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From: Charlie Healey
Date: 20 Oct 2008
Time: 17:56:02 -0500
Remote Name: 76.84.69.211
It's not clear from your question how old this client is and why he seems unmotivated to come to therapy. Is it clear to the child what the therapy is trying to accomplish? Maybe that is what is unclear or if it is a school age child, he doesn't understand what he is expected to do to change the way he talks. All of this needs to be made clear to the child. Questions I would ask the child directly are: Why are they coming to therapy? What do they need to do to make talking easier? How much does stuttering bother him? Answers to these questions will give you an idea of why he seems unmotivated. Maybe he doesn't see any impact of his speech from what he is getting in therapy or what is being asked of him is just too hard to do. No one would want to come to a therapy session and not have some success or sense that he is getting a little better over time. Once you find that out why these things are occurring, then you might have a clearer idea of why he seems unmotivated.