Looking Beyond the Disfluencies? School-Based Strategies for Students Who Stutter

Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, specializes in pediatric feeding and swallowing assessments and interventions for students in the public school system. In her prior experience as a clinician, she has served populations across the lifespan in medical, in-home, and private practice settings. Her graduate-level courses prepare the next generation of school-based dysphagia providers. In her ‘Bite-Sized Advice’ private practice, she provides consultation services and dysphagia support nationwide. Carolyn, an internationally recognized speaker and published author, is known for her engaging presentations that emphasize dynamic dysphagia services.

Claire Barbao, MA, CCC-SLP is a clinical supervisor at the University of Virginia and a Candidate Specialist recognized by the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders. The primary focus of her current clinical practice and instruction is fluency disorders, motor speech disorders, adult rehabilitation, and culturally responsive intervention. Her clinical experience includes both inpatient and outpatient medical settings, private practice, telepractice, and working in a public school system. Claire also owns the private practice, Kindly Speech LLC, where she sees clients and provides education to parents and the SLP community. She believes in providing person-centered therapy services and engaging in collaboration with families, caregivers, and other professionals to best support her clients.