Stuttering is a problem that touches the lives of many people. The goal of this research is to come to a better understanding of a complex process of psychotherapy with a person who stutters. This is a qualitative study: sixteen sessions of interpersonal psychotherapy were conducted over a period of six months with a twenty-year-old male who was diagnosed with a severe stutter. Process notes were analysed based on the principle of self-reflexivity, which entails personally and systematically examining the reciprocal influences in a process. This study provides traditional conceptualisations of stuttering and comes to the conclusion that stuttering is a multifaceted phenomenon that may require a complexity of interventions. It is suggested that stuttering can be approached from an interpersonal perspective. This means that stuttering is a less effective means of dealing with other probable interpersonal problems. It is also s problem that is maintained by less effective attempts at alleviating it and by a limited scope of interactional manoeuvres. Stuttering can be addressed through interpersonal psychotherapy. The study suggests that the therapeutic approach should consider warmth, empathy, congruence, patience, therapeutic decision-making and timing. It is important to note that each client should be treated uniquely and valued as a person. Self-reflexivity is proposed as an effective way of facilitating the psychotherapeutic process, the scientific basis of this process and the development of the therapist. / Dissertation (MA (Clinical Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Psychology / unrestricted
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:up/oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/24998 |
| Date | 25 January 2005 |
| Creators | Labuschagne, Jacques Lorraine |
| Contributors | Prof D Beyers, upetd@ais.up.ac.za, Ms U L Zsilavecz |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Rights | © 2004, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
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