#SummerXMoody: utexasslhs graduate student Louise Pinckney just wrapped up Camp Dream Speak Live right here on the Forty Acres with blankstutteringcenter! Louise is completing her externship with The Blank Center to develop her clinical expertise further and learn from the best. “It’s so incredible to see the impact of focusing on communication, advocacy, resiliency and education (the CARE model!) as opposed to fluency. I’m learning so much!” Louise wants to be a speech-language pathologist because of the vastness of the field. As an SLP, she has the opportunity to work with people of all ages in so many different settings. “At the heart of this work is the chance to come alongside people and support them in communicating in ways authentic to them - that’s what drew me to the field initially, and it is still my “why.” She said that historically, people who stutter have not been the focus of research that drives treatment. Louise wants to be part of the work The Blank Center is...