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From: Bernie Weiner
Date: 10/11/03
Time: 10:13:44 PM
Remote Name: 152.163.252.166
Bob, thanks for jumping in here. What I find is that the new breed of SLPs that I have spoken with at things like the Michigan Speech and Hearing Association conference and at NSA conventions all have gotten away from the "perfect" fluency thing. They are the ones that are not afraid to deal with us and accept any progress we make. I always make a point to tell graduate students when I speak to them that they did not fail if their clients don't get near perfect fluency. Each client takes away something from the speech therapy experience. For the most part, I think that SLPs are willing to learn from people like me, who still stutter, but have not let it ruin our lives.
Actually, I'm kind of encouraged from what I see and hear.