Issues in the Measurement of Stuttering
Presented by J. Scott Yaruss
Non-Financial: Scott Yaruss has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Meet your instructor
J. Scott Yaruss
J. Scott Yaruss, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F, F-ASHA, is a Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University. A board-certified specialist in fluency disorders, Dr. Yaruss has served on the board of directors for the National Stuttering Association and as Associate Coordinator for the American…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. The Value of Comprehensive Evaluation
Chapter One provides a justification for considering more than just speech behavior when evaluating individuals who stutter. Dr. Yaruss also introduces the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health and discusses how the framework can be used to understand stuttering.
2. Key Issues in Measuring Stuttering Behavior: Why and What
Chapter Two addresses the question of why accurate measurements of stuttering behaviors are important and highlights several decisions that clinicians need to make in preparing to measure stuttering.
3. Key Issues in Measuring Stuttering Behavior: Where and When
With practice, clinicians can learn to complete valid and reliable measures of the stuttering behaviors exhibited by their clients. In Chapter Three, Dr. Yaruss answers the question of how and when measures should be collected.
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