Chicago One Day Conference
DePaul Speech and Language Clinic
2400 N Sheffield Ave
Chicago IL 60614
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Saturday, April 12, 2025
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
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Registration is below.
Welcoming families of young people who stutter, adults who stutter, SLPs, and graduate students!
The Friends One-Day Conference is a wonderful opportunity for families to come together and learn more about stuttering, supporting their child, and to begin building community. Children’s programming is activity-based and focuses on exploring attitudes and emotions, increasing understanding of stuttering, and instilling a greater sense of confidence — while making FRIENDS! SLPs and students will learn more about stuttering, current therapies, and the support available for those who stutter.
Financial assistance is available. If you would like to attend this one-day conference but you are experiencing financial difficulties and find the cost prohibitive, please reach out to Nic Brow at: nic@friendswhostutter.org
Join our individualized one-day program!
Sample Schedule
Registration Form
We kindly ask that you register as early as possible, so that we can best plan for the day. However, registration is also available on-site, on the morning of the conference.
Included with your registration: We provide a basic child-friendly lunch of pizza, side salad, and fruit. Please kindly bring your own lunch in cases of dietary needs or restrictions.
All children (under the age of 18) must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Children’s workshops are typically recommended for ages 5 and up. However, if you think your child will be unable to be in a kids workshop without a parent/caregiver, or is under age 5, we recommend arranging childcare.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Families: Please select a family ticket totaling $65 for your entire family (up to 6 people).
SLPs: Earn 0.55 ASHA CEUs. SLPs must stay for the full day to earn CEUs. If you do not need CEUs, please register as an individual.
Special SLP Registration (with client’s family): If you are an SLP attending with a client’s family, please register at this reduced rate. This registration also includes 0.55 CEUs.
Individuals: Please choose this option if you are an adult who stutters, a parent/guardian attending without your children, an SLP who does not need CEUs, or a graduate student who is not a confirmed volunteer for the day.
Graduate/Undergraduate Students: Choose this registration if you are a graduate student or an undergraduate student studying speech-language pathology, whether you are volunteering at the conference or not. This registration includes lunch. (Note: If you are interested in volunteering, please email Nic Brow at nic@friendswhostutter.org)
FOR SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND STUDENTS
The Friends one-day conference is a fantastic place for speech-language pathologists and students to learn more about stuttering, current treatments, and the support available to people who stutter, while earning 0.55 ASHA CEUs.
Learning Outcomes
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Explain the relationship between effective intervention and self–esteem for children who stutter.
- Describe the need for a management approach to childhood stuttering that includes parents, professionals and support networks.
- Identify specific social and clinical strategies for supporting children and their families.
Read Financial and Non-Financial Disclosures
Cara Duggal has no financial or non-financial disclosures to report.
Jennifer Hartis, M.S., CCC-SLP is a salaried employee of Deer Park Independent School District and receives compensation through private practice clients. She has no non-financial disclosures.
Rosie Morales Brown, M.S., CCC-SLP is a salaried employee of Deer Park Independent School District. She has no non-financial disclosures.
Ana Paula G. Souza Mumy, SLPD, CCC-SLP is a salaried employee at East Texas Baptist University. Non-financial disclosures: She is Co-founder and President of Spero Stuttering, Inc.