Group Therapy for School-Aged Children Who Stutter: A Survey of Current Practices

Autor/inn/en	Liddle, Hilary; James, Sarah; Hardman, Margaret
Titel	Group Therapy for School-Aged Children Who Stutter: A Survey of Current Practices
Quelle	In: Journal of Fluency Disorders, 36 (2011) 4, S.274-279 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-730X
DOI	10.1016/j.jfludis.2011.02.004
Schlagwörter	Group Therapy; Stuttering; Speech Language Pathology; Mail Surveys; Foreign Countries; Allied Health Personnel; Barriers; Delivery Systems; Children; Outcomes of Treatment; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stammer; Stottern; Erhebungsinstrument; Ausland; Auslieferung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Großbritannien
Abstract	Although group therapy is recommended for school-aged children who stutter (CWS), it is not widely researched. This study aimed to explore this provision, using a postal survey which investigated the current practices of Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs) in the UK. Seventy percent of SLT services provided some group therapy, but the level of provision was variable. There was a lack of consensus on what the main aims of group therapy should be. Important barriers to group therapy provision were identified, including a perceived lack of clients' interest in group therapy, and insufficient numbers of clients able to travel to group venues. This study enhances the profession's understanding of the provision of group therapy for CWS by identifying patterns of service delivery and highlighting areas of need. Educational objectives: Readers should be able to: (1) Provide a rationale for the provision of group therapy for school-aged CWS; (2) Summarize the factors affecting group therapy provision for school-aged CWS; (3) Summarize the aims of therapy identified by the respondents to this survey. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10