Four decades of change. What people who stutter have taught me.
Over the past 40 years I have been privileged to know countless persons who stutter; from young children to teens, adults and their parents. They came to me for help, but in many ways, they became my teachers. Their stories often challenged what I believed about successful treatment, reshaped my clinical practice and reminded me that the goal is not simply fluency. In this presentation I will share the lessons they have taught me, reflecting on how stuttering treatment has evolved from the focus on only eliminating stuttering to increasing confidence and meaningful communication.
About the speaker
Rosalee Shenker is a stuttering specialist, researcher, mentor, and educator with extensive experience treating stuttering across the lifespan in private practice and hospital settings. She founded the Montreal Fluency Centre and served as an adjunct professor at McGill University, where she taught graduate courses in stuttering for over 30 years. A charter member of the Lidcombe Program Trainers Consortium, she has led clinical training for the Lidcombe Program across North America, training more than 2,000 clinicians. Rosalee's research focuses on evidence-based practice, treatment outcomes, and bilingual children who stutter. She is currently a partner at Stuttering Specialists Montreal and a proud grandmother of 4.