Major focus area

Speech Therapy -> Fluency

Short description

Stuttering modification therapy is an intervention approach that uses techniques to reduce speech-related avoidance behaviors, fear, and negative attitudes, while modifying the form of stuttering. The SLP helps the patient to reduce struggle behavior, smooth out the form of stuttering, and reduce the tension and rate of stuttering by stuttering in a more relaxed and deliberate manner (Guitar & Peters, 1980; Peters & Guitar, 1991; Shaprio, 1999; VanRiper 1973; Healey & Scott, 1995).

Long description

Stuttering modification therapy is an intervention approach that uses techniques to reduce speech-related avoidance behaviors, fear, and negative attitudes, while modifying the form of stuttering. The SLP helps the patient to reduce struggle behavior, smooth out the form of stuttering, and reduce the tension and rate of stuttering by stuttering in a more relaxed and deliberate manner. Stuttering modification techniques include: stuttering in unison, cancellation, pull outs, and preparatory sets. Stuttering modification teaches the patient to stutter easily, cancel the stutters, and/or voluntary stutters. Stuttering modification is indicated when the person who stutters demonstrates the following: hides or disguises his stuttering, avoids speaking, perceives personal penalty as a consequence of stuttering, feels poorly about himself as a communicator, demonstrates a more positive response to stuttering modification trial management. (Guitar & Peters, 1980; Peters & Guitar, 1991; Shaprio, 1999; VanRiper 1973).