Lidcombe Early Stuttering Certificate Program

Lidcombe Program is a behavioral program used to treat children under 6 years of age and who stutter. It might be convenient for older kids too. The program takes its name from a neighborhood close to Sydney, where the Australian Stuttering Research Centre is located.
Treatment is carried out daily by the child's caregiver or parent. Parents learn how to perform the treatment during weekly visits to a speech language therapist. During these visits, the speech language therapist teaches the parents all of the dimensions of the treatment. Therapist observes the parent while s/he performs the treatment and give feedback on how the treatment is going. This part of education is important because the responsibility of the speech language therapist is to make sure that the treatment is done properly and to create a positive experience for the child and the family.
Treatment is applied directly. This means that the parent is directly involved in the child's conversation with their comment. Comments from parents often have to be positive. The parent primarily comments positively when the child does not stutter, and when s/he sees the stuttering behavior, s/he decreases the positive comments. The parent comments positively to the child not continuously throughout the child's speech, but at specific times of her/his choice. In addition to learning how to make positive comments, the parent also learns to measure the child's stuttering behavior. The parent scores the speech of the child between 0 and 9 on a scale throughout the day. When stuttering behavior does not occur, s/he uses 0, if extremely light it is 1, and 9 for excessive stuttering. Each time they visit the clinic, the speech and language therapist and the parent compare the frequency ratings of the previous week to see if the non-clinical treatment works. This is an important process for the proper progression of the treatment.

Dr. Kylie Smith, SLP

Dr Kylie Smith is a speech pathologist and researcher who has worked at the practice since 2009.
Kylie completed a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at La Trobe University, Melbourne in 2000. She has had extensive experience working with clients with a range of communication disorders in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
Since specialising in stuttering in 2008, Kylie has worked for the Stuttering Unit, a nationally recognised specialty speech pathology service, the Australian Stuttering Research Centre, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the University of Melbourne, and in private practice.
A keen interest in the mental health issues associated with stuttering prompted Kylie to complete her certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in 2009. ​Kylie went on to complete a PhD through the University of Melbourne. Her thesis focussed on stuttering and anxiety. Her research findings have been published in peer reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences, including the Oxford Dysfluency Conference. Kylie has authored and co-authored many papers, articles, and blogs related to stuttering in a range of publications. She has been an invited guest on ABC radio, Triple R, and Kinderling Kids Radio to discuss stuttering and her research findings.
Kylie is a trainer for Continuing Professional Development in Stuttering, teaching speech pathologists how to administer evidence-based stuttering treatments. She is also a guest lecturer and provides student supervision for the University of Melbourne’s Masters of Speech Pathology course.
​Kylie endeavours to work collaboratively with her clients and their families to establish meaningful goals for each individual. While adhering to evidence-based practice, Kylie is flexible in her approach to stuttering treatment and always considers the social and emotional implications of stuttering.
Kylie currently lives with her husband and three children in Paris. We are so lucky to have her continue to work in our team providing telepractice.

Seminer Çıktıları

• Lidcombe Programı'ne genel bakış
• Kanıt tabanı
• Tedavi süresi gerekli
• Ölçüm
• Sözel acil durum
• Tipik Aşama 1 klinik randevusu
• Aşama 2
• Problem çözme
• Ebeveyn deneyimleri
• Son
• İzle