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Stuttering is a complicated disorder, and treating stuttering can be a challenging task. For this reason, many speech-language pathologists report that they are not entirely comfortable with their skills for helping children and adults who stutter.
At the NSA, we believe that speech-language pathologists can help people to cope with and confront their stutter, and we are here to help! On this site, you will find information about the NSA’s many programs and support initiatives to help clinicians improve their ability to help children and adults who stutter.
You can refer your clients to local support groups, you can bring your younger clients and their families to participate in NSA Youth Days, and you and your clients can attend the NSA's Annual Conference. You can also use our helpful newsletters and other publications to enhance your therapy with people who stutter.
These are just some of the ways the NSA partners with Speech-Language Pathologists to make the world brighter for people who stutter. Click on the links above or follow the menus to the right to get more information. You can also email us at SLPs@WeStutter.org or call us (800) We Stutter. We're here to help!
You can even improve your own knowledge and understanding of stuttering by attending one of our Continuing Education (CE) workshops. (The NSA is an ASHA-accredited CE provider)
National Stuttering Association and OnlineCEUs.com Partnership
The NSA has teamed up with OnlineCEUs.com to provide several new high-quality, easily accessible continuing education (CE) programs about stuttering for speech-language pathologists. With OnlineCEUs.com, you can complete ASHA-approved continuing education programs right on your own computer. You can start and stop the courses whenever you want, saving your work along the way. Most importantly, the NSA receives a donation for each course you take through OnlineCEUs.com.
Courses range from .2 CEUs to .5 CEUs and cover the following topics:
- measurement of stuttering behaviors (.3 CEUs)
- counseling skills for speech-language pathologists (.5 CEUs)
- problem-solving strategies for facilitating generalization and maintenance (.5 CEUs)
- Indirect and direct therapy (.2 CEUs)
- 2 courses on treating adolescents and adults who stutter (one for .2 CEUs and one for .5 CEUs)
Our newest offering is an online version of our popular booklet for parents of young children who stutter (.5 CEUs), adapted to help speech-language pathologists learn how to respond to the concerns expressed by parents. (Click here for more information about the booklet.)
Finally, a similar adaptation of our popular bullying and teasing manual (click here) will be available soon.
You can get the full list of courses that benefit you and the NSA by clicking here. Sign up now to get your CEUs through OnlineCEUs.com and help the NSA at the same time! Email info@WeStutter.org with questions.
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