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From: Charlie Healey
Date: 16 Oct 2008
Time: 14:21:59 -0500
Remote Name: 129.93.99.57
The "simple things" I do is have the client do some voluntary stuttering in order to get him show that stuttering is under self control rather than something happening to him. I also talk about easing into and out of a disfluent word and practice that in simple linguistic contexts. The important thing is that I don't give labels or terms for what we are doing so they don't view the easing in and out of a word or phrase as "working on techniques." Thus, what we do together is easing in (easy onsets and light contacts) and easing out of a stutter (pullouts and maybe a cancellation). Later on, we will talk about a name for what he is doing. I also have them fake different types of stuttering and have them rate the level of tension on a scale of 1-10. We might also talk about what contributes to stuttering and I briefly discuss my CALMS model and have them tell which parts of the model seem to be major issues for them. For example, they may feel really bad about their speech and themselves so I show how the affective part of the model is a big issue. I try to have them discuss why the feelings and reactions they have about stuttering. All of this is a way to get started in therapy and then as we go along, I keep adding to this basic process and make it more and more complex. Hope this help what I meant by doing "simple things."