Discussion Center

Join the discussion! Share your insights, help a colleague. Every participant makes a difference.

Fluency - when to discharge?

Non-product topics for SLPs.

Fluency - when to discharge?

Postby SpeechLady20 » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:56 pm

I have been seeing a kindergarten student for the past year for stuttering. His stuttering consists mostly of part-word repetitions. He rarely stutters when he is in therapy with me; stuttering episodes increase when we are in the hallway. His parents feel he is doing great and say he only stutters when he is excited about telling them something. He shows no signs of any secondary behaviors, and he tells me that he hardly ever has "bumpy speech" anymore (he does not seem concerned in the slightest). So my question is, when do we discharge for stuttering? Does speech have to be perfect? His annual is coming up and I am thinking about keeping him on for once a month for monitoring, but I'd love to hear some advice on this.
SpeechLady20
 
Posts: 0
Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:01 am
Location: SLP

Fluency - when to discharge?

Postby speechless » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:20 pm

I agree, go for it.
speechless
 
Posts: 0
Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:01 am
Location: Woodbury, New Jersey

Fluency - when to discharge?

Postby alshati1 » Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:56 pm

If his teacher doesn't see a problem, I would also discharge. We don't monitor or consult anymore so he would be a discharge for me. As long as he's doing okay in speaking situations in class, (i.e., show and tell), I would discharge too.
alshati1
 
Posts: 0
Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:01 am
Location: Evanston, WY

Fluency - when to discharge?

Postby Liz8 » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:20 pm

I would probably see him once a month. You can also go into his classroom to observe his speech.
Liz8
 
Posts: 0
Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:01 am
Location: Jefferson, Ohio


Return to SLP General Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests