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From: Lynne Shields
Date: 12 Oct 2012
Time: 13:47:09 -0500
Remote Name: 86.163.102.46
Dear Anne, If a client tells me that a plan they made ended up being too hard, this is not a failure. Rather, I treat it as a message--maybe they set the plan at too high a level. So, I would proceed by asking them to revise the plan to something that feels more comfortable to them. When establishing plans, if you are careful to ask the client how they will know (or record) when they do a task they are more likely to be able to report what they did when they next see you. Taking the time to talk through all plans, ask the person how comfortable they feel/how likely they are to do it, how they will know if they have met the plan, and so forth, will help to prevent problems. But, when they occur, be sure that the difficulties experienced are treated as a normal part of the process if figuring out how to manage stuttering. A client must feel O.K. with both plans that worked out and those that did not; they both inform the problem solving process. Hope this answers your good questions.