The Role of Narratives in the Development of Stuttering as a Problem.

Purpose: Narratives are how people make sense of experiences and give meaning to their lives (Bruner, 1990). Use of narrative therapy (White, 2007) with people who stutter to facilitate the development of preferred stories (as opposed to problem-based stories) has been documented in the literature (Logan, 2013; Ryan, O'Dwyer, & Leahy, 2015). The purpose of this research was to explore the role of narratives in the development of stuttering as a problem for people who stutter.

Witnessing stories: Definitional Ceremonies in Narrative Therapy with adults who stutter.

Background: Narrative therapy (White & Epston, 1990) was developed as an approach to counselling, as a response to the power relations that influence people's lives. Its use with people who stutter has been documented. A basic tenet of narrative therapy is that the dominant problem-saturated narrative is challenged by externalizing the problem, in due course facilitating development of an alternative narrative.

Clinical research site infrastructure and efficiency.

Increasing efficiency in the clinical trials development process ensures a vibrant clinical trials system that makes best use of resources, and keeps pace with scientific discoveries in the field of cancer research.