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From: holzmannd
Date: 12 Oct 2008
Time: 18:47:28 -0500
Remote Name: 67.165.47.4
My client stutters (primarily blocks) when he says his first name and occasionally on vowel sounds. The average listener generally does not notice and even I, as a student clinician, have a difficult time recognizing his stuttering moments. Our therapy targets focus on slow rate and easy onset, but my client has repeatedly expressed to me that he feels he sounds worse using his targets. This is because he thinks his speech sounds unnaturally slow. I have a difficult time helping him with his stuttering if he does not see the targets as beneficial. Any advice on how I can convince him to consistently use his targets?