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From: Jill Douglass
Date: 04 Oct 2012
Time: 15:51:04 -0500
Remote Name: 130.123.104.22
Scott, I was just thinking about you since I read your contribution! Thanks for beating me to commenting :). It’s great hearing from you. I do believe the future research topics within covert stuttering are as broad as the topics of overt stuttering. Since we are working on creating a definition of what covert stuttering is, we need to continue to explore the richness of individual experiences to gain a valid definition. With that being said, let’s focus on understanding what covert stuttering is to the people who covertly stutter and the professionals who work with them. I do believe qualitative methods will help us gain a descriptive understanding of this population. The second “little” question you asked is “what type of treatment would you perform?” Well, doesn’t that always depend on what the individual needs? I do believe there is an emphasis on counselling when working with a PWSC. There will be many intrinsic components to sort through and shift. Essentially, you may be attempting a paradigm shift for this individual and that will take time, talking, and patience. In the most basic form, an individual may need open conversation about stuttering; desensitizing them of the emotional links to word “stutter,” relieving them of the pressure to conceal this taboo topic. Eventually, if applicable to the individual, you will work on the person allowing a stutter to happen or allowing for voluntary stuttering to happen. Honestly, I feel I could just keep typing in regards to all the different therapy elements. On a final note, I believe of “fluency shaping” techniques may be counter-productive in the beginning stages of working with a PWSC. Have you worked with PWSC? What has your experience been like? –Jill