Seminars and Workshops

I have given over 750 programs for school districts, state or regional conventions, private clinics, and other organizations in the United States and around the world. My seminars and workshops provide practical, real-world solutions to challenges in stuttering therapy commonly faced by speech-language pathologists in a range of clinical settings. 

Following are several examples of my most popular presentations, each of which can be provided in 2-hour, half-day, full-day, two-day, or  even three-day formats. Custom presentations can also be designed to meet your individual needs. Email speech@yaruss.com to schedule your seminar!

Practical Treatment Strategies for Preschool Children Who Stutter

  • Learn to evaluate preschool children who stutter and successfully determine whether and when to recommend treatment.
  • Hear about a variety of approaches so you can feel confident that you are using appropriate treatment strategies and activities.
  • Study the “family focused treatment program” (Yaruss et al., 2006) and receive session-by-session lesson plans for helping children develop easier speech, healthy communication attitudes, and strong communication skills.

Early Childhood Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Approach

  • Build on knowledge and skills gained in the Practical Treatment Strategies program to help preschool children and their families achieve their greatest success, both in and out of the therapy room.
  • Learn even more strategies for working with families and helping children improve their speech fluency and communication skills.
  • Review more than 25 scenarios for responding to parents’ concerns.
  • Study 10 concrete treatment goals and nearly 30 specific treatment activities that you can incorporate into your treatment immediately.
  • Based on the best-selling book, Early Childhood Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Guide (Yaruss & Reardon-Reeves, 2017)
  • Note: A web-based version of this seminar is available via MedBridge Education.

Practical Treatment Strategies for School-Age Children Who Stutter

  • Learn about stuttering in school-age children so that you develop comprehensive and individualized treatment plans.
  • Study a comprehensive framework for evaluating and treating the entire stuttering disorder.
  • Review specific treatment goals and learn how to generalize treatment gains outside of the therapy room.
  • Note: Portions of this presentation can be found in a webinar available from Northern Speech Services.

School-Age Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Approach

  • Build on knowledge and skills gained in the Practical Treatment Strategies program to help school-age children improve their ease of speech, their communication attitudes, and their overall communication skills.
  • Study 10 concrete treatment goals and more than 30 detailed activities you can incorporate into your treatment immediately.
  • Review numerous video samples of me conducting treatment with a school-age child who stutters.
  • Based on the best-selling book, School-Age Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Guide (Yaruss & Reardon-Reeves, 2013)
  • Note: A web-based version of this seminar will soon be available via MedBridge Education.

Practical Counseling Strategies for Speech-Language Pathologists

  • Learn counseling skills that you can immediately implement in treatment for listening to and responding to your client’s needs – regardless of which specific communication disorder they may have.
  • Address challenging topics such as motivation and other roadblocks to success.
  • Review a widely used framework drawn from counseling psychology to ensure that you are helping clients achieve meaningful changes in their lives.
  • Learn skills that you can apply to any disorder, not just stuttering!
  • A web-based version of this seminar is available via MedBridge Education.

Evaluation and Treatment for Adolescents and Adults who Stutter

  • Learn to provide comprehensive assessment and treatment for adolescents and adults who stutter.
  • Review specific strategies for reducing:
    • the surface behaviors of stuttering,
    • negative reactions by the speaker and those in his/her environment,
    • functional communication difficulties, and
    • the negative impact of stuttering on the speaker’s overall quality of life.