The Telehealth Adaptation of the Lidcombe Program

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Re: treatment using the Lidcombe Program

From: Chris Lewis
Date: 08 Oct 2006
Time: 00:48:34 -0500
Remote Name: 211.29.214.243

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Hi Svetlana, Thankyou for your question. Yes, parents implemented treatment on a daily basis consistent with best-practice procedures of the Lidcombe Program. As I state in the article, there are several resources that explain the Lidcombe Program in detail, including a clinical text (Onslow, Packman & Harrison, 2003), and a treatment manual is available from the website of the Australian Stuttering Research Centre at http://www.usyd.edu.au/asrc As explained in the article, telehealth Lidcombe Program closely replicates these best-practice procedures of standard, clinic based delivery of the Lidcombe Program described in the above references, aiming to change as little as possible. The 5 major differences required for the telehealth adaptation are detailed in the article. In summary, parents learn to implement treatment by watching training videos that demonstrate the Lidcombe Program being implemented with preschool stuttering children, as well as during detailed discussion with the SLP over the telephone. The parent then implements Lidcombe Program treatment on a daily basis. The SLP closely monitors and guides the parent’s treatment and the child’s progress by means of regular audio and/or video recordings made by the parent that are sent to the SLP. The SLP and parent discuss treatment and the child’s progress during weekly telephone consultations. I hope this clarifies the treatment for you. Kind regards, Chris Lewis Onslow, M., Packman, A., & Harrison, E. (2003). The Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention: A clinician's guide. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.


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