Self-Perceived Communication Competence of Adults Who Stutter Following Communication-Centered Treatment.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess self-perceived communication competence of adults who stutter following participation in a non-ableist treatment for which one of the core components focuses on communication - with no direct or indirect goals designed to reduce or modify stuttered speech.

Method: Thirty-three adults who stutter completed the Self-Perceived Communication Competence scale (McCroskey & McCroskey, 1988) pre- and posttreatment.

Results: Findings indicate significant gains in self-perceived communication competence posttreatment.

A pilot study of an online self-compassion intervention for adults who stutter.

Purpose: The primary aim of this pilot study was to determine the preliminary effectiveness of an online self-compassion intervention for improving self-compassion and quality of life in adults who stutter. A secondary aim was to determine intervention acceptability and participant satisfaction.

Method: Participants included adults who stutter who completed an online self-compassion module once a week for six consecutive weeks.

Improving Clinical Competence Through Simulated Training in Evidence-Based Practice for Stuttering: A Pilot Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the effectiveness and acceptability of an initial module (1.1; active listening skills) of the Simulated Training in Evidence-Based Practice for Stuttering (STEPS) program, a theory-driven, multimodule, content and learning platform designed to advance knowledge and skills in working with culturally and linguistically diverse persons who stutter of all ages.

Method: Fifteen preservice speech-language pathologists (SLPs) were randomly assigned to complete either the STEPS 1.

The influence of active listening on parents' perceptions of clinical empathy in a stuttering assessment: A preliminary study.

Purpose: The primary purpose of this preliminary study was to explore whether a clinician's use of active listening skills (i.e., client-directed eye gaze and paraphrasing) influenced parents' perceptions of clinical empathy in a stuttering assessment.

The Communication Benefits of Participation in Camp Dream. Speak. Live.: An Extension and Replication.

School-based guidelines often require that treatment focuses on minimizing or eliminating stuttered speech. The purpose of this study was to examine the benefits of explicit training in communication competencies to children who stutter without targeting stuttered speech. Thirty-seven children (ages 4-16) completed Camp Dream.

Does the clinical utility of self-disclosure of stuttering transcend culturally and linguistically diverse populations?

: Research suggests that self-disclosure can improve listeners' perceptions of stuttering; however, it is unknown whether the effectiveness of self-disclosure transcends culture and language. This study examined the clinical utility of self-disclosure in a culturally and linguistically diverse population: Hebrew-speaking people who stutter in Israel.: The experimental protocol replicated Byrd, Croft et al.

Self-Compassion and Quality of Life in Adults Who Stutter.

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify levels of self-compassion in adults who do and do not stutter and to determine whether self-compassion predicts the impact of stuttering on quality of life in adults who stutter. Method Participants included 140 adults who do and do not stutter matched for age and gender. All participants completed the Self-Compassion Scale.

Student clinicians' and clients' perceptions of the therapeutic alliance and outcomes in stuttering treatment.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine how the therapeutic alliances (TA) of graduate student clinicians and adult clients who stutter relate to perceived treatment outcomes.

Methods: Student clinicians (N = 42) and adult clients who stutter (N = 22) completed a survey assessing their TA strength and perception of treatment outcomes. Responses were analyzed to determine similarities and differences in how clinicians and clients relate the TA to perceptions of treatment effectiveness, progress, and outcome satisfaction.

Clinical utility of self-disclosure for adults who stutter: Apologetic versus informative statements.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to explore the clinical utility of self-disclosure, particularly, whether disclosing in an informative manner would result in more positive observer ratings of the speaker who stutters than either disclosing in an apologetic manner or choosing not to self-disclose at all.

Method: Observers (N=338) were randomly assigned to view one of six possible videos (i.e.