Many Voices in Stuttering and Cluttering
Pre-conference workshop
LEXIPONTIX PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN WHO STUTTER: ONE-DAY TASTER
14 September 2014 – Katowice – Poland
Lexipontix is a structured therapy program for children who stutter aged 8 to 12 years. The program addresses the overall stuttering experience of the child and family, aiming at “Communication Restructuring” (Fourlas & Marousos, 2015, 2022). It uses the ICF classification system (WHO, 2001) as a clinical framework for assessment and treatment. It is based on the theoretical principles and clinical practices of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Fluency Shaping and Stuttering Modification and integrates those practices in therapy in a child friendly manner. The program lasts for twelve sessions over a period of three months followed by a closing session one month after. Then, progress is monitored by follow up sessions for a period of one year. Therapy develops as a role game between the mouse called Lexipontix and the child in the role of a Superhero who defends his “Factory of Mind” with the help of the parents and therapist, members of the child’s (therapeutic) “Alliance” (Fourlas & Marousos, 2015; 2023). The alliance empowers the child to identify the invasions of Lexipontix in the “Factory of Mind” and to explore the use of “Tools” in order maintain or regain control over the components of the “Factory of Mind” i.e. the “Machine of Thoughts”, the “Lab of Emotions”, the “Body Sensors” and the “Machine of Behaviors and Words”. Parents and child learn and practice with the use of different “Tools” by playing board and card games as well as participating in real life “Experiments” and “Missions”. As a result of therapy, the threatening mouse gradually becomes a companion pet (Fourlas, 2016). Target group: Speech-language therapists (SLT / logopedists) and SLT students Learning Outcome At the end of this workshop participants: a) will be familiar with the theoretical and clinical rational, structure and content of the Lexipontix program b) will be able to identify how the Lexipontix Program addresses the expectations from therapy of the CWS and their family c) will have gained a taste of what it is like to implement the program in clinical practice.
Target group: Speech-language therapists (SLT / logopedists) and SLT students
Learning Outcome: At the end of this workshop participants: a) will be familiar with the theoretical and clinical rational, structure and content of the Lexipontix program b) will be able to identify how the Lexipontix Program addresses the expectations from therapy of the CWS and their family c) will have gained a taste of what it is like to implement the program in clinical practice.
Level: Intermediate
