Stutter Affirming Intervention With School-Age Children Who Stutter

Join us for this lunch-hour webinar!
About this Event

This webinar examines stuttering through a social model lens, focusing on reducing environmental and attitudinal barriers while honoring the speaker's lived experience. SLPs will learn practical activities and strategies to advocate for inclusive communication environments and empower children who stutter to become confident communicators who participate fully in life.

Schedule of Events

11:45-12:00 p.m. Registration/log on,

12:00 p.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks

12:00-1:30 p.m. “Stutter Affirming Intervention With School-Age Children Who Stutter”

1:30 p.m. Closing Remarks/Questions

Learner Outcomes:

Identify environmental and attitudinal barriers that may negatively impact a child who stutters in school and social environments.
Describe therapeutic activities and strategies that increase a child's understanding of stuttering, enhance their effectiveness and confidence in communication, and promote acceptance and self-advocacy in ways that are important and relevant for the child.

Ana Paula G. Souza Mumy, SLPD, CCC-SLP, is a trilingual Speech-Language Pathologist, Program Director and Associate Professor. Previously, she was a Clinical Assistant Professor, where she taught stuttering at the graduate level and provided and supervised clinical services for people who stutter across the lifespan. She is the co-founder and president of Spero Stuttering, Inc., a nonprofit organization that seeks to help, empower, and advocate for the stuttering community and their families by equipping those who work with people who stutter. Ana Paula is a facilitator at Camp Shout Out, a one-of-a-kind camp for youth who stutter, and a member of the National Stuttering Association. She received the NSA's 2022 Professional of the Year award and the 2024 Burtis-Vogel-Elkins Community Service Award for her service and initiatives through Spero Stuttering. She enjoys singing, writing, reading, and traveling with her husband and kids.

Disclosures: (Financial): Ana Paula is receiving an honorarium from NHSLHA for this presentation and is a paid employee of East Texas Baptist University. (Non-Financial): Ana Paula serves as the nonprofit president of Spero Stuttering, Inc., and is a member of ASHA Sig 4-Fluency and Fluency Disorders.