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modern theory - multifactorial theories
demands and capacities, neuropsycholinguistic model, dynamic multifactorial model
what do all the modern theories have in common
genetic or other predisposition, predisposition interacts with environment, after pre-school years, stuttering tends to be lifelong condition
stuttering modification
teach the person to learn and understand their stuttering, and when they choose to, they can do something about their stuttering in the moment
stuttering modification basics
-fluent speech is generally not altered in any great degree
-primary goal is to modify the moment of stuttering
-attitudes, speech fears and avoidances are a major focus of therapy
-client must analyze and evaluate their stuttering behaviors
-baseline and treatment data are kept in quantative manner
-emphasis is on rapport, counseling, teaching, motivation
-self-monitoring skills are emphasized
fluency shaping
-the moment of stuttering is not modified
-attitudes, speech fears and avoidances are generally not dealt with in therapy
-clients do not analyze their stuttering behaviors
-baseline and treatment data are kept in a qualitative manner
-emphasis of therapy is on conditioning, reward, etc.
when to use stuttering modification
-client has difficulty modifying fluency
-client shows significant fear or avoidance
-client does not seek total fluency
-poor attitude or little knowledge of stuttering
when to use fluency shaping
-a client can easily modify their fluency
-client seeks high levels of fluency
-client exhibits no avoidance or fear
-the client does not have the cognitive ability to use stuttering modification program
keys to stuttering modification therapy
combination of: understanding, monitoring, desensitizing, accepting, modifying the moment of stuttering
traditional van riper therapy
motivation, identification, desensitization, variation, stabilization
motivation
identifying goals, talking to others who stutter, building the therapeutic relationship to develop trust
identification
stuttering 101: education and teaching the client about stuttering
desensitization
advertising, pseudostuttering
variation
freezing, cancellation, pull-out, preparatory set
stabilization
support groups, self-help
keys to fluency shaping therapy
-find out where fluency breaks down
-behavior modification to reinforce use of technqiue
-progress up a hierarchy of difficulty
-carryover can be difficult, so start planning for it immediately
fluency shaping
find a method that is incompatible of stuttering and use that strategy when talking all the time
fluency shaping treatment
-attitudes, speech fears and avoidances are generally not dealt with in therapy
-clients do not analyze their stuttering behaviors
-emphasis of therapy is on conditioning, reward, etc.
when to use fluency shaping
-when a client can easily modify their fluency
-when a client seeks high levels of fluency
-when the client has little or no fear of avoidance
-when the client does not have the cognitive ability to use a stuttering modification program
keys to fluency shaping
-find out where fluency breaks down
-assess the best method to eliminate stuttering
-behavior modification to reinforce this technique
=progress up a hierarchy of difficulty
-carryover can be difficult, so start planning for it immediately
stuttering modification
-primary goal is to modify the moment of stuttering
-fluent speech is generally not altered in aby great degree
-teach the person to learn/understand their stuttering
stuttering modification treatment
-attitudes, speech fears and avoidances are a MAJOR focus of therapy
-clients must analyze and evaluate their stuttering behaviors
-self-monitoring skills are emphasized
-emphasis on rapport, counseling, teaching, and motivation
-self-monitoring skills are emphasized
when to use stuttering modification
-when a client has diffculty mdifiying fluency
-when a client show significant fear or avoidance
-when a client seeks total fluency
-poor attitude or little knowledge of stuttering (for older kinds and adults)
keys to stuttering modiication
-get the person to “stutter more easily”
-combo of: understanding, monitoring, desensitizing, accepting, modifying the moment of stuttering
stuttering modification treatment steps
motivation, identification, desensitization, variation, stablization