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From: Dorvan Breitenfeldt
Date: 10/18/03
Time: 11:49:17 PM
Remote Name: 216.64.138.53
Dear Gidget, Thank you for reading my personal story and asking a very good question. I feel strongly that the two most important characteristics a clinician working with stutterers can have are "caring" and "being there." I believe that these are attributes that we can not fake and they must come from the heart. Being there means 24/7 as your stutterer is likely to stutter for life and he/she needs to know that you will always be there to share his victories and for support when there is that bad day. As you know, I miss teaching terribly and working with bright,sincere, young students like you.I only live five blocks from my University and they call me back every so often for some teaching. May I congratulate you on selecting Speech Pathology for your profession. You will receive great personal satisfaction and never feel burned out. I hope that in your course in stuttering you have the opporotunity to be exposed to the therapy manual I wrote. You can find out more about the Successful Stuttering Management Program (SSMP) by going to the web-site www.ssmpmanual.com I wish you alll the best in your academic and professional career. If I can be of help in any way feel free to email me at breitenfeldt@mail.ewu.edu My best wishes, Dorvan Breitenfeldt