Interactive One-Day Conference Children’S Programs L Group Activities L Small Discussion Groups L Panel Presentations

Interactive One-Day Conference children’s programs l group activities l small discussion groups l panel presentations

Saturday, June 13, 2020 University of Pittsburgh: School of Health & Rehab Sciences 9:30am - 4:00pm 4060 Forbes Tower (4th FL): Entrance on Atwood Street GPS Address: 219 Meyran Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15213

The FRIENDS one-day conference is a wonderful opportunity for families to come together & learn about stuttering while meeting others who are dealing with similar struggles. Children’s programming is activity-based and focuses on feelings & strategies for dealing with stuttering. Facilitated by speech-language pathologists & members of the adult stuttering community.

Individuals Who Stutter Parents SLPs and Students Children, Teens, Young Adults Of children, teens, & adults Undergraduate & Graduate

Meet others who stutter, learn Learn how to best support Learn more about stuttering, about stuttering and ways to your child, meet other parents current treatments and the increase your confidence in of children who stutter and support available to people communicating, and have fun share experiences / concerns who stutter, earn 0.5 CEUs talking. with people who “get it.”

If you stutter, you have FRIENDS.

is a national non-profit, volunteer organization providing support and education for individuals who stutter, their families, and professionals PRESENTERS & FACILITATORS Mandy Hampton Wray, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an assistant Caryn Herring, M.S., CCC-SLP is a person who stutters, a professor in the Department of Communication Science & speech-language pathologist, and a doctoral candidate at Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh. She teaches Michigan State University. Caryn’s research interests courses on stuttering, regularly presents as professional include the process of desensitization for people who conferences, and publishes in peer-reviewed journals. Her stutter and the role of voluntary stuttering. Caryn has been research program focuses on the development of neural involved with Friends since 2010 and currently serves as the systems that support language, including semantics, chairperson on the board of directors. She co-hosts the syntax, phonology, attention, and inhibition. She uses a StutterTalk B-Team and is an active member of other multimodal approach that incorporates behavioral and stuttering organizations, including SAY and the NSA. neurophysiological methods to study language and Sara MacIntyre, M.A., CCC-SLP serves as the FRIENDS attention systems in children with typical development and One-Day Conference Director. She is the director of communication disorders, specifically stuttering. YouSpeak, a private practice in Philadelphia, where she

Allison Ladavat, M.A., CCC-SLP is a person who stutters works with individuals who stutter of all ages. Sara also and a speech-language pathologist. She currently works as works for Stuttering Foundation as the Director of Programs and Education. an Early Intervention therapist, treating infants and toddlers with various speech and language Erica Lescht, M.A., CF-SLP is a PhD student in the delays/disorders. Allison recently founded the private Department of Communication Science and Disorders at practice, Pittsburgh Stuttering Therapy, where she works the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests focus on with individuals of all ages who stutter. language processing and executive function in children and adults who do and do not stutter. She regularly presents at professional conferences.

Before 5/13/20 After 5/13/20 Special SLP Registration Fee: $35 Individual $40 Individual $50 when registering with client’s family $45 Family $50 Family $80 SLP - CEUs $85 SLP - CEUs Financial assistance is available for any $25 Grad Students $25 Grad Students conference participant *Reg. fee includes a pizza lunch (note: please kindly bring your own lunch if you have dietary restrictions)

FOR SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND STUDENTS CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES for CEUs At the completion of the conference, participants will demonstrate the ability to: • Describe effective intervention strategies for children who stutter and their families. • Understand need for management approach to childhood stuttering that includes parents, professionals and support networks. • Identify specific social and clinical strategies for

This activity is offered for 0.5 CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area) supporting children who stutter and their families. Any questions? Contact Sara MacIntyre at [email protected]