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From: Pam
Date: 15 Oct 2009
Time: 12:15:10 -0500
Remote Name: 67.248.58.128
Hi Amy, I think the best bit of advice for a clinican that has never worked with a PWS is for that clinician to be honest about it, and talk about how it might feel. I have heard that SLP's prefer not working with PWS becasue it can be intimidating. So, as a new clinician weith no experience working woth stuttering, you might be nervous, fearful, embarassed, maybe even repulsed a bit. Say what you feel. Be honest. It will make the relationship better. Becasue the pws can probably sense that anyway, and if its not said, it might feel un-authentic right away. Not all clients are going to be as direct as me, and maybe even my directness is intimidating or unnerving, but I really think its the best way to go. We are both experts and can help each other. It is not a power relationship, where the SLP knows everything and the client is just there. The pws is expert on his/her stuttering.