Helping Students Who Stutter: Interprofessional Collaboration Between Speech-Language Pathologists and School Counselors

Abstract

Children who stutter may experience challenges in their social and emotional development that can lead to academic struggles in school. School counselors and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are uniquely positioned to collaborate on school-based interventions to help children who stutter. We review common elements of stuttering in children and provide suggestions for enhanced collaboration between school counselors and SLPs.

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communication disorders school collaboration school counseling

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