Professional Continuing Education (CE) Seminars
for Speech-Language Pathologists

Speech-language pathologists need high-quality, practical training seminars to ensure that they can provide the most effective treatment for their clients.

Although this is true throughout the field, one area where training is particularly important is in the evaluation and treatment of stuttering. Numerous surveys have shown that speech-language pathologists are uncomfortable with their skills for helping individuals who stutter, but appropriate training can help!

J. Scott Yaruss, PhD, CCC-SLP has given more than 300 invited CE seminars, work-shops, and conference presentations about stuttering and related topics to speech-language pathologists around the world! These seminars are filled with with practical, effective treatment strategies that you can apply immediately in your clinical practice.

Here's what one participant wrote:

I have attended numerous fluency conferences over the past 20 years. This by far has been the best. Dr. Yaruss was engaging and very informative. I feel like I can leave here today and implement some very useful techniques with my fluency students tomorrow!

Dr. Yaruss's seminars address key topics such as:

Conducting efficient yet comprehensive diagnostic evaluations
Making appropriate treatment recommendations
Writing measurable treatment goals that foster success
Teaching effective treatment strategies that clients can really use
Enhancing generalization across communication settings
Improving motivation and helping clients overcome barriers to success and
Increasing parental involvement and support in treatment
Education teachers and others about the true nature of stuttering
Working with peers and classmates to reduce bullying and teasing
Ensuring that children can communicate effectively, regardless of their stuttering

Dr. Yaruss has worked exclusively with individuals who stutter for nearly 20 years. His extensive clinical expertise and current research perspective help clinicians improve their evaluation and treatment so they can provide the best service to their clients.

He is a Board-Recognized Specialist and Mentor in Fluency Disorders and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). In 2008, he was honored to be awarded the Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year by the National Stuttering Association.