FLUENCY DISORDERS: STUTTERING, CLUTTERING, AND RELATED FLUENCY PROBLEMS. 2ND EDITION

• Section I. Foundational Concepts
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Fluency Disorders
Chapter 2. Conceptualizing Fluency
Chapter 3. Conceptualizing Disfluency
Chapter 4. Speech Fluency in Typical Speakers
• Section II. Neurodevelopmental Stuttering
Chapter 5. Stuttering: Characteristics and Etiology
Chapter 6. Stuttering: Correlates and Consequences
Chapter 7. Stuttering: Epidemiology, Development, and Etiology
• Section III. Other Types of Fluency Disorders
Chapter 8. Acquired Stuttering
Chapter 9. Cluttering
Chapter 10 Disfluency Patterns in Other Clinical Populations
• Section IV. Clinical Practice: Assessing Fluency Disorders
Chapter 11. Assessment Protocols and Data Collection
Chapter 12. Describing Client Performance
Chapter 13. Linking Assessment Data to Intervention
• Section V. Clinical Practice: Intervention Approaches
Chapter 14. The Clinician’s Roles and Responsibilities in Intervention
Chapter 15. Intervention Principles and Strategies for Helping People Who Stutter
Chapter 16. Counseling People Who Stutter
Chapter 17. Sample Intervention Programs for Children Who Stutter
Chapter 18. Intervention With Older Children, Teens, and Adults

Fluency Disorders: Stuttering, Cluttering, and Related Fluency Problems, Second Edition is a vital resource for graduate courses on stuttering and related disorders of fluency. This thoroughly updated text features accessible and comprehensive coverage of fluency disorders across a range of clinical populations, including those with developmental and acquired stuttering, cluttering, and various types of developmental and acquired language impairment.
Information in the text is aligned with current standards for clinical certification specified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Council for Clinical Certification (CFCC). Readers will learn practical strategies and methods for how to assess and treat fluency disorders in preschool and school-aged children, teens, and adults.
The text is organized into five key sections: Foundational Concepts, Neurodevelopmental Stuttering, Other Types of Fluency Disorders, Clinical Assessment, and Intervention Approaches. Together, these topics make the comprehensive Fluency Disorders a truly distinguishable text in the field of speech-language pathology.

Key Features
• Content that emphasizes clinical practice as well as client/patient experiences
• Discussion of fluency disorders in the context of communicative functioning and quality of life
• Chapter objectives begin each chapter and highlight key topics
• "Questions to Consider" conclude each chapter to help readers apply their knowledge
• Readers learn to organize information around clinical principles and frameworks

New to the Second Edition
• New larger 8.5" x 11" trim size
• Updated and expanded references throughout
• Reorganized outline and increased coverage of treatment and counseling information
• Expanded use of text boxes to help readers relate chapter concepts to clinical practice
• Access to a PluralPlus companion website with PowerPoint lecture slides for instructors and clinical forms, skill-building activities, video demonstrations, and a list of suggested readings for students