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From: Ken Logan
Date: 04 Oct 2010
Time: 08:40:25 -0500
Remote Name: 128.227.124.112
These are good questions. As a general rule, I don't think I would break out the book at the first session. In my experience, it's best to let the child gain some experience with the particular fluency management strategies that are being introduced, and to gain a little background knowledge about nature of stuttering, so that any discussions you do have can be relatively informed ones. If you are using the books to address feelings & emotions, then again I think it would be useful to at least wait several sessions before introducing the books. It's important to build a rapport with the child before delving into these issues. That said, children who are being teased or bullied often welcome immediate assistance -- and in such cases, one would want to address these issues sooner rather than later. For teasing and bullying, there are multiple things that can be done -- the book based activities would be just one of those things. So, to answer your question, I don't think this is only suitable for kids who have received "years" of therapy. It can be introduced in the early stages of treatment (just probably not during the first few sessions).