Mentor/s
Prof. Charles Gillespie and Prof. Brian Stiltner
Participation Type
Paper Talk
Abstract
Communication disorders such as stuttering can take a serious toll on one’s mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. Given that we live in such a fast-paced society, the visible impact of communication disorders has become increasingly prevalent. Music therapy can be a way to help. Music therapy techniques have been utilized for the treatment of other communication disorders (such as apraxia, aphasia, and language learning disorders) but have been underutilized for the treatment of fluency disorders. My project argues that a multi-disciplinary approach that combines speech therapy and music therapy will further advance the treatment of stuttering. The effects of music therapy can focus on improving both the voice and the confidence of the participant while at the same time increasing the retainability of the lessons taught and the overall success of the treatment. This paper examines a variety of speech language pathology techniques that could be co-delivered with music therapy to better speech production for those with fluency disorders. This project shows that combining both speech language pathology and music therapy techniques deserves more devoted research, as there are many ways in which this combination will benefit patients who stutter.
Keywords: speech language pathology, music therapy, fluency disorders, stuttering
College and Major available
Health Science
Location
Session F: West Campus West Building W223I
Start Day/Time
4-29-2022 12:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-29-2022 1:00 PM
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Most Creative
Speech-Language Pathology and Music Therapy: An Underrated Combination for Many with Stuttering Disorders
Session F: West Campus West Building W223I
Communication disorders such as stuttering can take a serious toll on one’s mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. Given that we live in such a fast-paced society, the visible impact of communication disorders has become increasingly prevalent. Music therapy can be a way to help. Music therapy techniques have been utilized for the treatment of other communication disorders (such as apraxia, aphasia, and language learning disorders) but have been underutilized for the treatment of fluency disorders. My project argues that a multi-disciplinary approach that combines speech therapy and music therapy will further advance the treatment of stuttering. The effects of music therapy can focus on improving both the voice and the confidence of the participant while at the same time increasing the retainability of the lessons taught and the overall success of the treatment. This paper examines a variety of speech language pathology techniques that could be co-delivered with music therapy to better speech production for those with fluency disorders. This project shows that combining both speech language pathology and music therapy techniques deserves more devoted research, as there are many ways in which this combination will benefit patients who stutter.
Keywords: speech language pathology, music therapy, fluency disorders, stuttering
Students' Information
Stephanie Pixley, Health Science Major with minors in Speech Language Pathology, Music Performance, and Honors. Honors Student. Class of 2022.