The person who stammers -- The therapist -- The therapeutic relationship -- Beginning sessions: the narrative, goal setting and assessment -- Therapy: general points -- Therapy: fluency modification or 'speak more fluently' approach -- Therapy: stammering modification or 'stammer more easily' approach -- Therapy: 'stammer more proudly' -- Psychological approaches -- Maintaining positive outcomes and planning for the re-emergence of roles and behaviours -- Support networks -- Final thoughts -- Appendix 1: Formal assessments currently in use -- Appendix 2: Cognitive restructuring: learning to manage unhelpful thoughts.
Summary:
"This book, the first in an exciting new series, provides speech and language therapy students, newly qualified, and beginning stammering specialists with 100 key points that will help form a strong foundation for their work supporting adults and teenagers who stammer. Comprised of practical, relevant and useful advice from an experienced clinician, chapters break advice down into sections which include information about the therapeutic relationship, therapeutic approaches and signposts to further resources. Throughout the book, comments from stammering specialists describe what they wish they had known at the start of their career.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.