広島大学大学院教育学研究科附属特別支援教育実践センター研究紀要 Issue 11
published_at 2013-03

The CALMS : A Multidimensional Approach to Assessing and Treating School-Age Children Who Stutte <Invited Articles>

Healey E. Charles
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Abstract
This article is a summary of information provided by the author to Hiroshima University and two other universities in Japan during his visit in December, 2011. The content is based on a multidimensional model of stuttering that accounts for cognitive, affective, linguistic, motor, and social (CALMS) factors that contribute to the maintenance of stuttering in school-age children who stutter. This article describes the CALMS model and how it serves as the basis for the 23 items used in the CALMS Assessment of stuttering. Specific items used in the CALMS Assessment are listed along with the rationale for assessing each item. Once the assessment data are obtained, a profile of performance across the 23 items can be created. From the profile, a clinician can focus on specific items across the CALMS domains that need to be addressed in treatment. Specific treatment suggestions for children who stutter are described.
Keywords
children who stutter the CALMS assessment
treatment for stuttering