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Bidding to Host the World Congress of Fluency Disorders

International Fluency Association (IFA)

The IFA was founded in 1989 to promote international liaison in the area of fluency disorders and to promote the understanding of these disorders. International Congresses are organised every three years in venues selected from around the world. In 1994, the Congress was held in Munich, Germany; San Francisco, USA in 1997; Nyborg, Denmark in 2000; Montreal, Canada in 2003; Dublin, Ireland in 2006; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2009; Tours, France in 2012, Portugal in 2015, and Hiroshima, Japan, 2018.

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Keynote Speaker Article

Welcome to our exciting line-up of keynote speakers:

Dr Bruce Wampold speaking on the topic of "The Social Bases of Healing"; a panel led by Dr Florence Myers discussing the conceptualization of cluttering; Dr Koichi Mori talking about use of cognitive behavioral therapy with adults and adolescents who stutter in a group therapy setting; and Annie Bradberry and Dr Mitchell Trichon speaking on the topic of "Nurturing Partnerships and Cooperation in Our Stuttering/Cluttering World". 

See below for more details including abstracts and learning outcomes.

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JFD

Journal of Fluency DisordersBrowse the current issue
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The official journal of the International Fluency Association
IFA Members receive online access to JFD as a member benefit.

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