Counseling Core

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)

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Marilyn Monroe

From Edward S. Herrington's letter to Southcoasttoday.com

I am writing in response to "The importance of voice" (May 29), which mentioned that famous actor James Earl Jones struggled with stuttering. Another famous voice that you cited was the trademark breathy voice of Marilyn Monroe; however, you did not make mention of the fact that Marilyn Monroe also struggled with stuttering at various points in her life, sometimes very painfully.

John Stossel

John Stossel is one of the most recognized and articulate reporters today. However, he once considered giving up his broadcasting career because of his stuttering.

“Fear of stuttering can easily become worse than the stuttering itself,” observed Stossel. “The idea that I’m on television and making speeches is still a shock to me sometimes.”

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life’s Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., who passed away in 2018, was an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.

His love for animals began when he was very young.

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.