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Carl,
I enjoyed this interview but I was wondering if maybe you were a little nervous that day or something, you seemed to be talking very fast and not allowing Joe to speak.
Perhaps this was only my interpretation but I thought I would ask as you could explain it of course.
A thought that went thru my mind is that you were talking fast and interrupting a lot in order to challenge Joe with his speech tools.
Was this it?
Thanks,
Steven
Comment by Steven Chen — August 23, 2010 @ 12:31 pm
I think you’re being a little hard on me! Isn’t a guy allowed to be a little bit nervous in front of a camera? I’m not sure if I was actually feeling nervous that day or not… it was a while ago.
I can assure you one thing, I was not trying to challenge Joe with his speech tools. Joe was not in a speech therapy session with me in that moment, so it wouldn’t be my role to challenge or encourage his use of any speech tool. In that conversation, it was completely up to him to speak however he wanted.
The purpose of the interview was to talk about life after an AIS program. What are your thoughts on the message of the blog post?
Comment by Carl — August 24, 2010 @ 6:20 pm
Hi Carl,
Thanks for responding back.
Sorry if I was hard on you, you are absolutely right, you are entitled to be nervous in front of the camera,I certainly would be, it was just I had seen you on other posts and I thought you were more “nervous” on this one but what counts if what you explained.
I am glad that Joe is happy with his speech after the intensive, it sounds as if he is more confident that he can order things he wants, I hope he continues being successful. Was that what you meant by “the message of the blog post”?
Has he been back for a refresher, I wondered about that, how many people come back for a refresher after an intensive or do most people only need an intensive?
steven
Comment by Steven Chen — August 25, 2010 @ 10:25 am
You hit the nail on the head. When we post videos here, its our hope that people will listen more to the content, rather than a person’s demeanor or level of fluency. When we set people up for blog videos, we don’t ask them to manage or monitor their fluency in any way. So, its completely up to the person if they want to be using some sort of speech management strategy or not.
Regarding whether or not Joe has been back for a refresher, he would have to be the one to tell you that. Due to patient confidentiality laws, I can’t answer questions about his therapy without his consent. However, many people do come back for refreshers from time to time. I think people find it helpful to come back into this environment to either fine-tune physical strategy use or work on desensitizing mental strategies, or both. Some do weekly sessions, while others come for a one-week refresher or a single “tune-up” day.
Comment by Carl — August 25, 2010 @ 4:54 pm
Hi Carl,
I understand but do you know if Joe was not using fluency techniques? He might have been using something from his physical tool box.
Can you give us an idea of what the desensitizing mental strategies are? My impression is that you thought Joe was not using any physical strategies but was using mental strategies, would that be right? Does this have something to do with the Option Institute mentioned on your website?
When a person does a blog like Joe, do you do only one take or can you do more than one take until you both like what was recorded?
Steven
Comment by Steven Chen — August 25, 2010 @ 8:05 pm
Carl,
Are there any of your clients who don’t use any physical targets or specific fluency targets and just use the mental desensitizing tools and are generally fluent.
If so could you interview them and post it at the blog.
Perry
Comment by Perry Mason — August 27, 2010 @ 3:12 pm
Steven,
I didn’t think about whether or not Joe was using strategies at all, physical or mental.
In regards to mental and desensitizing activities and strategies, some include self-advertising, voluntary stuttering, improving eye contact while speaking and while blocking, positive self-talk, affirmations, visualizations, etc… If you look at the treatment section on the website, you’ll see a good description of our approach.
If you still have questions, it might be a good idea for you to set up a consultation, where we can sit down and speak candidly about all of this (via the phone, in person, or on Skype). That way, we could answer all of your questions. It wouldn’t at all be our goal to persuade you to do our program, but rather answer your questions and provide information so you can make an informed decision about whether or not we’re the right option for you.
Comment by Carl — September 2, 2010 @ 12:00 pm