With the support of the Socrates Programme of the European Union
Presymposium workshop
A Constructivist Framework for Counseling with Persons Who Stutter
Anthony DiLollo, PhD, is a professor of speech-language pathology at
Wichita State University, specializing in counseling, fluency disorders,
interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and qualitative research
methods. He has worked as a psychologist and a speech-language pathologist in
clinical and educational settings, as well as 15 years in academia. Dr. DiLollo
has published and presented in the areas of counseling, factors related to
effective therapy, teaching critical thinking, and qualitative research in
communication sciences and disorders. He is co-author of the textbooks, Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology: Reconstructing Personal Narratives with Robert A. Neimeyer (2014,
Plural Publishing), and Clinical
Decision-Making in Fluency Disorders (4th Edition) with Walter
H. Manning (2017, Plural Publishing).
Abstract:
Clinicians working with persons who stutter
need a basic theoretical framework on which to organize and guide the way they
conceptualize clients' problems and engage in counseling-type conversations.
The goal of this presentation is to provide participants with an introduction
to one such framework grounded in Constructivist and Narrative Therapy
traditions. Such approaches to counseling focus on individuals' sense of
identity, personal experiences of "disorder," and unique abilities to counter
stories of disability. With a focus on the expertise of the client rather than
that of the clinician, this framework can be used by speech-language
pathologists to engage clients in conversations about resisting the decisions
that stuttering is making in their lives.
When:
The presymposium workshop takes place on Friday, February 16th 2018: 2pm-5pm.
This is the day before the symposium.
Where:
Thomas More University College (same location as the symposium)
Molenstraat 8
2018 Antwerp, Belgium
Price:
50 EUR, handouts, coffee/tea break included.
Registration: the workshop is fully booked.
Please note that the workshop has a limited participant number.