Martina Boltužić Dževerlija prof. logoped.

Work experience

April 2008 onwards

Speech and language therapist at General hospital Dr. Ivo Pedišić Sisak, 

Performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on all age’s patients. Collaboration with pre-school teachers, schoolteachers, parents and doctors

November 2006 onwards

Secretary of Croatian Association for People Who Stutter ‘’Hinko Freund’’ (volunteer)

February 2006 onwards

Volunteer of Croatian Association for People Who Stutter ‘’Hinko Freund’’ (volunteer), 

Participating in association projects, organizing ISAD activities

October 2007 – January 2008

Speech and language pathologist

Preparing speech and language therapy, working with children with various speech and language disorders, parent consulting at Logopedski centar, Zagreb, Croatia

November 2006 – April 2007

Speech and language pathologist

Early intervention, speech and language therapy for preschool children, consulting parents of children with speech and language disorders, consulting pre-school teachers at Kindergarten Petrinjčica, Petrinja, Croatia

Education and training

April 2012. – July 2013.

European Clinical Specialization in Fluency Disorders

Theoretical knowledge about stuttering and cluttering, developing therapeutic skills, planning therapy for preschoolers, school age children and adults who stutter and clutter

10th -13th June 2013.

10th World Congress For People Who Stutter

Up-to-date research findings on stuttering, sharing experiences about stuttering with colleagues and people who stutter, connecting with speech and language pathologist from all around the world. Describing the key elements for treating teens and adults who stutter including specific goals, objectives and procedures; integrating affective, behavioural and cognitive components within treatment for teens and adults who stutter; explaining the utility of evidence-based practice and the quintessential nature of the clinician and clinician-client relationship. 

Organized by Dutch Stuttering Association Demosthenes and International Stuttering Association

8th -19th April 2013.

Intensive course for children aged 10-14 and their parent

• Working in children and parents’ groups
• Implementing CBT and SFBT in stuttering treatment
• How communication skills, development of fluency strategies and dealing with speech fears are introduced in a group setting with children
• How communication skills are introduced within parents’ group and how key issues for parents are managed
• Means of team work of therapists, planning therapy and adopting goals for each child and parent’s needs

Organized by Michael Palin Centre For Stammering Children

7th – 9th June 2013.

International Conference on Stuttering

Gathering information about stuttering and cluttering diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses; stuttering and cluttering therapy

Organized by Centro Ricerca e Cura Balbuzie

6th March 2012.

Symposium ‘’Communication is more than fluency’’

Scientific and professional understandings of stuttering, early intervention and treatments opportunities for stuttering children

Organized by Croatian Association for Speech and Language Pathologist

7th – 18th November 2011.

Seminar of Verbotonal System

Applying Verbotonal System in Stuttering Therapy

Organized by SUVAG Polyclinic Zagreb

13th – 24th June 2011

Cognitive Approaches to Working with People Who Stutter

CBT and SFBT approach in stuttering treatment, theoretical background of MPC approach and  ssessment, PCI therapy, working with groups and schools, managing teasing and bullying

Organized by: Stuttering Foundation of America and Boston University

28th – 29th May 2010

Stuttering Treatment: Clinically Important recent and current treatment developments

Identifying, describing and measuring stuttering, overview of the Lidcombe and Camperdown program

Organized by Australian Stuttering Research Centre and Logopedski centar

6th- 11th May 2007

8th World Congress For People Who Stutter: Inclusion: Creating Our Place in Society

Organization of World congress; up-to-date research findings on stuttering, insight into experiences of PWS around the world

Organized by: International Stuttering Association, Croatian Association For People Who Stutter ‘Hinko Freund’

4th – 6th May 2007

MPC Approach: Under 7 Who Stutter

Assessing and treating incipient stuttering in children under 7 and identifying those who are at risk of more persistent problems.

Organized by Michael Palin Centre

19th May 2006

Stuttering Treatment for Preschool Children

Assessing and treating stuttering in preschool children, counselling parents of pre-schoolers

Organized by Logopedski centar and Croatian Association for People Who Stutter ‘Hinko Freund’

Additional information

Publications

Sardelić S., Boltužić M., Farago E. (2010): Attitudes towards stuttering of different groups, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb; 208-221

Presentations

1. Attitudes Toward Stuttering of Speech and Language Pathologist and Special Educators in Primary
2. Schools in Croatia, 10. World Congress For People Who Stutter (2013), The Netherlands
3. Communication is more than fluent speech, lecture about stuttering for special educators and speech and language pathologist of primary schools in Sisak Moslavina county, Primary school Dragutin Tadijanović (2012), Petrinja
4. Communication is more than fluent speech, lecture about stuttering on the occasion of European Speech and Language Pathologist Day (2012), Library Sisak
5. Sharing Stories, Changing Perceptions, lecture about stuttering to celebrate International Stuttering Awareness Day (2011), Library Sisak

Memberships

• Croatian Association For People Who Stutter, secretary
• Croatian Logopedics Association
• Society ‘Our Children’ Croatia

Mentoring

Mentor of speech and language pathology student (2012.-2013.)

Mentor of speech and language pathologist working in health system (2012.-2013.)

Speaking languages: English, German