This talk will start by exploring how to help school-aged children who stutter, and their parents, think about what they want from therapy by drawing on Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). It will include ways to talk about progress by drawing attention to a client’s strengths and resources, and what they notice over time. Themes of difference, being unique, becoming more open, and developing self-advocacy skills will be discussed. The webinar will include discussion of one client’s journey with video examples.

Target Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists

Bio: Ali Berquez is Clinical Lead at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering in London, UK, where she has worked since 2000. Her role includes working with clients of all ages including adults who stutter, teaching nationally and internationally (including the Stuttering Foundation’s annual Eastern Workshop in Boston), writing, offering clinical supervision and contributing to research projects. Ali is Chair of the UK’s National Clinical Excellence Network in Dysfluency and a certified European Fluency Specialist.