Preparing Clinicians to Treat Stuttering Effectively: An Interactive Panel Discussion

Robert Kroll, Frances Cook, Luc De Nil and Nan Bernstein Ratner

This symposium will bring together a panel of experts from Canada, Britain and the United States to explore the areas of academic and clinical training in fluency disorders. The panel will be composed of specialists who will address a number of key issues pertaining to classroom and practical training for students preparing to provide services for people who stutter. The importance of fluency disorders within overall academic and clinical curricula and public awareness and support for this disorder will be discussed. Following the prepared remarks of the panelists, the discussion will be opened up for audience participation.