Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders

Walter H. Manning received his PhD from Michigan State University. He is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, the International Society of Phonetic Sciences, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists. The author of numerous articles Dr. Manning is currently a Professor in the School of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at the University of Memphis in Tennessee.

• 1. The Clinician and the Therapeutic Process. 2. The Nature of Fluent and Nonfluent Speech: The Onset of Stuttering. 3. An Historical Perspective of Etiologies. 4. The Assessment Process with Adolescents and Adults. 5. The Assessment Process with Young Speakers: Preschool and School-age Children. 6. Facilitating Therapeutic Change. 7. Counseling and People who Stutter. 8. Successful Management of Stuttering for Adolescents and Adults. 9. Facilitating Fluency for Preschool and School-Age Children. 10. Assessment and Management for Atypical Fluency Disorders. 11. Indicators of Successful Change During Treatment. 12. Indicators of Successful Change Following Treatment.

1. The Clinician and the Therapeutic Process. 2. The Nature of Fluent and Nonfluent Speech: The Onset of Stuttering. 3. An Historical Perspective of Etiologies. 4. The Assessment Process with Adolescents and Adults. 5. The Assessment Process with Young Speakers: Preschool and School-age Children. 6. Facilitating Therapeutic Change. 7. Counseling and People who Stutter. 8. Successful Management of Stuttering for Adolescents and Adults. 9. Facilitating Fluency for Preschool and School-Age Children. 10. Assessment and Management for Atypical Fluency Disorders. 11. Indicators of Successful Change During Treatment. 12. Indicators of Successful Change Following Treatment.