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Working with People Who Stutter: A Lifespan Approach
Ellen M. Bennett, Speech Therapy Group, El Paso, Texas

ISBN-10: 013045432X
ISBN-13: 9780130454324

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2006
Format: Cloth; 608 pp
Published: 04/25/2005

Suggested retail price: $92.67
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For courses in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Stuttering and Fluency.

Working with People Who Stutter: A Lifespan Approach offers a comprehensive overview of the nature and treatment of stuttering across the lifespan.  Written for clinicians, speech language pathologists, and students who want a balanced understanding about the complexities of stuttering, readers will learn about the characteristics and theoretical information about people who are afflicted by this condition. This fresh, new text provides information on each age group (preschool, school-age, adolescent, and adult) and is categorized according to the affective, behavioral, and cognitive components of the disorder.  The process of assessment and diagnosis is facilitated by coverage of multiple methods and a useful diagnostic checklist.  Treatment chapters include multiple examples of current approaches, as well as practical therapy examples focusing on the ‘how-to’ of fluency therapy.  Providing an ‘applied emphasis’ to the treatment of stuttering, this new contribution to the field should increase the competency, confidence, and enjoyment of clinicians working with people who stutter.

  • Practical application across the lifespan-Throughout the text, practical examples are provided to develop clinician competence and confidence with working with people who stutter.
  • Strong emphasis on the affective, behavioral, and cognitive components of stuttering-The text addresses the ‘whole-person’ perspective, in which stuttering is more than just what happens in the mouth.
  • Unique Chapter 9 ("The House That Jack Built") provides a conceptual model of intervention --Also includes the four stages involved with multiple therapy activities assisting in understanding "how" to conduct fluency therapy.
  • A unique chapter on counseling (Chapter 6)-Provides clinicians with advice and examples of handling emotions and grief in their clients.
  • Addresses assessment components and report writing through the provision of multiple assessment tools and a practical ‘report writing checklist’- The text helps to develop report writing skills, an essential component to the new ASHA clinical competency standards.
  • Easy to read chapters with multiple tables and figures to demonstrate and highlight concepts-Important information is isolated from the written text which facilitates learning by students.
  • End of chapter study questions-Each chapter concludes with a list of study questions emphasizing the critical information students need to learn and retain.
  • Includes a final chapter on cluttering-- a complex fluency disorder.

PART I. Understanding Stuttering

 

Chapter 1. Introduction.

Chapter 2. ABC’s of Stuttering.

Chapter 3. Theoretical Foundations.

Chapter 4. Assessment and Diagnosis.

Chapter 5. Intervention Paradigms and Procedures.

Chapter 6. Counseling in Stuttering Disorders

 

PART II. Understanding Treatment

 

Chapter 7. Preschool Children Who Stutter.

Chapter 8. School-age Children Who Stutter.

Chapter 9. The House That Jack Built: A Conceptual Model of Integrated Therapy for the School-age Child.

Chapter 10. Adolescents Who Stutter.

Chapter 11. Adults Who Stutter.

Chapter 12. The Disorder of Cluttering.

 

Final Thoughts.

 

Appendix A.    Outside Assignment Log.

 

Appendix B.    Child Case History Form.

 

Appendix C.    Adult Case History Form.

 

Appendix D.    Sample Diagnostic Report: Child.

 

Appendix E.    Sample Diagnostic Report: Adult

 

Appendix F.    Exercises in Expressing Empathy.

 

Appendix G.    Teasing and Bullying Questionnaire for Children Who Stutter--Revised.

 

Appendix H.    Zany Words.

 

Appendix I.    How Absurd!

 

Appendix J.    A Story of Truth.

 

References.

 

Name Index.

 

Subject Index.

“Working with Children Who Stutter will undoubtedly become one of the classic introductory texts on stuttering.  The author is clearly an expert–both in the realm of understanding the scientific bases of stuttering, but also in the art of clinical application.  That fact comes through in every chapter.  I see this text supplanting other standard text in the field.  Students, and instructors, will appreciate the clear writing and logical organization of topics.   Perhaps one of the main strengths of this book, however, is the “fair and balanced” presentation of varying treatment approaches.  It is hard to pigeonhole this author in terms of treatment bias–and that is how it should be for an introductory text!  She should be congratulated for creating an excellent, cogent, survey text… I’m certain it will become a highly recognized book in the area of stuttering.  The availability of various books dealing with stuttering is quite high right now — to succeed, any new book needs to rise above the rest.  This book does that.” 

-- Michael Blomgren, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, University of Utah

Written for clinicians, speech language pathologists, and students who want a balanced understanding about the complexities of stuttering, Working with People Who Stutter: A Lifespan Approach provides characteristics and theoretical information about people who are afflicted by this condition. A comprehensive resource, this text examines numerous assessments and treatment paradigms for working with preschoolers, school-age children, adolescents, and adults who stutter.  This book offers:

    • Full coverage of established fluency shaping, stuttering modification, and integrated approaches to stuttering.
    • A conceptual model of intervention--The House That Jack Built--and its four stages with multiple therapy activities assisting in understanding "how" to conduct fluency therapy.
    • A unique chapter on counseling based on the affective and cognitive components of stuttering.
    • A final chapter on cluttering, a complex fluency disorder that can be difficult to treat.

The goal of Working with People Who Stutter: A Lifespan Approach is to provide practical therapy activities based on research findings and clinical experience.  This new contribution to the field should increase the competency, confidence, and enjoyment of clinicians working with people who stutter.

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