The UGR addresses stuttering in an open day this Thursday at Ciencias de la Educación
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The Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación of the Universidad de Granada holds this Thursday, October 22, an outreach day on stuttering, from 9:30 to 11:30, with three talks on activism, professional support and experience in the classroom.
The Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Granada (UGR) is holding this Thursday, October 22, an outreach and awareness day on stuttering, coinciding with the International Stuttering Awareness Day. The activity will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Aula Magna and the Aula Andrés Manjón of the center.
Three talks
The day will feature three presentations. The first will be given by Alejandro Rocha Galván, activist, educator and person who stutters, who will address the myths associated with this condition, avoidance strategies, speech-related fears and guidelines for interacting with a person who stutters.
Adela Corrales Guerra, a speech therapist specializing in stuttering, dean of the Colegio Oficial de Logopedas de Andalucía and honorary professor at the University of Málaga, will discuss the basic issues that should be known about this condition, family concerns and overprotective responses, with attention to support at different stages of life.
The third presentation will be by Fernando Domínguez Luque, speech therapist and person who stutters, focused on the school setting: the evolution of the clinical concept, experiences and reactions in the educational environment, student adaptation strategies and coordination between family, school and professionals.
To attend
The day will be held on Thursday, October 22, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., in the Aula Magna and the Aula Andrés Manjón of the Faculty of Education Sciences of the UGR.
