Vivian Sisskin joins Peter Reitzes to discuss Fixing the Roof Before Painting the Spot. Ms. Sisskin is taking up residency this week at StutterTalk for five consecutive days of episodes filled with stuttering goodness and wisdom.
Vivian Sisskin, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Professor in the department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland and a Board Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders. Ms. Sisskin runs the Sisskin Stuttering Center in Virginia and is well known for her work in avoidance reduction therapy.
Vivian Sisskin joins Peter Reitzes to discuss Management vs Choice vs Control. Ms. Sisskin is taking up residency this week at StutterTalk for five consecutive days of episodes filled with stuttering goodness and wisdom.
Vivian Sisskin, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Professor in the department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland and a Board Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders. Ms. Sisskin runs the Sisskin Stuttering Center in Virginia and is well known for her work in avoidance reduction therapy.
Vivian Sisskin joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the Joy of Communication vs. Fluency. Ms. Sisskin is taking up residency this week at StutterTalk for five consecutive days of episodes filled with stuttering goodness and wisdom.
Vivian Sisskin, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Professor in the department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland and a Board Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders. Ms. Sisskin runs the Sisskin Stuttering Center in Virginia and is well known for her work in avoidance reduction therapy.
Jane Fraser, Elaine Kelman, Craig Coleman, and Bob Quesal join Peter Reitzes to discuss a recent proposal by Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) which has many professionals and people who stutter concerned. In an ASHA blog post, Craig Coleman explains this serious issue:
“Recently, Speech Pathology Australia (the national speech-language pathology association of Australia) submitted a proposal to the Australian Government Department of Treasury that would require Medicare rebates be made available for children who stutter, but only if they are treated using the Lidcombe Program.”
Much is said on today’s episode. Jane Fraser begins by sharing her experience at the Stuttering Foundation hearing from families who do not always find success using Lidcombe Treatment. Jane stresses that a major concern about the SPA proposal is that “one size does not fit all” in stuttering treatment. Ms. Fraser is asked about the Stuttering Foundation’s statement on this issue and a recent Stuttering Foundation blog post. Next, Elaine Kelman is asked about the International Fluency Association’s press release which explains why they feel the Australian Proposal is not fully consistent with evidence based practice. Craig Coleman and Bob Quesal then join the conversation and discuss how there are better ways to advocate for people who stutter then by choosing only one treatment approach to reimburse. Mr. Coleman and Dr. Quesal share their concerns about the possible negative ramifications of the SPA proposal and much, much more.
StutterTalk invited Gail Mulcair, Executive Director of Speech Pathology Australia or another SPA representative on air to discuss these issues. SPA did not accept the invitation to participate.
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) and as a member of the ASHA ad-hoc committee to revise the scope of practice in speech-language pathology. 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.
Robert Quesal, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a person who stutters, a professor emeritus of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a fellow of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and a retired board certified specialist in fluency disorders.
Related Links:
Speech Pathology Australia’s proposal/budget submission to the Australian Government for 2015-2016 – link
The Stuttering Foundation’s Response/Statement titled Another Blunder from Down Under – link
Craig Coleman’s post/petition – A Dangerous Precedent from Australia: What It Means and What Happens Next – link
Speech Pathology Australia’s Response/Statement – link
Craig Coleman’s ASHA blog post, A Controversial Proposal on Stuttering Treatment from Speech Pathology of Australia: What It Means and What Happens Next – link
ASHA blog post by Ann Packman, Mark Onslow and Deborah Theodoros – link
International Fluency Association Press Release – link
Joel Korte and Roisin McManus of the StutterTalk B Team spend today’s episode discussing a Sports Illustrated article about Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, an NBA basketball player who stutters.
Joel and Roisin also discuss a related article titled Speech-Language Pathologist Helps Former Wildcat Become Fluent for Life.
Dr. Dennis Drayna joins Peter Reitzes for this special Ask the Expertepisode to answer listener questions on genetics and stuttering. Thanks to the NIH for promoting this milestone episode!
On today’s episode Dr. Drayna is asked to discuss wide range of questions and topics including his research, advice to physicians, if genetics may be linked to stuttering severity and covert stuttering, the reality of gene-based therapies, related NIH research, how genetics and the environment interact, the inheritability of stuttering, genetics and possible subgroups of stuttering, the replicability of his research and much more. Dr. Drayna discusses a forthcoming publication on using mice to explore the genetics of stuttering.
Dennis Drayna, Ph.D., is Senior Investigator at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at the National Institutes of Health. Read more about Dr. Drayna at the NIH website here. Dr. Drayna has appeared four other times on StutterTalk. Those episodes are archived here.
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25 Mar 2015
Fixing the Roof Before Painting the Spot (Ep. 505)
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Vivian Sisskin joins Peter Reitzes to discuss Fixing the Roof Before Painting the Spot. Ms. Sisskin is taking up residency this week at StutterTalk for five consecutive days of episodes filled with stuttering goodness and wisdom.
Vivian Sisskin, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Professor in the department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland and a Board Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders. Ms. Sisskin runs the Sisskin Stuttering Center in Virginia and is well known for her work in avoidance reduction therapy.