The Speech & Stuttering Institute offers our in-house training workshops to professionals throughout the year.  Please scroll down for more information about the specific workshops being offered, including whether delivery is virtual or in-person, and details on how to register.

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Our upcoming Professional Education Workshops

SSI is pleased to announce an upcoming professional education course for SLPs and CDAs/SLPAs with the Speech Research Centre Inc. (SRC).

🌟For the First Time Ever – Now Available for ASHA CEUs! 🌟

Fluency Plus: Comprehensive Treatment for School Aged Children Who Stutter (10 yrs +)

Presented by: Marni Kinder, M.H.Sc., SLP(C), Reg. CASLPO

March 26-27, 2024 9:00am – 4:00pm EST

March 28, 2024 9:00am -3:30pm EST 

Fluency Plus is an evidence-based intensive stuttering intervention for school-aged children (ages 10-18). Children are taught fluency shaping skills and cognitive restructuring strategies to improve fluency, reduce negative thoughts and increase confidence with speaking. This highly interactive and practical workshop, includes a full client treatment manual (with everything needed to deliver effective treatment!) and clinician’s guide.

ASHA CEUs can be obtained upon completion of this 3 day course!

For course details and registration information, please visit:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JPCYPSQ or email SSIASHA@speechandstuttering.com.

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SSI is pleased to announce an upcoming professional education course for SLPs and CDAs/SLPAs with the Speech Research Centre Inc. (SRC).

Digging Deeper: An Evidence-Based Motor Speech Treatment Protocol

Presented by: Debra Goshulak, M.H.Sc., SLP(C), Reg. CASLPO & Aravind Navasivayam, PhD., SLP(C), Reg. CASLPO

November 14-15, 2024 9:00-4:00pm EST

This course provides comprehensive training on the Motor Speech Treatment Protocol (MST), including speech sound disorders, atypical movements, and the ITEMS assessment, with practice intervention strategies, case studies, and interactive Q&A sessions. Please see flyer below.

ASHA CEUs can be obtained upon completion of this 2 day course!

Early Bird Rate NOW EXTENDED TO NOV 8 – 8pm EST! Don’t Miss Out!!

For course details and registration information, please visit:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YNZZXNF or email SSIASHA@speechandstuttering.com.

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SSI is pleased to announce an upcoming workshop for SLPs/CDAs working with children who stutter.

Friday, November 15, 2024

Helping School-age Children Face The Challenges of Stuttering

Virtual workshop presented by Dr. J. Scott Yaruss, PhD, CCC-SLP

J. Scott Yaruss is a professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University, a practicing Speech-Language Pathologist with more than 30 years of clinical experience, and a board specialist in fluency disorders. Yaruss has published more than 115 peer-reviewed articles, as well as more than 275 other articles, chapters, and books about stuttering. He has given hundreds of continuing education workshops, seminars, and other presentations at various conferences. In 2011, he co-founded Stuttering Therapy Resources, a specialty publishing company focused on providing practical materials for helping speech-language pathologists helps those who stutter.

Please see the PDF flyer for more details about the workshop.

April 10-12, 2024

Fluency Plus: A Comprehensive Program for School Age Children and Teens (9+) Who Stutter

Virtual workshop presented by Marni Kinder, MHSc, SLP, Reg. CASLPO

Click on the flyer for workshop details and registration information.

View/download the workshop flyer in PDF format.

