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From: Carla
Date: 11 Oct 2009
Time: 19:19:34 -0500
Remote Name: 71.233.233.138
Hi Pam, Again, thanks for your amazing work in the field of stuttering! As a seasoned SLP (I really will never think of myself as truly seasoned, as I season each year with this conference and all of the contributors wonderful spices)the most important ingredient is the client clinician relationship, and the client's needs. Not the needs of the clinician. For a long time, earlier in my practice, I thought that if I didn't abide by some "tried and true" technique, or use the assessment methods that required numerous speech samples (although I did video and audio tape) I was not doing what I had been trained to do. However, there comes a time in each individual's life when they listen to their "gut", and decide to "do the right thing." That being, listen to what that person sitting next to you or across from you is needing at this moment, and respond to that. And, if they are not sure what they need, let them know that's OK too! Because therapy can be expensive if one is not near a teaching program, I think that we try to "fix" things via short cuts! There are no short cuts when it comes to feelings and emotions around stuttering. I love your list of what you need from therapy, and I will have it available to new clients (and old ones as well) to help them identify their own personal needs. Thanks for your insights and work!