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From: Debbie Ostman, Fond du Lac, WI
Date: 17 Oct 2011
Time: 19:57:48 -0500
Remote Name: 96.41.236.127
I would like to add that I realize we are held accountable for our progress, and in today's clinical environment, whether it be school or private practice, we need to take measurements. However, I have always felt that to do so means that, at times, we as slps, may be unknowingly insensitive to the young person's feelings about that. As Michael and Kevin have suggested, it's imperative that the client be aware of what the plan is, and if it includes collecting data, find out what would be acceptable to the person. If they are too young to talk about this, do it discreetly and respectfully. It's so easy to send the message that you are only interested in what is considered the mistakes, when honestly, it's just a part of the moment, and I feel we have no right to be critical of those moments. I realize we have a dilemna between what parents might be hoping for as an outcome, but another part of our therapy would be to help the parents become more knowledge about any of the speech/language disorders and how they might support their child through the process of being free to find their own potential as a communicator. I think I'm in need of some interaction in this discussion, so I'll stop here, and I await any comments. Thanks to Michael and Kevin for their input about this worthy discussion. Teletherapy certainly has a place in this world in my opinion. Let's keep moving it forward.