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From: Lynne
Date: 14 Oct 2007
Time: 15:05:44 -0500
Remote Name: 70.237.227.11
Alison, Good question. I'm sure that the level of depth in responses that one is given by a client will certainly depend on how free s/he feels to share with the clinician. With a child, on first meeting with them, I tend to ask them to tell me what they enjoy doing, what things they are good at doing, what things are more difficult for them, and then move to questions more directly related to speech and stuttering. I take my cues about what sorts of questions to ask from how they respond to my earlier questions. As the relationship develops, more personal issues can be addressed. Taking your cues from the client and occasionally testing the waters, so to speak, in new areas usually helps the clinician know how to proceed. Best wishes, Lynne