THE IMPORTANCE OF GROUP THERAPY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF STUTTERING

Journal Title: Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation - Year 2011, Vol 12, Issue 3

Abstract

Introduction: Stuttering is not a problem of individuals, but it’s a problem in the verbal communication with others. Individual and group treatment is equally important to use while working with people who stutter. Purpose: Group treatment is used to allow the patient adequate adjustment in all problematic situations (situations increasing stuttering) in the environment and to gradually inhibit negative emotions. Material and methods: Objective speech tool is used in this testing (evaluation of speech status under Fiedler, PA Standop, R.Stotern-Schwarzenberg, Munchen, 1978) to determine the degree and type of speech disorder. The anxiety feeling is also evaluated, where the subjective assessment of patients' anxiety is expressed in units SUD (subjective units of disturbance or distress - subjective assessment of suffering). Results and Conclusion: The results showed that group stationary treatment has a huge significance in reducing the anxiety of patients who stutter.

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Darinka SHOSTER, Nada DOBROTA DAVIDOVIКЈ, Silvana FILIPOVA, Biljana LOZANOVSKA

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  • EP ID EP92675
  • DOI 10.2478/v10215-011-0013-7
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Darinka SHOSTER, Nada DOBROTA DAVIDOVIКЈ, Silvana FILIPOVA, Biljana LOZANOVSKA (2011). THE IMPORTANCE OF GROUP THERAPY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF STUTTERING. Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation, 12(3), 77-90. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-92675