Counseling Persons with Communication Disorders and Their Families

Download or read book Counseling Persons with Communication Disorders and Their Families written by David Luterman and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For the professional and the student, this book is, in part, about taking risks. The risks include reflecting deeply about how we relate to our clients and their families and whether we take the more difficult path of understanding their pain and grief or remain objectively detached. The risks also include immersing ourselves in a world where simple prescriptions do not work and where there are no cut-and-dried answers. Yet, if we must avoid a "cookbook" approach, we must still be able to move forward and be effective in our relationships with clients and their families. The ultimate risk is to care too much about our life's work and the persons who receive our services, but with these risks comes the greatest reward-the sense that working with clients with communication disorders and their families is an integrated part of our lives, and part of our human growth and development, rather than simply a vocation that pays the bills"--