Chapter 14-Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups as an Adjunct to Stuttering Therapy Flashcards
T/F: There is not a single approach to therapy that works for all people at all times or in all situations?
TRUE
What group can help people who stutter and their families achieve and maintain greater success, both in and out of therapy?
- Self-help or Mutual Aid groups
According to Chapter 14, what is the definition of a “self-help” group…
- Voluntary, small group structures for mutual aid and the accomplishment of a special purpose…usually formed by peers who have come together for mutual assistance in satisfying a common need, overcoming a common handicap or life-disrupting problem and bringing about desired social and/or personal change
T/F: The first self-help groups are said to have begun among ethnic communities in the US in the mid-1800’s, when immigrants joined together to help each other adjust to their new lives?
- TRUE
What is the first nationally recognized self-help group for stuttering?
- The Council of Adult Stutterers
- Formed at Catholic University in Washington, DC, in 1965, with the assistance of SLP Eugene Walle
According to Michael Heffron, who was a founder of the group, what was the purpose of the Council?
- To provide an opportunity for people who stutter “to help themselves and to help other people who stutter.”
What are the two other stuttering self-help organizations which were created in 1977?
- Speak Easy International, founded in New Jersey but Bob Gathman
- National Stuttering Project, founded in CA by Michael Sugarman and Bob Goldman.
What is the most widely known stuttering organization in the US called?
- The Stuttering Foundation of America (SFA), founded by Malcolm Fraser in 1947
According to Chapter 14, what are the benefits of self-help participation?
- Better short-term & long-term success with treatment goals both in and out of treatment
- Enhanced ability to maintain goals across environments
- Increase in social attachment and interpersonal skills
- Benefits in general health, emotional well-being, adjustment and self-confidence
- Enhanced understanding of the condition face by self-help participants
- Improvements in several other variables directly related to treatment outcomes and quality of life
T/F: Benefits of self-help were not limited to the psychological realm; they also included positive changes in behavior management and long-term maintenance of treatment outcomes?
TRUE
Empirical investigations highlighted several other reasons that people participate in stuttering self-help.. what are they?
- Sharing feelings, thoughts, and experiences
- Speaking in a non-threatenting place
- Helps them feel better about themselves and had improved their confidence
- Improved self-image
What are some specific examples of categories from chapter 14 of the benefits offered by stuttering self-help groups?
- Meetings & conferences
- Published material
- Other services
Regarding Material and conferences what does an important aspect of the self-help experience involve?
- Personal interaction
What are three examples of meetings and conferences?
- Annual conferences
- Youth and family day
- Regional conferences & continuing education (CE) workshops
What is a primary mean of providing for self-help groups when it comes to published material?
- Personal contact
What are some examples of Published material?
- Newsletters
- Web sites
- Brochures & pamphlets
- Booklets
- Posters & other materials
- Videotapes
What are some other services that are provided for people who stutter (According to chapter 14)?
- Toll-free hotlines and email addresses
- Research facilitation
- Miscellaneous services
If self-help groups wish ti improve the treatment of people who stutter, they must do what?
- Work directly with the clinicians who provide that treatment
T/F: Respondents in the Yaruss et. al (2002) survey reported that their interest in receiving treatment actually increased as a result of their participation in self-help?
TRUE
Why does the interactions between self-help and treatment become complex?
- Because there are different forms of treatment
- Different therapy settings
- Different therapy schedules & formats
- And different types of self-help groups
T/F: There is no single way in which people who stutter participate in both treatment and self-help?
TRUE
According to Chapter 14, what are some experiences that school-age children, adolescents, and adults experience?
- An impairment in body function that affects their ability to produce fluent speech
- Negative affective, behavioral, and cognitive (self)-reactions to their stuttering
- Negative reactions by people in their environments
- Limitations in their ability to perform daily activities or restrictions in their opportunity to participate fully in their lives.
T/F: The impairment of stuttering relates to the difficulties speakers experience in producing speech smoothly and fluently?
TRUE
What is one way that self-help groups can help people address their fluency concerns?
- To provide them with a forum for practicing speech techniques, particularly along a hierarchy from easier to harder situations, to achieve generalization of treatment effects
What are some of the negative reactions that people may experience as part of the stuttering disorder?
- Affective reactions, such as feelings of embarrassment, anxiety, shame, and guilt about stuttering
- Behavioral reactions, such as tension or struggle during stuttering, avoidance, or circumlocution
- Cognitive reactions, such as negative thoughts, low self-esteem, and reduced self-confidence
Because the majority of treatment programs for young children who stutter are actually administered by parents in the child’s real-world environment, what is particularly important for parents to address?
- Their own affective, behavioral, and cognitive reactions to their child stuttering
What is a key aspect of the speaker’s experience of stuttering?
- It relates to the limitations in what speakers can do, or restrictions in their ability to participate fully in their daily lives
- Some examples for our reference: Include difficulties in holding conversations with other people, talking on the phone or giving presentations in work settings.
T/F: Self-help groups can provide benefit for people who stutter within all the domains defined by the WHO for describing disorders such as stuttering
TRUE
T/F: The majority of research on self-help groups for stuttering has focused on the needs of adults who stutter, though children who stutter can benefit from participating in self-help groups as well.
TRUE
According to chapter 14 what can be one of the most challenging aspects of a clinicians job regarding parents of children who stutter?
- Helping parents come to terms with stuttering
