Stuttering: An Integrated Approach to Its Nature and Treatment / Edition 4

by Barry Guitar PhD

Overview

Stuttering is the most comprehensive core introductory textbook on the topic available today. The work sets itself apart from competitors by exploring a variety of practice settings and grounding all topics in a firm basis of the disorder's origin and nature rather than just providing clinical presentations. It is the most popular textbook for undergraduate stuttering/fluency disorders courses in Speech Pathology/Audiology programs and first year graduate stuttering/fluency disorders courses in Speech Pathology masters programs. This has been the definitive text for a number of years and through multiple editions. With a new edition that updates the science and addresses all current methodologies, this will continue to be the most successful and useful textbook on the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608310043
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	01/29/2013
Edition description:	Fourth, North American Edition
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Guitar, Barry, PhD (Univ of Vermont)

Table of Contents

Section One: Nature of Stuttering
Chapter 1: Introduction to Stuttering
Chapter 2: Constitutional Factors
Chapter 3: Research Findings on Constitutional Factors
Chapter 4: Developmental, Environmental, and Learning Factors
Chapter 5: Research Findings on Developmental, Environmental, and Learning Factors
Chpater 6: Theories about Stuttering
Chapter 7: Normal Disfluency and the Development of Stuttering

Section Two: Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering
Chapter 8: Preliminaries to Assessment
Chapter 9: Assessment
Chapter 10: Preliminaries to Treatment
Chapter 11: Treatment of the Young Preschool Child
Chapter 12: Treatment of the Older Preschool Child
Chapter 13: Treatment of the School-Age Child
Chapter 14: Treatment of Adolescents and Adults
Chapter 15: Other Fluency Disorders

Editorial Reviews

2 Stars from Doody

The author is a widely recognized authority in the area of stuttering. The first edition of this book was published in 1991. This second edition describes an integrated approach to understanding the nature and treatment of stuttering. Like the first, this edition is intended for speech-language pathology students and is designed to teach them to become effective clinicians. The major shortcoming of this book is that the author has failed to integrate any of the treatment outcome research into his approach. As a result, his objective to teach students to become effective clinicians is seriously limited because of the absence of any empirical knowledge that could guide students in selecting treatments. While this clearly written and well-organized book might serve as a source for therapy ideas, instructors would be advised to add readings on treatment outcome research, such as Cordes and Ingham's Treatment Efficacy for Stuttering: A Search for Empirical Bases (Singular, 1998).

Patrick Finn

The nature, etiology, onset, and development of stuttering are explained, with discussion of how stutterers can sometimes reinforce their own behavior. The bulk of the book is devoted to treatment strategies using fluency shaping, stuttering modification, and integrated approaches. The various stages of stuttering for different age groups are discussed, and appropriate treatment reactions are recommended. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

Reviewer: Patrick Finn, PhD (University of New Mexico)
Description: The author is a widely recognized authority in the area of stuttering. The first edition of this book was published in 1991.
Purpose: This second edition describes an integrated approach to understanding the nature and treatment of stuttering.
Audience: Like the first, this edition is intended for speech-language pathology students and is designed to teach them to become effective clinicians.
Features: The major shortcoming of this book is that the author has failed to integrate any of the treatment outcome research into his approach. As a result, his objective to teach students to become effective clinicians is seriously limited because of the absence of any empirical knowledge that could guide students in selecting treatments.
Assessment: While this clearly written and well-organized book might serve as a source for therapy ideas, instructors would be advised to add readings on treatment outcome research, such as Cordes and Ingham's Treatment Efficacy for Stuttering: A Search for Empirical Bases (Singular, 1998).

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