Three case studies will be presented, highlighting critical thinking within the framework of the Circle of Person-Centered Principles. Each case will be shared through a Visual Goal and Progress Planning Diagram and will include reflections on clinical decision-making points throughout the therapeutic process, with explanations of the underlying rationale for each decision made.
 
Participants will be able to: 
1. Summarize and apply case information utilizing a Visual Goal and Progress Planning Diagram.
2. Apply the Circle of Person-Centered Principles across stuttering cases to enhance critical thinking. 
3. Guide clients to implement actions to reduce adverse impacts of stuttering on one’s quality of life 
Target Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists, Graduate Students

Nicholas Caruso, M.S., CCC-SLP is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist at the Chmela Communication Center in Buffalo Grove, IL, where he provides differential assessment and person-centered treatment for clients who stutter, clutter, and have other complex speech fluency conditions. He also provides consultative services for school-based speech-language pathologists. Nick is a person who stutters, a facilitator for Camp Shout Out, and the Co-Coordinator of the Camp Shout Out Community Connections virtual program.
 
Kyle Pelkey, M.S., CCC-SLP is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist at the Chmela Communication Center in Buffalo Grove, IL, a member of the Ethics Education Committee for the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and a person who stutters. He provides differential assessment and person-centered treatment for clients who stutter, clutter, and have other complex speech fluency conditions. Kyle is a facilitator at Camp Shout Out and the Co-Coordinator of the Camp Shout Out Community Connections virtual program.