Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders

Rev. ed. of: Clinical decision making in the diagnosis and treatment of fluency disorders. c1996.

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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. Benefits: NEW! Expand your clinical capabilities with a new chapter on the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with atypical fluency problems. NEW! Enhance your understanding of the techniques discussed in the text with online video and audio clips of actual treatment sessions. Learn to effectively assess and apply clinical techniques with Clinical Decision Making boxes. Help guide individuals who stutter towards effective communication through study of Clinical Insight boxes. Increase your knowledge of fluency disorders by researching the Topics for Discussion at the end of each chapter.