May 10-12, 2023

Fluency Plus: A Comprehensive Program for School Age Children and Teens (9+) Who Stutter

Virtual Workshop presented by Marni Kinder, MHSc, Reg. CASLPO

View/Download the workshop flyer in PDF format


Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy

March 2-3, 2023 | Virtual Workshop by Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO

Workshop Flyer


Nov 23-25, 2022

Fluency Plus: A Comprehensive Program for School Age Children and Teens (9+) Who Stutter

Virtual Workshop by Marni Kinder, MHSc, Reg. CASLPO

Workshop Flyer 


July 12-13, 2022

Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy 

Virtual Workshop by Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO

Workshop Flyer


May 18 – 20, 2022

Fluency Plus: A Comprehensive Program for School Age Children and Teens (9+) Who Stutter

Virtual Workshop by Marni Kinder, MHSc, Reg. CASLPO


Feb 7-8, 2021

Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy
Virtual Workshop by Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


Nov. 11-13, 2021

Fluency Plus: A Comprehensive Program for School Age Children and Teens (9+) Who Stutter
Virtual Workshop by Marni Kinder, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 3 day


July 13, 2021

Digging Deeper Follow-up Lunch & Learn

Presented by Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 1 hour


June 15-16, 2021 | Virtual

Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


May 15-16, 2021 | Virtual

Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


March 3-5, 2021 | Virtual

Fluency Plus: A Comprehensive Program for School Age Children and Teens (9+) Who Stutter
Marni Kinder, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 3 day


November 11-13, 2020 | Virtual

Fluency Plus: A Comprehensive Program for School Age Children and Teens (9+) Who Stutter
Marni Kinder, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 3 day


November 5-6, 2020 | Virtual

Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


December 5-6, 2019

Fluency Plus for the Younger School-aged Child who Stutters (aged 5-8)
Lori Scott-Sulsky, M.Sc.(C) S-LP (C) Reg. CASLPO and Lea J. Ayuyao, M. Sc. S-LP (C) Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


November 28-29, 2019

Fluency Plus for the Younger School-aged Child who Stutters (aged 5-8)
Lori Scott-Sulsky, M.Sc.(C) S-LP (C) Reg. CASLPO, Lea J. Ayuyao, M. Sc. S-LP (C) Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


November 6, 2019

Speech Intervention for Children Under 3
Lisa Grover, M.H.Sc, Speech Language Pathologist – 1 day


October 24, 2019

Speech Intervention for Children Under 3
Lisa Grover, M.H.Sc, Speech Language Pathologist – 1 day


June 10, 2019

Management of Speech Sound Disorders in Children with Autism
Carolyn Spavor, M.H.Sc., SLP (C), Reg. CASLPO – 1 day


May 8-9, 2019

Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


March 22, 2019

POWER UP Your Intervention Sessions with Literacy Strategies To Maximize Student Success
Jana Leggett, MHSc., SLP and Sherry Raffalovitch, MHSc., SLP – 1 day


March 1, 2019

Initial Evaluation & Intervention Practices for Preschool Children who Stutter
Lea J. Ayuyao, M. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 1 day


January 17-18, 2019

Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


November 9, 2018

Initial Evaluation & Intervention Practices for Preschool Children who Stutter
Lea J. Ayuyao, M. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 1 day


May 30-31, 2018

Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


April 12-13, 2018

Digging Deeper: A practical, in-depth look at motor speech assessment and therapy
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 2 day


March 28-30, 2018

Fluency Plus: A Comprehensive Program for School Age Children and Teens (9+) Who Stutter
Marni Kinder, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 3 day


December 14, 2017

Making a Difference: Best Treatment Practices for Preschool and School-Aged Children with Motor Speech Disorders
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 1 day


November 16, 2017

Making a Difference: Best Treatment Practices for Preschool and School-Aged Children with Motor Speech Disorders
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 1 day


March 10-13, 2017

Fluency Plus Student SLP Workshop
Hadar Kaidar, Speech-Language Pathologist, M.H.Sc. SLP(C), Reg. CASLPO – 3 day


October 19, 2016

Making a Difference: Best Treatment Practices for Preschool and School-Aged Children with Motor Speech Disorders
Debra Goshulak, M.H. Sc. Reg. CASLPO – 1 day

“Making a Difference” Motor Speech Workshop

“Digging Deeper” Motor Speech Workshop

Motor Speech Workshop

“Making a Difference” Motor Speech Workshop

PROMPT Refresher