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Re: Why don't SLPs teach improving comm. skills?

From: Rodney Gabel
Date: 21 Oct 2011
Time: 09:17:37 -0500
Remote Name: 131.183.156.122

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Great question and great responses! I always put the use of whatever modification, shaping, or other approaches to managing stuttering in the context of improving (and increasing) communication. I agree that this is often lost in therapy. My clients have the belief of simply overcoming the presence of their stuttering, without thinking about the lost "practice" or practical experience they have with communicating. We often have discussion (usually very much based on the person) about how to approach people, initiate conversation, turn taking, etc. A lot of times, this comes up based on specific experiences like job interviewing or public speaking tasks.


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