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From: Ken Logan
Date: 03 Oct 2011
Time: 08:21:42 -0500
Remote Name: 128.227.87.48
I wanted to "second" the comments that Gary and Dick made. In my days as a client, I also found voluntary stuttering difficult to do (and many of people who stutter that I've met do not seem very eager to do it either). If it is introduced to a client, it's helpful to set up the rationale for its use, i.e., it's role in desensitization. After introducing the rationale, I've found that it is helpful to ask clients where or when they might be willing to use the technique. For example, some may find it relatively easy to use during a telephone call to a stranger. In that setting, it can be used as a precursor to modification of speech disfluencies.