The fluency bank. The nature of fluent and nonfluent speech: the onset of stuttering -- A historical perspective on etiologies and the development of stuttering -- Principles of assessment -- The assessment process with young speakers: preschool and school-age children -- The assessment process with adolescents and adults -- Understanding the nature of change -- Counseling persons who stutter and their families -- Working with individuals who stutter from cultural and linguistic backgrounds -- The therapeutic process: facilitating a journey of change -- Facilitating fluency for preschool and school-age children -- Successful management of stuttering for adolescents and adults -- Assessment and management for atypical fluency disorders -- Indicators of successful change during treatment -- Indicators of successful change following treatment -- Appendix B: Useful links for information and support -- Appendix B: The fluency bank.
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"This text provides clinical insights to assist people who stutter with their ability to communicate and enhance their quality of life"-- Provided by publisher.
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