Can a Fluent Stuttering Therapist be as Good as a Stuttering Fluency Therapist?

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Re: Empathy versus Sympathy

From: Joe K.
Date: 20 Oct 2008
Time: 09:49:41 -0500
Remote Name: 74.70.44.201

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Hi Maria, it is very individual. Just because I stutter doesn't mean that I necessarily know more about someone else's stuttering than Fluent Joe does, especially because he has worked with lots of people who stutter. I think, in the beginning, the green SLP who stutters is going to be better, on average, than the green SLP who does not. But with a little experience, and an understanding that stuttering is not very different from other things, that advantage disappears, and it's the clinicians who can help their clients to focus in on what they want to change and how they are going to accomplish that, that are going to be most helpful. Take care, and good luck! Joe K.


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