This presentation will discuss the shifting perspective of working with children who stutter. How do we define "impact?" How do we define "success?" Rationales for changing perspectives will be provided, examples of clinical applications, accommodations, and specific challenges that SLPs will face within the school system. 

Learning Objectives: 
1. Identify why measuring the amount of stuttering should not be the primary (or sole) method of measuring success. 
2. Identify a new therapy activity. 
3. Identify a potential school-based issue with this change in philosophy towards working with students who stutter.

Target
Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists*, Graduate Students

Timothy Flynn, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a person who stutters and works as a speech-language pathologist within Arlington Public Schools, Virginia. He is owner of Forward Steps Therapy and has worked as a speech-language pathologist for 13 years. Tim is an active member within the stuttering self-help community. He facilitates numerous workshops for children who stutter, families, teachers, graduate students, and speech-language pathologists. He has co-authored multiple articles about measuring and altering public attitudes toward stuttering and school-based stuttering treatment.