Introduction to Voices: Past and Present - Paths Toward Recovery

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Job well done

From: Gunars K. Neiders, Psy.D.
Date: 15 Oct 2012
Time: 13:13:14 -0500
Remote Name: 98.247.240.81

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What can I say? Job well done, Judy. You never cease to amaze me. You have been an intrinsic part of my pursuit of the Holy Grail, of re-introducing the General Semantics and modern psychology such CBT/REBT into stuttering therapy. Having both specialized in treating people who have cancer and people who stutter, I was encouraged to learn that in the treatment of cancer patients there also had been a struggle to incorporate psychological treatment of the clients because of resistance of both the patients and their doctors. As noted in second edition of "Psycho-Oncology" by Holland, et. al., 2010 Oxford Press a true encyclopedic book of oversized small print of 685 pages, "the National Cancer Centers Network addresssed the attitudinal barrier of stigma related to psychosocial care by suggesting use of the word "distress" as an encompassing word that avoided labeling as "psychiatric or psychological" which is a barrier to oncology staff and patients" (from Preface, page v). As I will be reading this section I will see how clients handled their "distres" and see how therapists helped or could learn to help. You see, I am still pursuing my Holy Grail, so well stated by Charles Gage van Riper, that eventually a team effort to treat stuttering holistically may well yield the best results. Failing that, I want to provide the best tools to SLP's so we provide better service to our clients. Next step for me is to engage the psychological community, especially some young energetic and creative investigators to delve into the "distress" associated with stuttering.


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