Intensive Adult Therapy Program

The program to be described in this article was first developed in 1972. Since then approximately 180 adult clients have enrolled and completed the intensive summer clinics. Although the original program was closely modeled on the work of Ingham and Andrews in Sydney (1973), the current form is somewhat more eclectic, drawing on a variety of sources including Ryan (1974), Perkins (1977), Van Riper (1973), and my own experiences and observations. The purpose of this article will be to provide an overview of the clinical procedures used with adult stutterers at the University of Alberta Hospital. Additional details concerning the administration of the program, procedures used in the maintenance program, and data on client performance is available in other publications (Boberg, 1976, Boberg and Sawyer, 1977; Boberg, in press).