Description: The Lidcombe Program is a behavioral intervention, developed to treat stuttering in preschool aged children. After training, speech-language pathologists will be prepared to teach parents to administer appropriate feedback about fluency and stuttering to their children in their everyday-speaking environment and to monitor treatment goals and progress.
Studies have shown that this is an efficacious and effective evidence-based treatment for stuttering. The Lidcombe Program has been adjusted for school-aged children and special populations.
LPTC Members – North America:
- Melissa Bruce, M.S., Clinic Director, University of Houston, has developed training programs for graduate students based on the LP, and has implemented and supervised this program for over 10 years.
- Barry Guitar, Ph.D. has been treating preschool children with the LP for 10 years and has given many clinical workshops and data-based presentations on the LP. He has also practiced “Distance Lidcombe” for families in remote areas.
- Christina Lattermann, Ph.D. has implemented the Lidcombe Program in Germany, provided many clinical workshops and is supervising colleagues who are working with the LP. She is currently writing a book on the LP in German.
- Martin Nevdahl, M.S. received his education at the University of Washington. A frequent contributor to seminars on stuttering, he coordinates the research collaboration between the UW Speech and Hearing Sciences Department and the Australian Stuttering Research Centre in Sydney, Australia.
- Rosalee C. Shenker, Ph.D., Executive Director, Montreal Fluency Centre, has been treating children with the LP for over 15 years. She has collaborated on several publications on the LP.
This workshop will be presented by at least one LPTC member.
Registration Fees: (includes treatment guide, handouts, refreshment breaks, lunch and parking pass each day)
- 2 Day Basic Training workshop – Early Bird Discount – on or before August 30, 2013: $400 USD
- 2 Day Basic Training workshop – August 31, 2013 or later: $500 USD
- Group Rate: $460 USD – applies if 4 or more participants from the same facility register by mail at the same time and pay all together.
This course is offered for 1.2 ASHA CEU’s (Professional area, Intermediate level).
Location: River’s Crossing, Athens, Georgia
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM each day