Stuttering as Diversity: Exploring School-Based Stuttering Therapy through a DEI Lens (2.0 PDHs)
For SLPs | Self-Paced | 2 hours | 2 PDHs
Course Summary
Transform your approach to school stuttering therapy with this dynamic 2-hour course. Move beyond traditional methods and embrace DEI principles, viewing stuttering as diversity. This presentation equips school-based SLPs with innovative strategies, emphasizing the creation of inclusive and equitable spaces that respect the intersectional identities of students who stutter. The course guides SLPs towards child-led, holistic care, fostering a positive stuttering identity and healthy therapy outcomes. It empowers SLPs to become allies and advocates, equipping them with the skills to understand and support the unique needs of students who stutter, thereby enhancing their roles as champions for diversity and inclusion in their speech rooms and within the school system.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
• understand and describe stuttering as a form of diversity, recognizing the intersectional identities of students who stutter.
• implement DEI-informed strategies to foster positive stuttering identity, facilitate holistic therapy outcomes, and promote self-advocacy and empowerment.
• transform your stuttering therapy practice with inclusive and equitable approaches that prioritize each student's unique needs and voices.
• advocate for students who stutter by collaborating with teachers, influencing inclusive policies (such as eligibility and accommodations), and creating inclusive spaces.
DEI Content:
This course covers three areas of DEI content as outlined by ASHA including: communication differences, communication disorders within communication differences, inclusive practices, understanding the potential impact of cultural differences on service delivery.
Course Curriculum
Speaker Bio
Martha Horrocks, MEd CCC-SLP, is a Maine-based speech-language pathologist and former elementary school teacher. Martha's approach is affirming and child-led, focused on empowering each child to communicate authentically. As the creator of @martha_speech, Martha shares practical resources and strategies for working with and supporting school-age kids who stutter. Her ultimate goal is to educate and inspire, providing a nurturing space for both professionals and families to learn and grow in their understanding of stuttering.
Disclosures:
Nonfinancial Disclosures: Martha is a member of SIG 4 and SIG 20. She is on the committee for SPACE. She is a Spero Ally of Stuttering SLP.
Financial Disclosures: Martha is the owner of Martha Speech, LLC, a private practice (Martha Speech & Stuttering Therapy), and a TPT store. Martha also benefits financially from presenting this course.
