Special Issue Announcement

Presenters of the 9^th Oxford Dysfluency Conference are invited to submit papers for inclusion in a Special Edition of the Journal of Fluency Disorders visit the special issue page to find out more.

The 9^th Oxford Dysfluency Conference is one of the leading international conferences in the field of stuttering/stammering. It brings together researchers, practitioners and clinicians across a range of disciplines most notably speech and language therapy, along with psychology and linguistics. The Oxford Dysfluency Conference provides an opportunity for researchers to hear about the latest work in disorders of fluency and will enable clinicians to update their professional skills.

In 2011, the goal of the Oxford Dysfluency Conference is to lead a challenging international debate about the latest research in disorders of fluency and its clinical applications. The 2011 conference will:

• Present the latest research developments and findings
• Explore issues relating to the nature of stuttering and its treatment
• Develop knowledge and clinical skills working with children and adults who stutter
• Consider ways to integrate research into clinical practice
• Support and encourage new researchers in the field
• Develop collaborations with researchers working in dysfluency
• Provide informal opportunities to meet and discuss ideas with leading experts in the field in a friendly environment
• Advance research in the field of dysfluency

Topics List

• Commonalities – commonalities across therapies, disorders or perspectives
• Evidence Based Practice - empirical research evidence; integrating research into clinical practice; measuring outcome; practice based evidence
• Dysfluency: The wider context - concomitant disorders; covert aspects of stuttering; environmental factors; cluttering
• Integrating theories and therapies - application of counseling approaches such as CBT, SFBT to stuttering; application of theories; how theory informs therapy
• Neurophysiology - aetiological complexity; brain imaging; brain function; motor function; implications for interventions
• Health Service Issues - coping with health service changes; value for money; telehealth; service delivery models.

Watch the video to find out why you should attend!

In this video Dr. David Rowley, the conference Co-chair, gives a tribute to the previous Oxford Dysfluency Conferences, outlines the key themes of the 2011 Conference, exciting activities and cutting edge research that will be part of the 9th Oxford Dysfluency Conference.

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