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Stuttering: An Integrated Approach to Its Nature and Treatment
Fourth Edition, International Edition
Barry Guitar, PhD
Department ofCommunication Sciences, University ofVermont, Burlington,VT
January 2013 / Softbound / 8.375 x 10.875
376 pp. / Approx. 85 Illus. / Approx. 30 Tables
978-1-4511-8928-5
DESCRIPTION
Stuttering: An Integrated Approach to Its Nature
presents the most comprehensive textbook on
the topic today, providing an overview of the
etiology and development of stuttering and details,
appropriate approaches to accurate assessment and
treatment. Exploring a variety of practice settings,
this core introductory book grounds all topics in a
firm basis of the disorder’s origin and nature. This
edition has been thoroughly updated to address all
current methodologies.
FEATURES
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New four-color design to engage students
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Condensed and expanded explanations of the
most up-to-date research
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Case studies giving examples for real-world
application
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Online videos tied into text to give students audio
and visual examples
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Contains a wide overview of the theories for
stuttering and the different ways to treat it
Nature of Stuttering
Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction to Stuttering
Chapter 2: Constitutional Factors
Chapter 3: Research Findings on Constitutional
Factors
Chapter 4: Developmental, Environmental, and
Learning Factors
Chapter 5: Research Findings on
Developmental, Environmental, and
Learning Factors
Chapter 6: Theories about Stuttering
Chapter 7: Normal Disfluency and the
Development of Stuttering
Chapter 8: Preliminaries to Assessment
Chapter 9: Assessment
Chapter 10: Preliminaries to Treatment
Chapter 11: Treatment of the Young Preschool
Child
Chapter 12: Treatment of the Older Preschool
Child
Chapter 13: Treatment of the School-Age Child
Chapter 14: Treatment of Adolescents and
Adults
Chapter 15: Other Fluency Disorders