Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders
Fifth Edition
Walter H. Manning, Anthony DiLollo
Details: 580 pages, 2-Color, Softcover, 7" x 10"
ISBN13: 978-1-63550-633-4
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With two new chapters, Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders, Fifth Edition remains an essential text for graduate students who are beginning their first in-depth experience in fluency disorders, as well as for professional clinicians expanding their knowledge of this specialty area. Written with enthusiasm and creativity, in a style that speaks directly to the clinician, the book centers not only on effectively managing stuttering but also on the therapeutic journey by describing goals, principles, and techniques for assessment counseling and ongoing management. This text provides clinical insights to assist people who stutter with their ability to communicate and enhance their quality of life.
Key Features
- Clinical Decision Making boxes designed to address some of the options a clinician is likely to consider during the assessment and treatment processes
- Clinical Insight boxes reflect a particular philosophical view about aspects of therapeutic change for individuals who stutter
- Discussion questions at the end of each chapter
New to the Fifth Edition
- New chapter on cultural and linguistic diversity
- New chapter on general principles of assessment
- Revised and updated discussion questions at the end of each chapter
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For students: Videos, Links to Related Resources
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributor
Reviewers
Chapter 1. The Effective Clinician
Chapter 2. The Nature of Fluent and Nonfluent Speech: The Onset of Stuttering
Chapter 3. A Historical Perspective on Etiologies and the Development of Stuttering
Chapter 4. Principles of Assessment
Chapter 5. The Assessment Process With Young Speakers: Preschool and School-Age Children
Chapter 6. The Assessment Process With Adolescents and Adults
Chapter 7. Understanding the Nature of Change
Chapter 8. Counseling and People Who Stutter and Their Families
Chapter 9. Working With Individuals Who Stutter From Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds Different Than One’s Own
Anthony DiLollo and Jean Franco Rivera Pérez
Chapter 10. The Therapeutic Process: Facilitating a Journey of Change
Chapter 11. Facilitating Fluency for Preschool and School-Age Children
Chapter 12. Successful Management of Stuttering for Adolescents and Adults
Chapter 13. Assessment and Management for Atypical Fluency Disorders
Chapter 14. Indicators of Successful Change During Treatment
Chapter 15. Indicators of Successful Change Following Treatment
Appendix A. Useful Links for Information and Support
Appendix B. The Fluency Bank
Epilogue
References
Index
Walter H. Manning
Walter H. Manning, PhD, CCC-SLP, (1942–2023) was Professor Emeritus at the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis. He published more than 100 articles on issues related to fluency disorders in a variety of professional journals and presented on many occasions to regional, national, and international audiences. He had been an editorial consultant for several professional journals and, from 1997 to 2016, was an Associate Editor for the Journal of Fluency Disorders. He was a Board-Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders, fellow of ASHA, and received the honors of the Tennessee Association.
Anthony DiLollo
Anthony DiLollo, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Professor and Director of the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Texas Christian University. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on counseling and clinical practice that cater to audiences in audiology, speech-language pathology, and other health and helping professions. Dr. DiLollo is currently working on innovative ways to implement counseling preparation in clinical training programs by establishing it as a foundational skill on which further clinical practice is built.
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