Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders

Fifth Edition

Walter H. Manning, Anthony DiLollo

Details: 670 pages, 2-Color, Softcover, 7" x 10"

ISBN13: 978-1-63550-633-4

Release Date: 11/10/2023

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About

Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders, Fifth Edition is designed for graduate students who are beginning their first in-depth experience in fluency disorders, as well as professional clinicians expanding their knowledge of this specialty area. Written with enthusiasm and creativity, in a style that speaks directly to the clinician, the text 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
Video and audio examples of various fluency disorders and therapeutic approaches

PluralPlus Online Ancillaries

For instructors: PowerPoint slides for each chapter and a test-bank

For students: Video comments by the authors for further explanation and engagement with the material; video and audio examples of various fluency problems and therapeutic approaches

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
Author Index
Subject Index

Authors

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.

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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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Resources

Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders, Fifth Edition comes with access to supplementary student and instructor resources on a PluralPlus companion website.

The companion website is located at: https://www.pluralpublishing.com/publication/cdmfd5e

STUDENTS:

The student resources include video comments by the authors for further explanation and engagement with the material; video and audio examples of various fluency problems and therapeutic approaches.
To access the student resources, you must register on the companion website and log in using the access code located in the front of your textbook.

INSTRUCTORS:

The instructor resources include PowerPoint slides and a test bank. You will also have access to all of the student resources listed above.

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