The Stages of Change Model as Applied to Cluttering: Next Steps

Authors

Kathleen Scaler Scott, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Samantha Delmar, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Sarah Hardy, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Emma Schaedler, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Erica Scheinberg, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Kateri Grice, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Brenna Field, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Margaret Koester, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Emma Maley, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Kayla Montemarano, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Brooke Price, Misericordia UniversityFollow

Faculty Advisor(s)

Kathleen Scaler Scott

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Abstract

This study is based upon the Transtheoretical/Stages of Change model. The model has been studied in adults with a variety of health behaviors such as addiction (Prochaska, 1999; Prochaska &DiClemente, 1984) and has been applied to current stuttering treatment (Zebrowski et al., 2021) to assess readiness for change. The Stages of Change model consists of five stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. Whenever considering making a change, as one would do as part of speech therapy, clients may move in and out of these stages. Therefore, it is important to understand what stage a client is in in order to plan appropriate treatment.

Publication Date

2025

Document Type

Poster

Department

Speech-Language Pathology

Keywords

stages of change, transtheoretical, cluttering

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Speech and Hearing Science

Recommended Citation

Scaler Scott, Kathleen; Delmar, Samantha; Hardy, Sarah; Schaedler, Emma; Scheinberg, Erica; Grice, Kateri; Field, Brenna; Koester, Margaret; Maley, Emma; Montemarano, Kayla; and Price, Brooke, "The Stages of Change Model as Applied to Cluttering: Next Steps" (2025). Student Research Poster Presentations 2025. 2.
https://digitalcommons.misericordia.edu/research_posters2025/2