Fifth Edition
by Barry Guitar (Author)
This updated edition of the most comprehensive, pedagogically sound textbook in the field provides an overview of stuttering’s etiology and development, details the latest approaches to accurate assessment and treatment, and provides new case studies and online videos that illustrate different levels and ways of treating stuttering. Exploring a variety of practice settings, the book covers evidence-based practice, counseling, IEPs, and assistive devices and has been thoroughly updated to address all current methodologies.
- NEW! The latest findings
in genetics, epigenetics, brain imaging, sensory-motor control,
language, and emotion provides students with an up-to-date view of
stuttering.
- NEW CHAPTER! A new chapter on Learning explains how
stuttering develops, covers the key elements of treatment at different
ages, and details the effects of classical, operant, and avoidance
conditioning.
- NEW! The author’s theoretical perspective is expanded and connected to rationales for treatment.
- NEW!
Expanded coverage includes multicultural considerations in assessment
and the latest treatment procedures for working with school-age,
adolescent, and adult clients.
