Clinical Decision Making In Fluency Disorders

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN FLUENCY DISORDERS presents therapeutic tools for the speech-language pathologist to assist patients who stutter. Recent empirical evidence is interwoven with real world examples of the diagnostic and therapeutic options that both the speaker and the clinician will consider. CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN FLUENCY DISORDERS also reviews goals, techniques for assessment and counseling, and ongoing disorder management. An online companion website provides video commentary by the author, slides created in PowerPoint correlated to chapter, as well as video and audio examples of various fluency problems and therapeutic sessions. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN FLUENCY DISORDERS presents therapeutic tools for the speech-language pathologist to assist patients who stutter. Recent empirical evidence is interwoven with real world examples of the diagnostic and therapeutic options that both the speaker and the clinician will consider. CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN FLUENCY DISORDERS also reviews goals, techniques for assessment and counseling, and ongoing disorder management. An online companion website provides video commentary by the author, slides created in PowerPoint correlated to chapter, as well as video and audio examples of various fluency problems and therapeutic sessions. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

"This text provides clinical insights to assist people who stutter with their ability to communicate and enhance their quality of life"--

This thoroughly updated edition provides an expansive discussion of the therapeutic journey to increasing fluency. Humor, creativity, and other effective clinical techniques and principles are presented using a framework of personal experience. Thoroughly discussed are the options and challenges faced by those who stutter and the clinicians who assist them in effectively communicating. Whether you are a student or a clinician, this text will provide you with the tools essential in making stuttering less of a mystery.

Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders, Fifth Edition is designed for graduate students who are beginning their first in-depth experience in fluency disorders, as well as professional clinicians expanding their knowledge of this specialty area. Written with enthusiasm and creativity, in a style that speaks directly to the clinician, the text centers not only on effectively managing stuttering but also on the therapeutic journey by describing goals, principles, and techniques for assessment counseling and ongoing management. This text provides clinical insights to assist people who stutter with their ability to communicate and enhance their quality of life. Key Features: * Clinical Decision Making boxes designed to address some of the options a clinician is likely to consider during the assessment and treatment processes * Clinical Insight boxes reflect a particular philosophical view about aspects of therapeutic change for individuals who stutter * Discussion questions at the end of each chapter New to the Fifth Edition: * New chapter on cultural and linguistic diversity * New chapter on general principles of assessment * Revised and updated discussion questions at the end of each chapter Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary content (such as video links and related resources documents) may not be included as published in the original print version of this book.

The excitement and enthusiasm of working and growing with people who have disorders of fluency is conveyed in this new text. Focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of fluency disorders in children and adults, it covers topics previously not covered or covered only slightly in other texts such as, humor as a clinician and treatment variable, strategies and techniques of counseling, older stutterers, characteristics of effective clinicians and signs of progress during treatment.

This thoroughly updated edition provides an expansive discussion of the therapeutic journey to increasing fluency. Humor, creativity, and other effective clinical techniques and principles are presented using a framework of personal experience. Thoroughly discussed are the options and challenges faced by those who stutter and the clinicians who assist them in effectively communicating. Whether you are a student or a clinician, this text will provide you with the tools essential in making stuttering less of a mystery.