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From: Bob Q.
Date: 16 Oct 2012
Time: 09:53:38 -0500
Remote Name: 143.43.161.130
Hi Audrey: Good questions! It’s not a matter of talking about bullying specifically, but rather setting up an environment where your client can talk about *stuttering*. There are a lot of things that a child who stutters can experience because he or she stutters besides bullying. Frustration, fear, shame. A good therapy environment is one in which the child can feel free to share emotions and a good SLP allows the child who stutters to express those. Of course, therapy also has to involve problem-solving to make things better, as well. Certainly, when appropriate I have shared my experiences with clients. For example, clients are often relieved to hear that some of the “strange” things they have done, like changing their order in a restaurant, or not answering a question when they knew the answer, are things I have done also.