This workshop is designed for speech pathologists to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to assist school-age children who stutter. The information in the workshop is presented by speech pathologists who specialise in stuttering treatment.

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The workshop begins with an overview of the characteristics of stuttering in school age children, measurement of stuttering, and initial assessment. Overarching principles to guide clinical practice with this client group are introduced. Evidence-based stuttering treatments are described, and common issues discussed. 

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Participants learn through discussion and role-play, through video demonstration and by hearing from all key stakeholders including children who stutter, their parents, speech pathologists and psychologists. 

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Learning outcomes for participants include:

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• understanding the general characteristics of stuttering in school-age children

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• assessing and measuring stuttering in this population

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• gaining an understanding of the role of the speech pathologist when working with this population

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• describing the evidence for, and having an understanding of, treatments that may be used 

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• gaining experience in problem solving some of the clinical issues encountered.