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From: Rosemarie
Date: 15 Oct 2010
Time: 12:03:09 -0500
Remote Name: 86.129.241.142
Hi Amy, yours is a good question but sadly there is not a straightforward answer. There is so much variation from one divorced couple to another that it is hard to generalize. It does complicate things for the child when they live in two homes not just with regard to a stuttering but in many ways. If therapy is done with just one parent then there may well be problems of carryover into the other home. Sometimes, the best solution is to work with the parent who has a child for the greatest amount of time and then once progress has been made to include the other parent in some sessions so that they can help the child in a consistent way when he or she is with them. This is only likely to work when the parents have a good divorced relationship. Problem solving is a large part of the LP since we have to find out how best to use the treatment components in individual cases and some problems relating to divorce can be worked out in the same sort of way as other problems. I would always take an optimistic view first and assume that we can still achieve good results even though the family circumstances may not be ideal. Pity life isn’t always straightforward! Best wishes