The Dysfluency Resource Book 2nd revised edition

Comprehensive resource book for treating adults who stammer.

Completely revised and updated to take account of current practice, this new edition draws together the latest information on therapy for adults along with practical examples of exercises, tasks and activities that can be used for both individual and group programmes. With new chapters and therapy ideas, this is an extremely useful resource for all speech & language therapists and students working with adults who stammer.

This useful resource seeks to explain techniques for treating people who stammer and the rationale for their use. This volume forms a catalogue of treatment options from which clinicians may choose to use all of the techniques or pick out particular sections according to their clients’ special requirements.

 With the inclusion of 50 photocopiable handouts and the presentation of the chapters in the order they would use with their own group programmes, the authors set out the principles of therapy in such a way that the treatment techniques fit into a clear management approach.

Adult

Reviews

"This second edition builds upon the success of the first by expanding the content and making it even more user friendly... I would recommend this book unreservedly."
Bulletin

Chapters

1. Principles of therapy
2. Communication skills
3. Information on stammering
4. Variation: non-speech and speech
5. Identification
6. Covert identification
7. Desensitisation
8. Voluntary stammering
9. Avoidance reduction therapy
10. Relaxation
11. Breathing
12. Rate control
13. Easy onset
14. Block modification
15. Maintenance: a continuing process of change
16. Working in groups
17. Handouts