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From: Lynne Shields
Date: 22 Oct 2006
Time: 20:02:23 -0500
Remote Name: 70.237.139.143
I suspect that the only way to motivate your client is to address issues that are of importance to him. His agenda may not be yours, so it might be a good idea to spend time talking with him about his speech to find out what, if anything, about his speech bothers him. I have found it helpful to watch the teen DVD from Stuttering Foundation of America with teens, and use it as a springboard for discussion. The Power Game (I don't think I have the name quite right--it's at work) has good questions to use in discussing stuttering with adolescents, too. The key is to gain his respect by respecting him as a person and finding out what is important to him. Best wishes in working with him. Regards, Lynne