Stuttering Treatments and Counseling Techniques

These flashcards cover key terminology and concepts in stuttering treatments and counseling techniques, aiding in the review and understanding of the material.

Spontaneous Fluency

Normal level of speech flow that contains tension or struggle behaviors.

Controlled Fluency

A fluency where the speaker attends to their manner of speaking to maintain a somewhat normal sounding fluency.

Acceptable Stuttering

Speech flow where the speaker exhibits noticeable, but not severe disfluency and feels comfortable speaking despite disfluency.

Indirect Treatment Approaches

Focuses on modifying the child's environment rather than working directly with the child, especially when the child is unaware or frustrated by their stuttering.

Direct Treatment Approaches

Targets the child's individual speech behaviors, often when children are aware of and frustrated by their stuttering.

Stuttering Modifications

Aim to reduce speech-related avoidance behaviors, fears, and negative attitudes by modifying stuttering moments.

MIDVAS

An approach to treating stuttering that includes Motivation, Identification, Desensitization, Variation, Approximation, and Stabilization.

Cancellations

A technique where the speaker pauses for 2-3 seconds after stuttering and then says the word again.

Pull-outs

Involves modifying the stutter during its occurrence rather than waiting until it is over.

Preparatory Sets

A technique where the client anticipates a difficult word and prepares using learned strategies before attempting the word.

Fluency Shaping

Includes strategies that alter the client’s breathing, speech rate, voice production, and articulation to promote fluency.

Lidcombe Program

A parent-directed treatment for stuttering in preschool children involving a Likert scale to measure severity.

Empathy

The ability to express understanding of another person's feelings and experiences.

Reflective Listening

A type of listening focused on understanding the speaker's feelings and the meaning behind their words.

Thin Descriptors

Surface-level descriptions derived from unexamined personal, social, and cultural beliefs.

Thick Descriptors

In-depth and complex descriptions that reflect the actual experiences and realities of the client's life.

Externalizing

An approach that objectifies and personifies problems to help clients think differently about their narratives.

Basic Counseling Skills

Skills essential to counseling, including listening, reflective listening, and asking questions.