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From: Mike Lefko
Date: 24 Oct 2012
Time: 20:45:03 -0500
Remote Name: 74.250.190.170
Krista- Beth I believe you do know the therapist about whom I speak. What can you do to make a PWS feel at ease and make it for a comfortable therapy environment? Being an aspiring therapist, you have no doubt had opportunities to interact with a PWS. If you haven't, talk to the therapist who shall remain nameless:) and we can set up a time to talk. I really want to give back to the profession that has really been a saving grace for me. What you can do, is learn all you can about stuttering, and expose yourself to people who stutter so that you gain a comfort level. You may already be there. i found it interesting several years ago, when i ran a stuttering support group in greensboro, there were members who were more disfluent that I was. I had the same urges I am sure fluent people have. I wanted to help them, complete their sentences, all that. It was very interesting. I would say find a way to empathize with personal challenges or any kind. You don't have to be a PWS to be a great speech pathologist in my opinion. You just have to have a heart, and a passion for the work you do, and the people you work with. It has made a world of difference for me.