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From: Pam
Date: 13 Oct 2009
Time: 12:34:52 -0500
Remote Name: 163.153.6.70
Heather, Oh, yeah, I definitely feel sometimes that I am helping the student clinician more than they are helping me! But thats OK - it's a win-win for both of us. I remember at the start of this past summer, I didn't feel like doing the weekly therapy program for the summer semester. I wanted a break. But people kept calling me, saying they missed me, and I should come back. Now that made me feel really good. And the coordinator encouraged me to come back too, because he knew I liked the supportive environment and he had a clinician that didn't have a client. So I would be helping out. I really do think I should participate in this student-delivered therapy. It helps those of you just starting out, and it helps me feel reassured that new clinicians are getting the persepctive that I offer, because it won't be found in textbooks. . . . . . The coordinator also shared with me about the intensive stuttering weekend workshop that the college holds every year. I have done it now 3 times. He suggested that maybe next year that I might want to help out in a different capacity, rather than be a client. He said I may have "transcended" what can be offered by student clinicians. So that I will think about, because there are things I may indeed want to work on at some point. Like currently, my "blocking" is bothersome, and I would like to know some way to ease out of a block in certain situations. Having student clinicians nearby, and available every semester, is a blessing. Because I would not be able to afford traditional therapy otherwise. I also really enjoy addressing SLP classes - again, it gives me a chance to share my story and give students things they won't get in the classroom. Hope this makes sense! Pam