Results indicated that increasing age, higher degrees, more coursework, or more clinical experience did not produce more positive connotations of stuttering among 206 speech-language pathologists. Those holding the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology showed more positive connotative responses than the noncertified…

Speech clinicians wrote adjectives they felt best described adult and young male stutterers. Responses indicated a fairly well established stereotype of the stutterer, regardless of age. Most adjectives were judged to be undesirable personality characteristics for males (75 percent of adjectives indicated nervous or fearful, 64 percent shy and…

Transcriptions of the speech of 16 adolescent and young adult stutterers and 16 nonstutterers were rated by 12 fourth and fifth year speech/language pathology students as a sample from a stutterer or a nonstutterer. (PHR)

This five-chapter book describes how clinicians (speech teachers, therapists, pathologists) can work effectively with young stutterers. The information contained in this booklet was obtained through an extensive program of study, testing, and research carried on for several years. The chapter on the "borderline stutterer" includes information on…

Presented is a summary of a 5 week program of intensive demonstration therapy conducted with three adult severe stutterers by three master clinicians aided by seven consultants and 15 participating fellows. A main purpose of the institute is said to have been the improvement of student clinicians through demonstration of intensive therapy…

Presented is the syllabus of a training program to prepare therapists to work with stuttering children or adults. Intended for instructors, the information is presented in the form of five major chapters, each of which is divided into units. The unit usually consists of an introduction, suggested lecture topics (with source references), suggested…

Presented are seven papers given at a conference on the application of behavior modification techniques to the treatment of stuttering. An introduction to the papers gives an overview of behavior modification. The two papers of Part I present two approaches to stuttering therapy, one of which is based on operant conditioning and the other on…

This Spanish language booklet is written for parents who are concerned about the speech of their young child. The goal of the booklet is to enable parents to begin working with their child, and a speech clinician if necessary, with a better understanding of the problem. The booklet discusses common parental questions such as: (1) Does my child…

This booklet is written for French speaking parents who have young children than may stutter. The goal of the booklet is to enable parents to begin working with their child, and a speech clinician if necessary, with a better understanding of the problem. The booklet is designed to answer to common parental questions such as: (1) Does my child…

Presented are the responses of Eugene B. Cooper and Ronald L. Webster, two researchers in the area of stuttering, to the question "What are the most critical parameters of clinical skills and training of the speech clinician who deals with stuttering children and adults?" Available from: EC 082 990. (SBH)

This booklet is written for parents who are concerned about the speech of their young child. The goal of the booklet is to enable parents to begin working with their child, and a speech clinician if necessary, with a better understanding of the problem. The booklet contains answers to common parental questions such as: (1) Does my child stutter?…

Indiana school speech-language pathologists (n=157) responded to a survey regarding their educational and clinical preparation and current clinical practices with people who stutter. Respondents reported receiving insufficient academic and clinical preparation to work with people who stutter. Nearly half reported that their clinical skills are…