Seminar: The Lidcombe Program: Optimising treatment outcomes for children who stutter
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Synopsis:
This seminar welcomes speech pathologists working with children who stutter. The Lidcombe Program has robust evidence for treating stuttering in early childhood and is widely used by Australian speech pathologists. The results of a recent Phase II trial with a cohort of 6–12 year old children showed that this treatment may benefit a much broader age range of children than initially thought. A key part of this Phase II trial included fortnightly clinical mentoring meetings between the treating clinician and a member of the Lidcombe Program Trainers Consortium. From these discussions, practical recommendations and clinical resources were developed specifically to help community clinicians in private practice and school-based settings to adapt aspects of the Lidcombe Program Treatment Guide (Onslow et al., 2023) for 6–12 year old children to enhance clinical outcomes. The purpose of this presentation is therefore to showcase treatment videos and practical resources that community clinicians can readily use in their practice when treating childhood stuttering. This will assist clinicians to use the Lidcombe Program flexibly to cater to the varied needs of a wider range of children.
Speaker: Dr Georgie Johnson
Dr Georgie Johnson is a speech pathologist and Early Career Researcher at the University of Melbourne. She completed her PhD in May 2024 investigating stuttering management for school-age children, with a keen interest to expand our knowledge on how to best support this age group. Georgie has since published a Phase II trial of the Lidcombe Program with 6–12 year old children with an additional two publications currently under review. Her research pursuits aim to help clinicians to translate clinical research into practice to better support children who stutter. In addition to her teaching and research role at the University of Melbourne, Georgie is also the Director of the Stuttering Association for the Young Australia (SAY: AU - https://www.sayaustralia.org.au/) —a non-for-profit organisation which connects young people who stutter.
Location: Online
Full fee: A$150 A$115