Parent verbal contingencies during the Lidcombe Program: Observations and statistical modeling of the treatment process

Conclusion Parents mostly provided the expected types of contingencies but the number was lower than expected. An unexpected association was found between number of verbal contingencies for stuttering and treatment duration. Further research is required to explore the relation between rates of parent verbal contingencies, treatment process duration, and treatment outcome. Educational objectives : (a) Readers can describe how parents are providing verbal contingencies to their children during practice sessions and natural conversations as part of Lidcombe Program treatment; (b) Readers can compare the provision of verbal contingencies by parents to the expectations in the Lidcombe Program Treatment Guide; (c) Readers can discuss the potential clinical and theoretical implications of the relationship between provision of verbal contingencies for stuttering and treatment duration.
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research