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From: Charlie O
Date: 18 Oct 2012
Time: 10:27:31 -0500
Remote Name: 143.236.86.55
A good question Derek! I am a SLP who doesn't stutter and agree heartily with Scott's reply to you. A good clinician is one who can establish an effective therapeutic alliance with the person s/he is working with. There are a couple of articles that relate directly to your question. One was published in the 2008 ISAD conference by Joe Donaher and Joe Klein, "Can a fluent stuttering therapist be as good as stuttering fluency therapist?" Another great article is from Walt Manning, published in the 2004 (Vol. 31) Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders, "How can you understand? You don't stutter!" If you haven’t read these yet, I suggest you do. I think you’ll enjoy them! Good luck in your studies! Charlie