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Voices that matter: A collaborative group pilot program supporting school-aged children who stutter with their mental health and wellbeing

Tracks

20-minute presentations

Friday, June 26, 2026

3:10 PM - 3:20 PM

Room 9, First Floor

Overview

Dr Rachael Unicomb and Joanne Walters

Details

⏫ Oral presentation
⏲️ 3:10–3:30 pm
⌛ 20-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Intermediate (Some previous learning/working knowledge of topic e.g. treated a few cases)

Presenter

Assoc Professor Rachael Unicomb

Macquarie University/University of Newcastle

Voices that matter: A collaborative group pilot program supporting school-aged children who stutter with their mental health and wellbeing

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

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Dr. Rachael Unicomb is an Associate Professor at Macquarie University and holds an honorary appointment at the University of Newcastle. With a teaching, clinical, and research focus on stuttering across the lifespan, her research focuses on aiming to bridge the gap between research and practice, particularly in the treatment of stuttering as it co-occurs with other communication disorders. Rachael has led the development of the first clinical guidelines in over two decades for managing stuttering alongside speech sound disorders, providing much-needed direction for clinicians. Rachael continues to maintain a private caseload (after hours, Saturdays), predominantly supporting individuals (of all ages) who stutter as a mobile clinician (and via telehealth). Rachael is passionate about equipping speech pathologists with practical, research-informed strategies to support individuals who stutter at all stages of life.

Mrs Joanne Walters

University Of Newcastle

Voices that matter: A collaborative group pilot program supporting school-aged children who stutter with their mental health and wellbeing

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

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Session chair

Emma Power

University Of Technology Sydney

Student volunteer(s)

Eden Cook

Tiffany Kirchner

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