Short Biographical Sketch

Ronny Boey has a Master’s degree in SLP and is the President of the non-profit organisation 'Centre for Information, Education and Research on Stuttering'. He has specialized in stuttering diagnosis, therapy and clinical studies since 1980 and has a private Centre for Stutter Therapy.
His doctoral dissertation (U of Antwerp, dept. of ENT) is on epidemiology of stuttering and the long term effects of social cognitive behavior therapy for stuttering.
He has published on the subject of stuttering, clinical research studies and is an international speaker and teacher on the subject of stuttering.

Lecture Title

Long-Term Effects of Social-Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Stuttering Children and Adults

Abstract

Effects of social cognitive behaviour therapy for stuttering children and adults were studied on long term post intake or post therap^y (mean 10 years) for 122 participants divided in three groups. Group 1 (therapy group) was stratified with regard to age, gender, initial stuttering severity, and temper and did receive therapy. Group 2 (only diagnosis group) was a group with mild stuttering and no therapy indicated or taken. Group 3 (drop-out group) was a group that didn’t follow therapy although recommended. Reported and observed data pre and post intake were gathered on the subject of stuttering-like disfluencies and characteristics, stuttering associated behaviour, precipitating factors, speech attitude, reactions of listerners, some personality factors ….

The pre and post differences are reported. The between group differences show the effects of therapy and inform about unassisted recovery and relapse of stuttering.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn:

1. about the effects of social cognitive therapy for stuttering on long term with regard to stuttering, stuttering severity, speech attitude and personality charachterics,
2. about the amount of recovery and the impact of initial stuttering severity,
3. about the important consequences for clinical practice and research of the conclusions out of the effect study.