Continued from Developmental Stuttering Curriculum Outline (Click Here to Return)


B. COUNSELING CORE:

1. Role of the SLP with clients who stutter
a. Purpose of therapy
b. Characteristics of the therapist
c. Therapeutic alliance
d. Boundaries/scope of practice
2. Readiness to change/process of change
3. Cultural awareness/competence
a. Validating the client's own perspective (verbal; nonverbal)
b. Curiosity to understand clients' perspectives
4. Valuing individual differences
5. Neurodiversity
6. Methods
a. Cognitive
b. Emotional
c. Behavioral

RESOURCES [see others in Treatment Core]:

Streaming Videos:

Counseling Persons with Communication Disorders (David Luterman)

Sharpening Counseling Skills* (David Luterman)

Parent Counseling: Conversations with David Luterman, Ed.D. (two-part video) (Group Therapy with Parents; Therapists' Review of Parent Session)

Implementing Cognitive Behavior Therapy with School-Aged Children Who Stutter (Lisa Scott)

Tools for Success: A Cognitive Behavior Therapy Taster (Frances Cook and Willie Botterill)

Titles or Testimonies? A Mindset for Counseling (Anthony DiLollo)

Podcasts:

Thawing the Stuttering Iceberg (Courtney Luckman)

Does Therapy Satisfy Children Who Stutter? (Sharon Millard)

Exploring High Standards and Models of Imperfection (Ali Berquez)

Printed Materials:

Effective Counseling in Stuttering Therapy (multiple authors)

Therapy Game:

The PowerR Game (Gordon Blood)