title: Past speech therapy experiences of individuals exploring a new stuttering treatment.
abstract: Perceptions of benefits of speech therapy, success of therapy across clinical settings, reasons for returning to therapy, client-clinician relationships, and clinicians' competency were assessed in 57 participants (47 men, 10 women; M age = 34 yr.) trying a new therapy. A majority of respondents had cumulatively five or more years in therapy and at least two stuttering therapies. Respondents rated university or hospital settings as more successful than services in public schools. 70% of the respondents noted difficulty communicating basic needs; they blamed themselves for inability to maintain posttherapeutic gains while perceiving their clinicians to be competent and attentive--although 47% of the respondents had minimal to no contact with their therapist after therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, East Tennessee State University, Box 70643, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. GUNTUPAL@mail.etsu.edu
authors.forename: Vijaya K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Guntupalli
authors.forename: Chayadevie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nanjundeswaran
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kalinowski
authors.forename: Vikram N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Dayalu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011361:Professional Competence; D011364:Professional Practice; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D019233:Retreatment; D012931:Social Environment; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013342:Stuttering / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult