2 Oct 2017
Should Speech-Language Pathologists Treat People Who Stutter? (Part One with Craig Coleman, Ep. 629)
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Craig Coleman joins Peter Reitzes to discuss if speech-language pathologists (SLPs) should continue to evaluate and treat people who stutter.
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Craig Coleman, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-F is an assistant professor at Marshall University and a Board-Certified Specialist in fluency Disorders. Mr. Coleman is currently serving as coordinator of ASHA SIG 4 (Fluency). Craig is an adjunct instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the Stuttering U summer program for children who stutter, their families, and SLPs.
Links mentioned on today’s episode:
- An Exploration of Clinicians Views About Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering (Tellis, Bresslaer & Emerick, 2008).
- American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders
- ASHA’s Code of Ethics
- Nonspeech Oral Motor Exercises: An Update on the Controversy (pdf) (Lof, 2009)
- Empathy Based Practice (Quesal, 2005)
- StutterTalk Book
8 Oct 2017
Should Speech-Language Pathologists Treat People Who Stutter? (Part Two with Rodney Gabel, Ep. 630)
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Rodney Gabel joins Peer Reitzes to discuss if speech-language pathologists (SLPs) should continue to evaluate and treat people who stutter.
Dr. Gabel is asked to consider if individualized education programs (IEPs) related to stuttering should have warning labels, how to improve services for people who stutter, if there is evidence that school based speech therapy, in general, helps people who stutter and much more.
This is episode two in a series on the topic. Craig Coleman discussed the topic last week on StutterTalk.
Rodney Gabel is a professor at the University of Toledo. He is a speech-language pathologist, a board certified specialist in fluency disorders, and directs the Northwest Ohio Stuttering Clinic. Dr. Gabel is an active researcher who has published his research and presented his work work in a variety of venues. Dr. Gabel is also a person who stutters and an advocate for adults and children who stutter. Rod is Vice Chair of the Executive Board of the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders speaking on his own behalf.
Links mentioned on today’s episode: