Experiencing the role of PBL tutor.

Abstract The tutor is important for student learning in the PBL group. The students expect the tutor to monitor and steer the group process and to support the learning process, helping students to become aware of their own learning. This study aimed at investigating the PBL tutor's role. Five PBL tutors at the Speech/Language Pathology program were interviewed regarding their view of the tutors' role and what support they need. The analysis of the transcribed interviews focused on finding patterns and variation regarding tutor-activity at different stages in the PBL work and in their views of their progress as tutors. The results indicate that being a tutor is a balancing act and that the tutor need continuous support and input from different sources. Tutors should be encouraged to reflect on their own reactions and interventions and to be explicit and confident in their thoughts about PBL

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Stuttering Disorder: A case study

This paper examines the benefits of using CBT-techniques as a therapeutic tool within the treatment of stuttering. Stuttering is a complex disorder that involves not only speech disfluencies but also psychological and interpersonal problems as a consequence of the interaction of thoughts, emotions and behaviour. This case study describes CBT carried out with a young woman with stuttering difficulties who experienced sustained improvement in psychological functioning as a result of the therapy. The therapy consisted of ten weekly sessions and five booster sessions. The therapist systematically used a number of different cognitive interventions together with her specific knowledge of stuttering in guiding the client. The client´s experiences of therapy outcome were obtained on three different occasions, and the last was obtained three and a half-year´s after the last session. The present paper argues that the field of stuttering treatment would benefit from combining the established methods and principles in speechlanguage pathology with the theoretical framework and methodology of CBT