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Welcome to the August 2009, issue of Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders! Our Managing Editor, Charlie Osborne, and Associate Editor, Rod Gabel, have once again put together a timely and informative theme-based issue focusing on evidence and practice in cluttering. Their efforts were supported by an outstanding Guest Editor, Kathy Scaler Scott; we extend our heartfelt thanks to her for compiling such an interesting and useful group of articles. We also extend our gratitude to Lynne Shields, our CE Administrator, who coordinates the CE process for all Division 4 activities, as well as to our many peer reviewers who volunteer their time and effort to ensure that Perspectives continues to be of the highest quality. We would not be able to make Perspectives a reality without the continuous help of Jean White, our Production Editor at the ASHA National Office, and so we send our thanks to her as well.
For the first time, Division 4 was a sponsor of the 2009 Schools Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri, July 17-19, 2009. Charlie Osborne and Lourdes Ramos represented the Division; they manned the Division 4 booth, handed out informational packets, and answered questions about Division benefits and activities. Two of our Division members, Kristin Chmela and Judy Kuster, were presenters at the conference. We are hopeful that our presence provided school-based speech-language pathologists with additional resources to assist them in their work with children who stutter.
We have some exciting Division-sponsored events planned for the 2009 ASHA Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. You will want to arrive a day early to take part in this year's Preconvention Workshop, 1:00-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Dr. Scott Yaruss and Nina Reardon-Reeves will present on "Individualized Assessment for School-age Children Who Stutter: Moving from Assessment to Intervention." These knowledgeable and experienced presenters will demonstrate how to apply assessment data to develop a comprehensive, evidence-based treatment plan. Registration for this continuing education activity is separate from the Convention registration. Registration materials are online at http://www.asha.org/members/divs/div_4.htm
Our Division-sponsored Short Course will be presented by Dr. Jennifer Watson and Dr. Rosalee Shenker. The focus of their talk will be on cultural and linguistic diversity in stuttering treatment. Division affiliates will receive a 50% discount on this Short Course and on other select Short Courses sponsored by Special Interest Divisions. Dr. Gerald Maguire will present a Division-sponsored 2-hour workshop on medical and telemedical treatment for stuttering. Finally, please plan to attend the Division 4 affiliates meeting, likely to be scheduled near the noon hour, before or after our Division-sponsored Short Course. This is an opportunity to hear about current and future Division activities, offer suggestions and ideas, and enjoy a light lunch while socializing with other Division members.
Our next Division 4 Leadership and Clinical Conference will be held January 29-31, 2010, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Tampa, Florida. The meeting, on "Unique Challenges and Common Themes in Stuttering Assessment, Treatment and Research," paves the way for examining how to best interface research findings in stuttering with our day to day work with people who stutter. A wide variety of talks will be presented by expert researchers and clinicians; they will address issues such as defining clinically significant change, technological advances in stuttering measurement, and new developments in the treatment of children, adolescents and adults who stutter. We also have some fun activities in the works for after-hours to provide time for sharing stories and enjoying each other's company! Our conference co-chairs, Glen Tellis and Susan Cochrane, have been hard at work compiling a program that meets the needs of the experienced fluency researcher and clinician as well as the speech-language generalist looking to expand knowledge about stuttering. Thanks, Glen and Susan, for the incredible amount of time and effort you have devoted to making this conference a reality!
Through the generosity and ongoing support provided by The Stuttering Foundation, we are once again able to honor a person for their significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of stuttering. One individual will be selected to receive the Malcolm Fraser Award at the 2010 Division 4 Leadership and Clinical Conference. The Malcolm Fraser Award is bestowed on an individual to recognize excellence in the field of stuttering. Nominees must have highly respected, distinguished careers in speech-language pathology with specific and multiple contributions that have made a significant, positive impact on children and/or adults who stutter. These contributions may have been in areas of clinical service, research and/or professional training of clinicians. The award consists of a plaque and a $2,000.00 monetary award from The Stuttering Foundation. Vianne Bjornberg, the Division 4 Recognition Committee Chair, and her committee have devoted countless hours to advertising the award and requesting nominations. They will soon be reviewing and scoring nomination packets to identify the next recipient of this prestigious award. Nominations will be accepted until September 30, 2009. If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please e-mail Vianne (bjorn2talk{at}mac.com) for a copy of the nomination packet and instructions.
As you know, there are many benefits of membership in Special Interest Division 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders. Your membership entitles you to
If you would like information about any of these benefits, feel free to e-mail me at srg{at}unh.edu. Please share this opportunity to be a Division 4 affiliate with other speech-language pathologists who work with people who stutter.
The Division 4 committees continue to produce outstanding resources for Division members. The Schools Committee, chaired by Nina Reardon Reeves, has expanded the resources for school-based clinicians available online. Take a look at these ready-to-use materials that provide suggestions for fluency assessment, IEP writing, and ideas for intervention with school-age youngsters who stutter and their families, teachers and peers (www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/schools/SID4page.html). The Schools Committee is also working along with the Education and Resources Committee to add a section to the Stuttering Home Page (www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/html) which will feature on-line resources related to stuttering in preschoolers, similar to the committee's online "Internet Resources For School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists Serving Children Who Stutter."
The Education and Resources Committee, chaired by Judy Kuster, continues to expand Internet resources for those interested in stuttering, including faculty who teach fluency and fluency disorders. The Committee has added several videos to a password protected site to be used by professors who teach fluency disorders for students to practice evaluating stuttering. The short videos are online with permission of the members of the New Jersey National Stuttering Association chapter, taped by Sheree Reese and edited by Tom Kuster. These videos are linked on the Stuttering Home Page under "Resources for Professors—Stuttering Course Materials" (www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/teaching/teaching.html). Professors who wish to use the videos for their classes are invited to email Judy Kuster (judith.kuster{at}mnsu.edu) for the user id and password.
As we reported in the February issue of Perspectives, the Division 4-sponsored ASHA Web Event on cluttering, held in January, was a smashing success. Over 150 messages were posted. The discussion remains online at http://www.asha.org/Forums/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=8732&MessageID=267830; the content is accessible to ASHA and NSSLHA members.
If you would like to share your time and experience as a member of the Schools Committee or the Education and Resources Committee, please feel free to e-mail Nina at nina{at}mtco.com or Judy at judith.kuster{at}mnsu.edu.
We welcome your comments, questions, and concerns. Feel free to contact me srg{at}unh.edu or any Steering Committee member; we would love to hear from you. Have fun reading this issue!
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