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tion, changing attitudes and reactions, some counseling, ego-building, self-awareness of problem, voluntary control, eliminating avoidance, and fluent stuttering. Many of these techniques involve emocing the client with his problem and dealing with it. In tions narro iirese techniques to theory it would appear that they involve strong suggestion, some distraction techniques and counseling. In taking this kind of approach it is possible that a stuttering therapist ‘who has, and is, dealing with the problem would be more convincing, at least in the eyes of the client. Walle’s biases are clearer then in relation to his theoretical framework. Unfortunately Dr. Walle tends to link nonstuttering therapists with an opposing approach. In looking at his sarcasm concerning “Chi-Squares, noxious stimrrli, time-out devices, computer programs, electric shocks, and oacemakers” it would seem probable that the opposing point-of+iew he is discussing is the operant approach, as well as the rate and rhythm methods. Walle is concerned with a lack of feel and humaness for the disorder. He states that most nonstuttering therapists are in this frame of mind, and lack these “human” abilities. One would guess that his “good” nonstuttering therapists are not, but more well versed in the therapy of the previously mentioned seven individuals. Walle stated this as a criterion for effective therapy. 53

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