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From: Dick Mallard
Date: 21 Oct 2009
Time: 21:32:54 -0500
Remote Name: 70.115.247.181
Jaime, wow, thanks for all your interest. I'll take your questions one at a time. I may have to be brief so if you want more information you can email me at amallard@satx.rr.com. 1. I have extensive experience with both therapy approaches. I was trained to administer Precision Fluency Shaping and have seen over 150 clients with that program. Personally, I experiences a Van Riper program when I received help. I now recommend a stuttering modification (Van Riper) program to start because that is a great foundation for future work. 2. Parents do their Talk Times one on one. Each parent talks with the child individually. Yes, there are four entries per week, two from each parent. 3. The parents and child negotiate when the Talk Times take place. They work that out on their own. Many times this is the first time the parents and child actually negotiated anything. It is fun to watch. 4. Stuttering or speech change is not mentioned during the Talk Times. This activity is for the parents and they (the parents) are not to mention stuttering or give any advice to the child. They are just to communicate, period. 5. The Talk Time format is where the "therapy" takes place. I am not done with them at all! They can stay in touch with me as long as they wish. Most parents and child want to continue the talk times long after "therapy" is over. They really like that and you can imagine how valuable that time can be. They can have as many Talk Times as they want as long as the child and parents agree. I hope this answers your questions adequately. Let me know if you want more information. Thanks for your interest and questions. They were excellent. Best wishes.