Approaches to the Treatment of Stuttering

In the years prior to publication 'cures' for stuttering seemed to appear constantly, but many were of limited value, were poorly evaluated and gave only a temporary alleviation that was not transferred to daily life. First published in 1983, this book aimed to provide such an overview, with a focus on practical intervention rather than on theory.

Sommario

Contributors. Preface. 1. Introduction Peggy Dalton 2. The Assessment of Stuttering and the Evaluation of Treatment Rosemarie Hayhow 3. Intervention Procedures for the Disfluent Child Lena Rustin and Frances Cook 4. Therapy for Adults: An Evaluation of Current Techniques for Establishing Fluency Carolyn Cheasman 5. Psychological Approaches to the Treatment of Stuttering Peggy Dalton 6. Group Therapy with Adults Celia Levy 7. Maintenance of Change: Towards the Integration of Behavioural and Psychological Procedures Peggy Dalton 8. Adjuncts to Speech Therapy Roberta Lees 9. Major Issues for the Therapist Peggy Dalton. Index.

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Peggy Dalton

Riassunto

In the years prior to publication ‘cures’ for stuttering seemed to appear constantly, but many were of limited value, were poorly evaluated and gave only a temporary alleviation that was not transferred to daily life. First published in 1983, this book aimed to provide such an overview, with a focus on practical intervention rather than on theory.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peggy Dalton
• Con la collaborazione di: Peggy Dalton (Editore), Dalton Peggy (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781138388635
• ISBN: 978-1-138-38863-5
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Psychology Library Editions: Speech and Language Disorders; Psychology Library Editions: Speech and Language Disorders
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Hypnotherapy, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Speech & language disorders & therapy