Raleigh One-Day Event

Meet Friends in your local stuttering community

Partnership Magnet Elementary
601 Devereux St, Raleigh, NC 27605
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Parking is available on site
Park on North Boylan Avenue
(behind the school)

Saturday, March 7, 2026
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Registration coming soon!
We will open registration in December. Stay tuned by joining our mailing list below

The Raleigh One-Day Event 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 & students will learn more about stuttering, current therapies, & the support available for those who stutter.

Financial assistance is available

If you would like to attend this one-day event but find the cost prohibitive, please reach out to Nic Brow at: nic@friendswhostutter.org 

Join our individualized one-day program!

Young people who stutter

Meet other people who stutter, share challenges and successes, learn about stuttering and ways to increase your confidence, and have fun communicating

Adults who stutter

Share your story, and connect with other adults and young people who stutter across workshops, shared meals, and large group activities

Parents & Caregivers

Learn how to best support your child, meet other caregivers of people who stutter, and share experiences and concerns with people who get it

SLPs & Students

Learn more about stuttering, current therapy practices, and the support available to people who stutter and their families. SLPs earn 0.55 CEUs

Sample Schedule

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9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Registration

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9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Welcome

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10:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Kids Activity

Tween & Teen Activity

Roundtable for Parents, SLPs, Students, & Adults Who Stutter

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11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Kids Activity

Tween & Teen Activity

Keynote for Parents, SLPs, & Students

Workshop with Tweens & Teens for Adults Who Stutter

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12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch

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1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Panel
with Q&A, Breakout Groups, & Conversations

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2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

Large Group Activity

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3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Closing, Q&A, Final Words

FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND STUDENTS

The Friends one-day event is a fantastic place for speech-language pathologists and students to learn more about stuttering, current therapy approaches, 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

Nicholas Brow, M.A., CCC-SLP is a salaried employee of George Washington University and an independent contractor at the Sisskin Stuttering Center and Friends: The National Association of Young People Who Stutter. He has no non-financial disclosures. 

Rita D. Thurman, M.S., CCC, BCS-F has no financial disclosures.

Shelby Potts M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF has no financial disclosures.

Barry Yeoman has no financial disclosures.

Caryn Herring, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a salaried employee of Friends: The National Association of Young People Who Stutter. She has no non-financial disclosures.

Friends Accommodation Statement

Friends is committed to providing accessible programming in accordance with ASHA standards and our values of inclusion and equity. Accommodation requests will be reviewed individually, and we will make every effort to meet those needs based on available resources.

To request accommodations or ask questions, please contact Nic Brow at nic@friendswhostutter.org at least 5 days in advance.