Things I Learned from Therapy

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Re: A follow up question

From: Pam
Date: 01 Oct 2009
Time: 08:38:11 -0500
Remote Name: 163.153.6.70

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This is a really good question. It took me a long while in therapy to really know what I needed. And I still may not know 100%. For the longest time, I just needed to know it waas ok to stutter and needed to be around other people who stutter. The SLP needs to creat an environment of warmth and trust so that the client feels safe to express needs and ask questions. When I didn't know what questions to ask, it helped a lot to have already developed a good relationship. The best clinician can then feel me out and ask probing questions. That didn't bother me because we already had a good foundation established. It is harder to form really trusting relationships when participating in school-based graduate training therapy, as my student SLP changes every semester. But the basics of developing relationships don't change: treat client like an individual, infuse trust and safety, and show genuine interest. It will come and the client will ask questions. They may not be the right ones, but will set the stage for them to be right later down the road.


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