Taking Responsibility for Becoming Your Own SLP

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Thanks for sharing!

From: Rachel Karker
Date: 21 Oct 2011
Time: 10:26:53 -0500
Remote Name: 143.236.34.56

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As a graduate clinician, it is extremely motivational to hear your story. Speaking in front of people is a fear that so many people have with or without a communication impairment. You have stated so many valid and inspirational ideas about how you view therapy and I will be able to apply these to my future career as an SLP. You see what all clinicians wish each of their clients would see: that progress will not be made until you take it upon yourself to want to change. When you say, “And the disorder of stuttering isn’t captured by the percent of syllables stuttered, but in the enjoyment and effectiveness of our communication in the world,” it reminds me of why I am going into the field of speech therapy. In certain cases, the statistics and goals met at 100% accuracy may not be the most important aspect of therapy, but what really matters is that the client is enjoying their ability to communicate and communicate effectively. When you discussed that your professor suggested that you could stand in front of the bullet points and simply point, rather than try to talk, how did you feel? By him saying this, it tells me that people really are unaware of stuttering. If I was told to stand in front of a classroom and point instead of talk, I would have felt like a burden and more ostracized than ever.


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