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From: Scott Palasik PhD,CCC-SLP
Date: 13 Oct 2011
Time: 11:08:08 -0500
Remote Name: 131.95.172.29
Good question and feedback so far. I agree, the word "Cure" can be a delicate word to address with clients and families. We as therapist can guide clients and families away from it and instead guide them toward "living a valued life", which is more important than chasing "fluency." To comment really quick on Joe Biden, I saw him speak in person before the 2008 election and on a few television spots and he still has disfluencies. In closing, whenever a parent or client asks me for a "cure" I rely on being honest with them, letting them know our focus isn't "fluency", it is developing comfort with speech both psychologically and physically. With compassion and kindness, Scott