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From: Gary J. Rentschler
Date: 05 Oct 2011
Time: 11:22:23 -0500
Remote Name: 165.190.57.240
Its hard to speak for every speech pathologist, but I am not aware of anyone who uses Van Riper's "Traditional Approach" solely on its own. However, many clinicians, including me, integrate parts of Van's program into the stuttering therapy program for individuals we treat. Among the specific components I find valuable are Identification, Desensitization, and several of the stuttering modification techniques credited to the Traditional Approach. The Van Riper approach was utilized with me when I was a client... and I turned out alright! I infer from your question that you see merit in his approach and wonder if its being utilized by the profession???