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From: Lynne
Date: 13 Oct 2007
Time: 16:16:12 -0500
Remote Name: 70.237.227.11
Dear Valerie, Thanks for your comments. You express the importance of taking the client’s viewpoint into account in therapy quite well. Regarding your question about keeping the motivation going, I think that regularly talking with the client about how they perceive their progress toward the goals they set it quite helpful. Keeping a notebook can facilitate this process. For example, when the client has decided what s/he wants to do this week outside of clinic, write it down in the notebook and ask the client to write comments regarding what they were able to do. This can be reviewed and if the client has noted (or tells you) that it was too hard, or too easy, that can help the two of you make revisions to the therapy to keep it relevant to the client. If you sense that a client is losing motivation, it is a good time to talk about how the client is feeling. They may have achieved the goals of import to them, and it may be time for a break from therapy. Or, they may be experiencing other problems outside of the stuttering which are impacting their ability to spend time addressing the goals. Whatever the reason, talking about it openly will help you figure out, with the client, the best way to proceed. Keeping actively engaged in their own treatment is really what motivates most people. I’m pleased that you are thinking about these issues at this point in your training. Best regards, Lynne