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From: Vivian Sisskin
Date: 16 Oct 2008
Time: 12:56:28 -0500
Remote Name: 129.2.24.10
Ed, I am not sure that I observe a code of silence. I do observe a fair number of clinicians who are put in a position to treat PWS without enough training and education to feel confident or to problem-solve effectively. Those who specialize in stuttering, and some of us who are active in ASHA’s Division 4, are working towards providing the appropriate continuing education experiences to fill this gap for clinicians. I will speak for myself and say that rather than criticizing others, I find my time is better spent learning more about stuttering, mentoring new clinicians, responding to questions from clinicians who would like to problem-solve better, getting information out to SLPs who are seeking resources, and encouraging graduate students to continue to read the literature when they are out working in the field. I tend to learn something from all SLPs who work with PWS, regardless of their specific treatments or ideology.