Working Together to Make Therapy Work: Getting Others in on the Act

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Re: Team Work

From: Lynne
Date: 20 Oct 2008
Time: 20:12:36 -0500
Remote Name: 76.215.118.209

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Vicki, The strategies really vary, depending on the child. I work with the child to figure out what he or she is willing and interested in doing. For example, you might do some role playing with the child to prepare for and then go on outside-clinic sessions. So, if the child is practicing using his easy starts when he begins to talk, you and he can practice asking questions that you and he develop for use at the bookstore, McDonalds, etc. Practice them together, then maybe bring in someone else for him to practice them on, and finally, go out and then have him order his milkshake at McDonalds using his easy starts. Or, if he wants to use voluntary stuttering outside of therapy, you can do the same sort of role playing and then eventually 'hit the road'. One of my clients wanted to get better at using voluntary stutters so he would feel more comfortable stuttering openly. He decided he'd like to interview people on our campus about their favorite fast foods. He developed the survey, made up a tally sheet, and first practiced asking his questions in the clinic room; he then went around our clinic, asking graduate SLP students and the secretaries in our office; then, he walked around the university campus, stopping people and asking his questions. He enjoyed that so much, that he then decided to do it at school. In this way, he gave himself lots of practice using voluntary stuttering outside of the clinic setting, and we had some very good discussions on people's reacctions, how he felt, and so on. I hope this gives you some ideas about how to help children transfer their new skills outside of therapy. Regards, Lynne


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