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From: Lisa Edwards
Date: 09 Oct 2012
Time: 22:05:39 -0500
Remote Name: 152.30.98.39
I appreciate your paper about bullying. It’s such an important topic in today’s schools! I find that your plan for coping with bullying is a responsible model for people of all ages to effectively handle hurtful behavior. This model alleviates negative feelings the victim might have towards the self by confirming that they don’t deserve to be bullied, nor are they alone. I especially like your attack strategy at admitting to the Bully, “Yes, I stutter.” This statement alone is very powerful. By admitting to the Bully their biggest insecurity, they’ve taken all power away from it. This shows the Bully that the fun and games are over. My biggest question is how do we approach our client who stutters, and ask them if they suffer from bullying? It’s such a sensitive topic and I feel it needs to be approached with carefulness if we expect our client to open up about hurtful experiences. Any advice about the clinic setting would be greatly appreciated!