Assessment and Therapy for Young Dysfluent Children

Lena Rustin is the author of Assessment and Therapy for Young Dysfluent Children: Family Interaction, published by Wiley. Elaine Kelman is the author of Assessment and Therapy for Young Dysfluent Children: Family Interaction, published by Wiley.

• Acknowledgements vii Note to readers viiForeword ixChapter 1 Introduction 1Onset and development of stuttering 1Remission 2Normal dysfluency or early stuttering? 2Variability 3A theoretical framework 4Physiological factors 5Linguistic factors 7Environmental/sociocultural factors 8Psychological and emotional factors 10Summary 12Chapter 2 Child Assessment 13Introduction 13Child assessment 14General behavior 16Cognitive skills 18Language 19Social skills 27Dysfluency 30Child interview-attitudes 36Chapter 3 Assessment of Parent-Child Interaction 42Introduction 42Interaction analysis 43Selection of interaction therapy goals 53Chapter 4 The Parent Interview 58Introduction 58The Interview 59Setting the scene 61Introducing the interview 61Parent interview 62Summary 78Chapter 5 The Formulation 79Physiological factors 81Linguistic factors 82Environmental/sociocultural factors 82Psychological/emotional factors 82Recommendations for therapy 86Chapter 6 Interaction Therapy 97Introduction 97Structure of therapy 97First therapy session 98Session format 100Consolidation period 106Review 107Examples of interaction therapy techniques 107Summary 113Chapter 7 Family Issues 114Introduction 114Environmental issues 115Emotional issues 123Summary 132Chapter 8 Direct Treatment of the Child 133Direct fluency therapy 133Language therapy for the dysfluent child 137Phonological therapy for the dysfluent child 138Summary 139Appendix I Child Assessment 141Appendix Il Picture Material 149Appendix III Parent Interview 151Appendix IV The Summary Chart 163Appendix V Generally Accepted Facts of Stuttering 164Appendix VI Special Time - Instruction Sheet 165Appendix VII Five Minutes Special Time Task Sheet 166References 168Index 175