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Ezrati-Vinacour, Ruth; Weinstein, Nitza – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2011
This paper presents a historical retrospective of the evolution of the clinical aspects of stuttering, and refers to social, cultural, political, and economic variables that might have exerted an influence on this evolution, particularly in relation to the authors' experience in Israel. The retrospective commences in the early decades of the 20th…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Therapy, Social Influences, Cultural Influences
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Davidow, Jason H.; Bothe, Anne K.; Bramlett, Robin E. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2006
Purpose: This article presents, and explains the issues behind, the Stuttering Treatment Research Evaluation and Assessment Tool (STREAT), an instrument created to assist clinicians, researchers, students, and other readers in the process of critically appraising reports of stuttering treatment research. Method: The STREAT was developed by…
Descriptors: Research Design, Stuttering, Measures (Individuals), Outcomes of Treatment
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Leahy, Margaret M. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2005
Changing perspectives for practice in stuttering therapy are informed by the changes in knowledge, social values, and belief systems of a society. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF; World Health Organization, 2001) has a sociological emphasis with a focus on the ability and functioning of the person, and…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Beliefs, Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology