Ana Paula G. Mumy, SLPD, CCC-SLP: Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Financial - Honoraria (Ongoing); Spero Stuttering, Inc: Non-Financial - Professional (Ongoing); University of Kansas: Financial - Salary (Ongoing)
Abstract: In this session, participants will understand the contrast between a medical model of treatment for people of stutter, one that focuses on fixing or curing the individual’s impairment to accommodate society’s norms and values, versus a social model lens of treatment that acknowledges human diversity and seeks to remove disabling structural, environmental, and attitudinal barriers within disabling environments that demand fluency. SLPs will identify ways to prioritize the speaker’s experience of stuttering and the impact stuttering has on their lives, as well as their crucial role in educating and advocating for change within the existing physical, attitudinal, communication, and social environment in the home, school, workplace, and social context. SLPs will learn practical therapeutic strategies and activities that empower individuals who stutter to become effective and confident communicators who participate fully in their lives, thus improving their quality of life.
Summary of Presentation: In this session, participants will understand the contrast between a medical model of treatment for people of stutter, one that focuses on fixing or curing the individual’s impairment to accommodate society’s norms and values, versus a social model lens of treatment that acknowledges human diversity and seeks to remove disabling structural, environmental, and attitudinal barriers within disabling environments that demand fluency. SLPs will identify ways to prioritize the speaker’s experience of stuttering and the impact stuttering has on their lives, as well as their crucial role in educating and advocating for change within the existing physical, attitudinal, communication, and social environment in the home, school, workplace, and social context. SLPs will learn practical therapeutic strategies and activities that empower individuals who stutter to become effective and confident communicators who participate fully in their lives, thus improving their quality of life.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Upon completion, participants will be able to explain key differences between the medical model versus social model within stuttering treatment.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe structural, environmental, and attitudinal barriers that may negatively impact a person who stutters in the home, school, workplace, and social environments.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe therapeutic strategies and activities that increase a person’s understanding about stuttering, enhance their effectiveness and confidence in communication, and promote acceptance and self-advocacy in ways that are important and relevant for the individual.
