This course provides advanced theoretical and clinical instruction in the area of communication fluency. This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the historical, scientific, and clinical issues surrounding fluency. In the second half of the course, students will be assigned a fluency client for hands-on experience connecting theory to practice.
One of my favorite stuttering explanations / response to being teased comes from a former 5th grade student of mine. I had asked him if the other kids at school ever comment on his speech.
"Well, yesterday, I was talking and this kid interrupted me while I was stuttering. He was like, 'Hey man, what's wrong with you? Do you have like a glitch or something?' So I said 'Yeah, I do.' And he was like, 'Oh, OK,' and then we kept playing."
I have a question. I remember we talked awhile back about networking and talking with other people about their jobs in SLP. Since I’ll have some time after next week to really start focusing on career-type things, how would you suggest I go about this? Is it just looking around and emailing people, or asking questions? Any advice would be so helpful (because I have no idea, haha)!
Stuttering is in the spotlight this week, thanks to the amazing, emotional performance by 23-year-old stuttering comedian Drew Lynch on America's Got Talent.
Don't get me wrong, I love it when speech pathology topics make mainstream pop culture news. Many communication disorders are unknown and/or are poorly understood in the general populace, so it's great to get a conversation going.
However, when those conversations serve to perpetuate misinformation and stigma, that ain't gonna fly.
In anticipation of last night's premiere of HBO's Game of Thrones Season 5, Business Insider published an article about the ubiquitous and beloved character Hodor: "This is the actual condition that makes 'Game of Thrones' Hodor 'hodor'".
I came across this infographic today, "A Cheat Sheet for Public Speaking". It's detailed, concrete, comprehensive, and clear. It covers content, organization, posture, body language, intonation, and audience connection. If you struggle with public speaking, this cheery visualization is the perfect, complete how-to.
Unfortunately, if you struggle with public speaking, this information is also very likely worthless to you.
Here's why. And more importantly, here's how you turn it into something that is useful.
Depending on who you are, you may or may not know that there is a heated (as in, nuclear lava bomb) discussion happening internationally right now in the speech pathology-stuttering world. The discussion revolves around a federal health care budget policy recommendation that was submitted to the Australian government by Speech Pathology Australia, advocating government funding for treatment of preschool stuttering. A number of talking points have grown out of this discussion that cover ethical, political, clinical, and philosophical notions.
So, in the spirit of fun and efficiency, I here present a brief and highly visual summary of what has transpired thus far.
Around six sessions into working with a client, the following conversation inevitably arises:
Client: "You know, I am so glad I started doing this. I've been so self-conscious about my way of speaking for so long. Now, I feel more confident, I'm talking a lot more...I feel so much better about interacting with people."
Me: "That's great to hear!"
Client: "I can't believe I didn't do this sooner! I love coming here." *Laughs* " But my spouse still doesn't know that I'm in speech therapy."
There are going to be a LOT of new features and faces at speech IRL in 2015 (one of which will be a new website to reflect all the new things...#newception). A sneak preview of things to come in 2015 include...
Your child is six, nine, twelve. Maybe he's been stuttering since he was two or three, or maybe you just started noticing it in third grade. Maybe she went through speech therapy in preschool, or maybe it seemed more prudent to "wait and see". Maybe the stutter went away, either on its own or apparently thanks to therapy. Maybe it's fluctuated, coming and going. Maybe it's always been there, regardless of what you've tried. Maybe your child got tired of going to therapy or it was just too hard to get to appointments, or it didn't seem to work.
Maybe you are thinking about speech therapy. For the fourth time, or for the first time. Will it help?
Chicago, IL
312.870.0352
Chicago, IL
312.870.0352
8 S Michigan Ave Suite 812
Chicago, IL 60603
312.870.0352
8 S Michigan Ave, Suite 812
Chicago, IL 60603
312.870.0352