Minimizing Bullying: Working with the Child Who Stutters

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Part one of this two-part course will describe strategies for helping to insulate the child who stutters from the effects of bullying. These strategies include desensitization to stuttering and desensitization to bullying in preparation for learning how to respond effectively to bullying to reduce the likelihood of further bullying. Part one focuses on the process of helping children who stutter become less affected when bullied by other children. Desensitization to stuttering and bullying, and learning appropriate responses to bullying, can help to insulate children so bullying is less likely to affect them.

Meet your instructor

J. Scott Yaruss

J. Scott Yaruss, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F, F-ASHA, is a Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University. A board-certified specialist in fluency disorders, Dr. Yaruss has served on the board of directors for the National Stuttering Association and as Associate Coordinator for the American…

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Chapters & learning objectives

1. What is Bullying?

Chapter one will describe the problem of bullying and explore why how it affects children who stutter, including looking at who is involved in bullying and how it affects children.

2. Helping Children Cope With Stuttering and Bullying

Chapter two will describe the process of desensitizing children to stuttering so they will be better able to withstand the negative comments of bullies.

3. Helping Children Respond To Bullying

Chapter three will describe strategies for helping children who stutter respond to bullying in ways that can reduce further bullying behavior.

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