Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The effective clinician -- The nature of fluent and nonfluent speech : the onset of stuttering -- A historical perspective on etiologies and the development of stuttering -- Principles of assessment -- The assessment process with young speakers : preschool and school-age children -- The assessment process with adolescents and adults -- Understanding the nature of change -- Counseling and people who stutter and their families -- Working with individuals who stutter from cultural and linguistic backgrounds different than one's own / Anthony DiLollo and Jean Franco Rivera Pérez -- The therapeutic process : facilitating a journey of change -- Facilitating fluency for preschool and school-age children -- Successful management of stuttering for adolescents and adults -- Assessment and management for atypical fluency disorders -- Indicators of successful change during treatment -- Indicators of successful change following treatment.

"This text provides clinical insights to assist people who stutter with their ability to communicate and enhance their quality of life"-- Provided by publisher.