StutterTalk

Courtney Luckman

Katie Gore and Courtney Luckman join Peter Reitzes to discuss The S Word, a new intensive stuttering treatment program beginning in August, 2018.

Katie and Courtney are asked about the core components of the program, the goals, follow-up, how one goes about creating an intensive treatment program from scratch and so much more.

Katie Gore, MA, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist, Director of Speech IRL and co-leader of the City of Chicago’s chapter of the National Stuttering Association.

Katie Gore

Courtney Luckman is a speech-language pathologist at speech IRL in Chicago, IL where she is the lead clinician on stuttering. Courtney has an active role in the National Stuttering Association, chairing the Young Adults Committee, as well as co-leading the City of Chicago chapter.

 

Dr. Gerlald Maguire joins Peter Reitzes to discuss Ecopipam as a pharmacologic treatment of stuttering.

Dr. Gerlald Maguire is the new Chairman of the Board of the National Stuttering Association (NSA), Chair of Psychiatry in the University of California’s Riverside School of Medicine and a professor of psychiatry, is the Kirkup Center Chair in Stuttering Treatment and considered by many to be the leading authority on the medical treatment of stuttering.

Dr. Charley F. Adams joins Peter Reitzes to take a deep dive program of the World Congress of stuttering and cluttering program.

One World, Many Voices: Science and Community is the Inaugural Joint World Congress of the International Cluttering Association (ICA), International Fluency Association (IFA) and International Stuttering Association (ISA), with local host organizations the Japan Society of Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders and the Japanese Stuttering Genyukai Organization. This event will be held in Hiroshima, Japan, from July 13th-16th, 2018. See the conference program and participate on the Facebook page.

Charley F. Adams, Ph.D., is chair of the International Cluttering Association and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina. Charley has led the Columbia chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA) since 2001, and served as a regional coordinator for the NSA from 2008 to 2013. In 2013, Charley was chosen as the NSA Speech Language Pathologist of the Year.

Kerianne Druker and Dr. Tom Weidig join Peter Reitzes to discuss the Research & Publication Committee of the International Fluency Association (IFA) and the upcoming Joint World Congress.

Tom and Kerriane are asked about the PhD Forum for doctoral students in stuttering research they are starting up with the IFA, presentations they are looking forward to at the World Congress, and much more. To learn more about the PhD Forum, contact [email protected]

One World, Many Voices: Science and Community is the Inaugural Joint World Congress of the International Cluttering Association

(ICA), International Fluency Association (IFA) and International Stuttering Association (ISA), with local host organizations the Japan Society of Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders and the Japanese Stuttering Genyukai Organization. This event will be held in Hiroshima, Japan, from July 13th-16th, 2018.

Kerianne Druker resides in Australia. She is a speech language pathologist and PhD student at Curtin University. Mrs. Druker is a member of the Research & Publication Committee of the International Fluency Association (IFA).

Dr. Tom Weidig resides in Luxembourg. He is co-chair of the International Fluency Association’s Research & Publication Committee and the brain behind the popular and widely read Stuttering Brain Blog.

 

Bob “the Expert” Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss public speaking and stuttering, speaking with time limits, and the practicality of speaking accommodations.

Robert Quesal, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor emeritus of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a retired Board Certified Specialist in Fluency and Fluency Disorders.

Peter Reitzes, MA CCC-SLP is a person who stutters and President and Host of StutterTalk

Róisín McManus, Caryn Herring and Joel Korte of the StutterTalk B Team discuss the ups and downs of stuttering. Listening to this episode is like being at the coffee shop or in the back seat of the car and overhearing three amazing friends bond over stuttering.

Dr. Jennifer Chesters joins Peter Reitzes to discuss her research on transcranial direct current stimulation in stuttering treatment. Chester and colleagues current study on this topic is available at no charge.

Jennifer Chesters, MA, MSc, DPhil, is a neuroscience researcher and speech and language therapist at the Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology. Dr. Chesters is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on a team led by Kate Watkins that is investigating the neural basis of stuttering using a range of brain imaging and stimulation techniques. Dr. Chesters is first author on the recently published study “Transcranial direct current stimulation over left inferior frontal cortex improves speech fluency in adults who stutter” in the BRAIN: A Journal of Neurology.

Jane Harley joins Peter Reitzes to discuss Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) For Children & Teens Who Stutter.

Ms. Harley is asked about her one day ACT workshop in Boston, March 9-10 in Boston, sponsored by the Stuttering Foundation.

Jane Harley is a registered Speech and Language Therapist and Clinical Lead at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering, London, UK. She also holds a Masters in Psychological Counselling. Over the last 20 years she has written about the use of cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) in working with people who stutter.

Jane Fraser joins Peter Reitzes to celebrate 70 years of the Stuttering Foundation and the power of change.

Jane Fraser is president of The Stuttering Foundation, has run the Foundation for more than 35 years, and is co-author of If Your Child Stutters: A Guide for Parents now in its 8th edition.

Jane is asked to reflect upon the Stuttering Foundation’s impressive 70 year history and amazing catalog of affordable materials. When asked to name research she finds interesting, Ms. Fraser encourages listeners to read research by the Dana Foundation on brain plasticity. Ms. Fraser is asked about seminal Foundation materials including the book Advice to Those Who Stutter, the Foundation’s impressive YouTube channel, the book Self-Therapy for the Stutterer, the film ADHD and Stuttering, the Famous People Who Stutter brochure and poster and the Foundation’s film Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids.

Dr. Phil Schneider joins Peter Reitzes to discuss a listener question: Should speech-language pathologists who stutter be expected to overcome their own stuttering?

Phil Schneider, Ed.D. CCC-SLP is the founding partner, with Uri Schneider, of Schneider Speech Pathology. Recognized as a master clinician and teacher, he has been practicing and teaching for over 45 years. He holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Communication Disorders at Queens College, CUNY. Phil’s first documentary, Transcending Stuttering: The Inside Story, is considered by many to be the single best film on stuttering. View all of Phil’s films here.