|
Dr. Cross is
a faculty member in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology at Ithaca College. Teaching responsibilities include
supervising students in training at the Sir Alexander Ewing Speech
and Hearing Center. His area of clinical specialization is evaluation
and treatment of fluency disorders in children, adolescents, and
adults.
Dr. Cross' fluency
treatment program is based on a "systems" model which
emphasizes the importance of how thoughts, emotions, fluid movement,
and effective adjustment strategies interact in effective and natural
communication. Focus of attention is placed on enhancing the feeling
of "fluid" speech movement and making natural and effective
adjustments to disruptions. Developing the ability to attend to
and shape natural and fluid speech under conditions of performance
stress are principle components of the treatment program. The concept
of communication "success" is multidimensional and ofen
varies among clients, depending on their particular communication
patterns and needs.
|