Improving the effectiveness of stuttering intervention: the journey continues.
This article explores a number of roads on the journey to improving stuttering intervention effectiveness. Roads discussed on this journey include: (1) revisiting the research-clinic paradigm; (2) improving definitions and descriptions of stuttering through standardized measurements, norms, and categorization; (3) developing and describing prognostic profiles; (4) documenting outcomes through improved designs and clinician preparation; (5) recognizing the merits and potential pitfalls of specialization; (6) embracing a global community, and (7) investing in future researchers and clinicians committed to improving treatment effectiveness.
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D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013342:Stuttering / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome