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From: Nikki P SLP grad student
Date: 10 Oct 2009
Time: 15:25:18 -0500
Remote Name: 66.188.234.197
Dr. Silverman, your article exemplifies the notion that as SLPs we are not out to “fix” anyone. We are there for guidance and the support of our clients. We need to make them aware that there is nothing wrong with them. Your article reminds me of the use of cognitive therapy we have been discussing in my counseling course. There are many more aspects to a person than stuttering. Showing our clients without telling them that they have many different facets to themselves will help them realize their full potential. Often therapy focuses more on the disorder and the negatives than on the positives. I have found that with my client this semester (although he is not a PWS) letting him come to the conclusion that there is more to him than a disorder on his own is powerful; which applies not only in his case, but across the field of communication disorders. I think you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned how our thoughts shape how we perceive ourselves. Before someone can fully accept themselves, they must go from the inside out. This, remarkably, is something that can be applied to everyone as you mentioned, not just PWS. Also, I’m very interested in your meditation therapy. Do you find your most of your clients were open to this? With western culture, especially in the Midwest of the US (I’m a first year grad student at UW-Stevens Point) Christian religion is very dominant. Did most people shy away from trying meditation? Thank you!