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From: Theresa Carfora
Date: 11 Oct 2004
Time: 20:53:59 -0500
Remote Name: 69.200.31.195
As a graduate student, learning about the role of counseling in speech and language therapy has completely changed the way I deal with clients and parents. I have internalized many of the listening skills learned in my couseling class. I use them during my sessions without even knowing it. I really see how much of a postive impact it has on my clients and their parents. I truly enjoyed the section of the article pertaining to listening to and interacting with the parents of a child who stutters. I feel that when learning about and dealing with children who stutter, many students and clinicians begin to formulate steroetypes of what a parent of a child who stutters is like. I agree that we must put aside what we think the parent's concerns, thoughts, or feelings are. Just like every child who stutters is different, every parent has been through different things with their child. Active listening helps engage the parents to tell their own individual story. Listening and conseling skills are an important part to any type of speech and language. therapy.