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Re: Lidcombe method

From: Larry Molt
Date: 10/2/02
Time: 8:47:40 AM
Remote Name: 131.204.162.109

Comments

Echoing the comments from Bob, Judy, and Steve, my impression is that there is a great deal of interest in the Lidcombe Program in North America. I've attended several presentations by Mark Onslow and Ann Packman at ASHA conventions over the last few years, and there is usually a full-house. There are workshops appearing, and they've been well-attended. From the feedback I've gotten at the ASHA Special Interest Division 4 (Fluency and Fluency Disorders)Leadership Conferences, Lidcombe is definately a hot topic and I'm seeing it discussed in the curriculums in the stuttering courses at the universities. It's a program, however, that appears to be best learned through direct training, rather than reading the manual, so the implementation is lagging behind - and , as Bob said, there is still concern over exactly what is happening, and why - and as more and more research comes in, more clinicians will be making decisions about program implementation.


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