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From: tim mackesey, ccc-slp
Date: 07 Oct 2012
Time: 05:26:46 -0500
Remote Name: 99.120.10.222
Thanks to all who replied. In pursuit of removing my own stuttering phobia of 25 years- and then helping pws thoroughly- I have spent two decades integrating CBT into stuttering treatment. I have have taken training in Interactive Guided Imagery, hypnotherapy, NLP. I have also studied multiple other modalities of CBT. I have used a package of CBT tools for my 20 years as an SLP. I see Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)seems to be an accepted modality for stuttering. The SFA has a terrific DVD with SFT for stuttering. The creator, Steve De Shazar, studied NLP with Steve Andreas- an early pioneer in NLP. Both NLP and SFT are superb when used appropriately by a skilled practitioner. The art of conversational reframing is like fly fishing; it takes finesse to present the fly and it takes precision to elicit the cognitive distortions and know what to do. The book "Mindlines" is the single best book on conversational reframing. Anxiety about stuttering is one of the major causes of relapse following therapy. As a clinician helping pws I am thrilled to see more and more CEU in CBT.