Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders / Walter H. Manning and Anthony DiLollo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Walter H., author.

DiLollo, Anthony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stuttering.

Stuttering--Etiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 580 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, CA : Plural Publishing, Inc., [2025]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contributor

Reviewers

1 The Effective Clinician

2 The Nature of Fluent and Nonfluent Speech: The Onset of Stuttering

3 A Historical Perspective on Etiologies and the Development of Stuttering

4 Principles of Assessment

5 The Assessment Process With Young Speakers: Preschool and School-Age Children

6 The Assessment Process With Adolescents and Adults

7 Understanding the Nature of Change

8 Counseling Persons Who Stutter and Their Families

9 Working With Individuals From Different Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds

10 The Therapeutic Process: Facilitating a Journey of Change

11 Facilitating Fluency for Preschool and School-Age Children

12 Successful Management of Stuttering for Adolescents and Adults

13 Assessment and Management of Atypical Fluency Disorders

14 Indicators of Successful Change During Treatment

15 Indicators of Successful Change Following Treatment

Appendix A. Useful Links for Information and Support

Appendix B. The Fluency Bank

Epilogue

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Manning, Walter H. Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders

ISBN:

9781635504453

1635504457

OCLC:

1410593787