This workshop will take a chronological approach to exploring the psychosocial implications of stuttering from childhood to adulthood from the lens of a Person Who Stutters (PWS). Topics to be covered include: bullying and the use of maladaptive coping strategies as a Child Who Stutters (CWS) and coping with anxiety and discrimination as an Adult Who Stutters.
1) To understand that stuttering is complex speech "difference" with social, emotional, and psychological implications.
2) To understand that people who stutter face many obstacles including teasing and bullying, prejudice, and workplace discrimination.
3)Negative listener reactions may play a role in the exacerbation of the stutter (primary and secondary symptoms)
4) To understand that coping strategies are useful in mitigating some of the negative emotions associated with stuttering.
About the presenters
Jonathan Garcin
Jonathan Garcin is a Speech-Language Pathologist and a Person Who Stutters. Jonathan resides Springdale Newfoundland and Labrador where he provides speech and language services to school age children. Jonathan enjoys spending most of his free time with his three children and pursuing outdoor activities such as running and camping.