Stammering Resources for Adults and Teenagers

Name: Stammering Resources for Adults and Teenagers
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780367208684
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Integrating New Evidence into Clinical Practice

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This comprehensive book is a second volume to the acclaimed Dysfluency Resource Book and focuses on the latest developments in stammering and dysfluency in adults and teenagers. It features expert contributions from fields including speech and language therapy, education, psychology, and youth work. The practical guidance covers therapies such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), narrative therapy, avoidance-reduction therapy, and group work. With detailed discussions on integrating social and medical models, alongside a wealth of activities and photocopiable handouts, this resource supports clinicians and students in tailoring effective interventions.
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Ideal for clinicians, speech-language therapists, students, and fluency specialists working with teenagers and adults who stammer, this book is a hands-on resource designed to support reflection, adaptation, and advanced clinical practice in the field of dysfluency.

This comprehensive and practical resource brings together the very latest developments in the field of stammering and dysfluency and builds upon the approaches explored in the Dysfluency Resource Book. The book draws on the expert knowledge of contributors from fields such as speech and language therapy, education and psychology.

Description

This comprehensive and practical resource is a second volume to the highly influential Dysfluency Resource Book (2010). It brings together the very latest developments in the field of stammering and dysfluency in adults and teenagers and builds upon some of the approaches explored in the Dysfluency Resource Book.

The book draws on the expert knowledge of contributors from a wide range of fields, such as specialist speech and language therapy, education, psychology, and youth work, with a focus on presenting practical guidance for those working in this complex area.

This valuable resource:

Has chapters exploring the latest clinical developments, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and narrative therapy.
Provides in-depth discussion of some established therapeutic practices, including avoidance-reduction therapy and group work.
Offers concrete application to theory, both the social and medical models, guiding the reader on how to integrate new evidence into clinical practice.
Provides a wealth of activities and photocopiable handouts that can be used in practice.

Designed for clinicians and students working with teenagers and adults who stammer, this flexible and practical book embeds an ethos of reflection and adaptation. The detailed overview of therapeutic approaches allows the reader to explore a wide range of techniques, building a strong foundation of knowledge from which to tailor and develop their own practice.

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Praised for its honesty, integrity, and expertise, this book is described as a valuable supplement to the original Dysfluency Resource Book. Reviewer Dr Joseph Agius highlights the clear, practical language and the inspiring content suitable for students, clinicians, and specialists alike. It is considered essential reading for those interested in fluency disorders, offering new approaches and critical clinical insights from world-renowned experts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367208684

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 July 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 12 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Trudy Stewart

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 860g

Pages: 244

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction

About the Author

Trudy Stewart is a retired consultant speech and language therapist. She studied in universities in Glasgow, Michigan State (USA) and Leeds. She worked in the UK with children and adults who stammer for nearly 40 years. Her last role was clinical lead of the Stammering Support Centre in Leeds. Trudy has taught undergraduate, graduate and specialist courses for clinicians in the UK, Europe and Sri Lanka, including on the European Clinical Specialisation in Fluency Disorders (ECSF) course. She has carried out research while a clinician, presented her work at international conferences and has written several texts on stammering. Her last book, published in 2016, is Stammering: A Resource Book for Teachers.