Peter Reitzes

25 Mar 2014

Self-Help Support Groups for Stuttering (Ep. 446)

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Michael Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Michael P. Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP joins Peter Reitzes to discuss self-help support groups for stuttering. Dr. Boyle is asked about his recent study Psychological characteristics and perceptions of stuttering of adults who stutter with and without support group experience in the Journal of Fluency Disorders. This StutterTalk episode or course will be available for 0.10 CEUs for approximately six months, free of charge, through the National Stuttering Association. For complete details regarding the continuing education units being offered by the National Stuttering Association, go to the National Stuttering Association’s CEU page.

stutteringTake the CEU Test Here. (expired September 25, 2014)

Show/Course Notes: Title: Self-Help Support Groups for Stuttering Learner Outcomes: At the conclusion of the program, the learner shall be able to:

  1. Describe the functions and purposes of self-help support groups for stuttering.
  2. Summarize findings from research studies regarding benefits of support group participation for people who stutter.
  3. Discuss options for future research studies designed to understand the roles of support groups for people who stutter

Presenter Bio — Michael Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP  is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Oklahoma State University where he teaches graduate courses in fluency disorders and research methods. His research focuses on identifying factors that predict both resilience and coping and adjustment difficulties related to stuttering. Particular psychosocial variables of interest include stigma, bullying, and attribution. Dr. Boyle is also very interested in the development of interventions that address stigma reduction and improved well-being in individuals who stutter. More

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20 Mar 2014

SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young (Ep. 445)

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SAYTaro Alexander joins Peter Reitzes to discuss SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young. Mr. Alexander also discusses what he has done and continues to do to face stuttering.

During today’s episode Taro shared, “We are here to help you say the things that shouldn’t go unsaid. I think that can be the real tragedy of stuttering. When you see kids not saying what they want and keeping all these things inside.”

TARO ALEXANDER, is Founder and Director of SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young, formerly Our Time. Mr. Alexander founded SAY 13 years ago. He is an accomplished performer, teacher, and director who has stuttered since the age of five.

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12 Mar 2014

Stuttering on First Dates (Ep. 444)

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Paul Thompson

Paul Thompson joins Peter Reitzes to discuss stuttering and his experience participating in the British reality television show First Dates. During today’s episode we hear several clips from Mr. Thompson’s appearances on First Dates and his comments and thoughts on the experience.

When asked to share some dating advice to others who stutter, Mr. Thompson said, “Don’t hide from it [stuttering]; there’s no point…If you try not to stammer, you’re just going to stammer anyway.”

PAUL THOMPSON is a 32 year-old person who stutters from Weymouth, England who recently appeared on the British series “First Dates.” IMDB describes the series as an “Interactive dating experiment in which real dates are filmed, and then viewers get the chance to apply to date the unsuccessful participants the following week.”

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5 Mar 2014

Counseling In Stuttering Treatment (Ep. 443)

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David Luterman, EdD

David Luterman, EdD, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss counseling in stuttering treatment.

StutterTalk is excited to announce that this StutterTalk episode or course will be available for 0.10 CEUs for approximately six months, free of charge, through the National Stuttering Association. For complete details regarding the continuing education units being offered by the National Stuttering Association, go to the National Stuttering Association’s CEU page.

stutteringTake the CEU Test Here. (expired September 5, 2014)

Show/Course Notes:

Title: Counseling in Stuttering Treatment

Learner Outcomes: At the conclusion of the program, the learner shall be able to:

  1. distinguish between effective and ineffective models of counseling.
  2. apply counseling techniques to clinical populations.
  3. understand how the family system impacts the client.

Presenter Bio — David Luterman, EdD, is a professor emeritus at Emerson College in Boston, MA, a fellow of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, Director of the Thayer Lindsey Family Centered Nursery for Hearing Impaired Children and author of many articles and books including his seminal work Counseling Persons with Communication Disorders and Their Families in is 5th edition.

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11 Feb 2014

I Stutter, What Should I Do? (Ep. 441)

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Robert Quesal

StutterTalk receives many messages from listeners asking, “I stutter, what should I do?” While we can’t tell others what they should do, we can share what we have done to manage and face our stuttering.

Today on StutterTalk, Robert “the Expert” Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss what they have done and continue to do to face stuttering.

ROBERT QUESAL, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a board certified specialist in fluency disorders and a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

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4 Feb 2014

The Stigma of Stuttering (Ep. 440 )

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Michael Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Michael P. Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the stigma of stuttering.

StutterTalk is excited to announce that this StutterTalk episode or course will be available for 0.10 CEUs for approximately six months, free of charge, through the National Stuttering Association. For complete details regarding the continuing education units being offered by the National Stuttering Association, go to the National Stuttering Association’s CEU page.

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Take the CEU Test Here. (expired August 4, 2014)

Show/Course Notes:

Title: The Stigma of Stuttering

Learner Outcomes: At the conclusion of the program, the learner shall be able to:

  1. Describe the conceptualizations of stigma as being both public and internalized.
  2. Summarize the relevant research that supports the notion that people who stutter experience both public and self-stigma.
  3. Identify different strategies that could be used by professionals to identify and potentially reduce public and self-stigma associated with stuttering.

Presenter Bio — Michael Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP  is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Oklahoma State University where he teaches graduate courses in fluency disorders and research methods. His research focuses on identifying factors that predict both resilience and coping and adjustment difficulties related to stuttering. Particular psychosocial variables of interest include stigma, bullying, and attribution. Dr. Boyle is also very interested in the development of interventions that address stigma reduction and improved well-being in individuals who stutter. More

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