. St. Louis, Ph.D., features people who clutter and clearly illustrates the essence of cluttering as well as the problems that often accompany it.