Contemporary clinical conversations about stuttering: How to keep up with stuttering treatment research.

Purpose: To discuss how speech-language pathologists can keep up with stuttering treatment research. To inform junior clinicians and students of speech-language pathology about this matter.

Method: The issue was discussed by two university researchers and two speech-language pathologists who provide clinical services.

Contemporary clinical conversations about stuttering: Does the cause of stuttering matter to clinicians?

Purpose: To discuss whether stuttering causality matters to clinicians during clinical practice, and how and why it might matter. Additionally, to provide early-career clinicians and students with entry-level assistance with this complex topic.

Method: The issue was discussed by two academics and two experienced speech-language pathologists in private practice.

Contemporary clinical conversations about stuttering: How clinically important is mental health during management of early stuttering?

Purpose: To discuss how clinically important mental health is during management of early stuttering. To inform early-career clinicians and students of speech-language pathology about contemporary views on this issue.

Method: The issue was discussed by three speech-language pathologists and a clinical psychologist.

Contemporary clinical conversations about stuttering: Can intervention stop early stuttering development?

Purpose: To discuss whether early intervention can stop stuttering development. To inform junior clinicians and students of speech-language pathology about contemporary views on this issue.

Method: The issue was discussed by two university researchers and two speech-language pathologists who provide public clinical services.

Lidcombe Program telehealth treatment for children 6-12 years of age: A Phase II trial.

Background: For children older than 6 years who stutter, there is a gap in clinical research. This is an issue for speech-language pathologists because the tractability of stuttering decreases and the risk of long-term psychological consequences increase with age.

Purpose: To report a Phase II trial of a telehealth version of the Lidcombe Program with school-age children.