Essays about: "Kristina Rudberg"

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  1. 1. Applying cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) components to stuttering treatment with an adolescent - a case study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Logopedi, foniatri och audiologi

    Author : Kristina Rudberg; [2010]
    Keywords : stuttering; adolescents; anxiety; treatment; cognitive behavioral therapy CBT ; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Studies show that many adolescents and adults who stutter show higher than normal levels of social anxiety, and that the presence of anxiety increases the risk for poor responses to standard stuttering treatments. Recent research points towards the successful treatment of social anxiety and social phobia in adults who stutter through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and calls on speech-language pathologists to incorporate CBT components within their treatment of adults who stutter Purpose: The aim of this paper is to illustrate how CBT principles were applied to stuttering therapy with an adolescent and to examine whether the client found the treatment helpful. READ MORE