•INTRODUCTION TO INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY

I will be citing several sources:**• Roseberry-McKibbin, C., & Hegde, M.N.

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Pearson Education.

•Dr. Tommie Robinson – ASHA Schools Conference July, 2014

• Pittsburgh, PA

• Counseling in Communication Disorders

I. INTRODUCTION

Until emotions are dealt with…

Emotional issues

Speech and language

We can’t just skim over our clients’ emotional issues…

Robinson, 2014:

DiLollo & Naimeyer, 2014: **•World Health Organization (WHO) has a health classification system:

• International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)

ICF proposes:

Haynes & Pindzola, 2012, pp. 45-46:**

• There is an unfortunate tradition of “sweetness and light” in client counseling. A person has a problem. The person is sad and depressed, and we try to cheer that person up. Sometimes this degenerates into a debate, with the interviewer trying to persuade the person not to feel miserable. A person who feels depressed, anxious, and fearful does not want to count his or her blessings.

Haynes & Pindzola (2012; continued)**• That person wants you to feel

miserable too, and to share and identify with him or her on the same level. Thus, you are given a basis for communication…start with where the person is…and agree that it is a sad state of affairs that would make anyone sad and depressed. Then, using this bond…you can assist in solving the problem. The main ingredient is empathy.

• B. Counseling by:**

• 1. Informing

• 2. Persuading

• 3. Listening and Valuing—help clients become congruent

1. Informing

A problem with this is that…

A favorite quote from Maya Angelou:

2. Persuading

3. Helping clients become congruent

For clients who are feeling a lot of emotion (e.g., anger, sorrow):

For example: (Chabon & Cohn, 2012)

II. OBTAINING INFORMATION**•A. Case History Questionnaires

• Ideally, we can read these and think about clients before they come

• Saves time during the first interview; makes you seem prepared

• “I understand from this form that...can you tell me more about that?”

Some limitations—people may not fill out the form accurately because they don’t:

B. Observation

C. Interviews**• 1. Introduction

• An interview is a serious conversation between two parties conducted for one or more important purposes.

• There is 1) a purpose, and 2) a plan of action, and 3) good communication

• 2.

• 3.

Asha Leader (Margolis): Boosting Memory with Informational Counseling

Factors interfering with retention of information included…

Help people remember info by:

In addition…**•Make recommendations specific rather than general

• E.g. “Have your child read a list of 10 /r/ words once a day” instead of “have your child practice at home”

• Say to the person “If you were to explain this to ****, what would you say?”

The very best thing:

III. INITIAL STAGES OF COUNSELING

IV. TERMINATING THERAPY• 1.

• 2.

3. Say something like: **• I’m glad we’ve been able to work together. I think that perhaps, at this time, due to ZYZ reason, continued therapy is not the best use of your time and money.

• I think you might be happier/better served by ------ person/facility.

4. Have List of other Resources

Berry (2009) states that:

Roseberry-McKibbin & Hegde 2016:

Robinson, 2014—what is outside our scope of practice:

In conclusion… ***•No matter how much we want to stay clinical and fact-based….

• It is important to address the emotional, human side for our clients and their families

• Big Bang Theory—Sheldon and Penny at the Hospital