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From: Howie Schwartz
Date: 05 Oct 2005
Time: 13:25:04 -0500
Remote Name: 69.47.129.216
As the person requesting the simulation I thought I might provide a comment. When I ask my graduate class to enter into five different situations and stutter, they often complete these activities individually and as a group. Later on during the semester, these same students have the opportunity to share their experiences when I ask a number of adult clients to come to my class and interact with the students. These interactions have always been positive experiences for both the students and clients. The clients reported that they appreciate the fact that the students have faced some of the difficulties faced by many persons who stutter. It is through this common experience that a dialogue begins between the two groups. The students have a better appreciation for how the general public is aware or not aware of persons who stutter and I believe that this experience helps the students to become a more empathetic clincians. A second part of the task for my graduate students is to share information with the public regarding stuttering and confront individuals who were rude or disrespectful regarding the person's speech. I believe this task helps students to be more assertive and enables the public to learn more about stuttering. Rachel's question relates to an undergraduate project for extra credit. While this project is less detailed than that described above, I believe there are more positives than negatives to this task. Howie Schwartz