How should our affect be in terms of artistry and showtime?
- we should be using drama, comedy, mystery–whatever it takes to elicit a behavior from our client.
- This takes a solid research base, the skills to teach, and a lot of finesse( artistry) in the middle
Artistry and showtime requires much more than just knowledge, what does it require?
affect/interpersonal communication skills
What is actually going on in a session or during therapeutic interaction?
- conversation among individuals
- actions of clinician
- actions of client(s)
**what is happening in the interaction is not completely about words, it is about other things
**the three things above should all be a responsive, fluid exchange between clinician and client
What is task analysis?
skills are broken down into component parts. Learn parts separately, then reassemble
(**breaking down a large goal into much smaller goals)
What two broad-based skills are absolutely necessary to be an SLP?
- interpersonal communication skills
- Therapeutic-specific skills
What are interpersonal communication skills?
-interactions used to engage others–being natural!
**you ned to have this one b/c you can learn therapy skills, but being an interpersonal communicator is much more difficult
What are therapeutic-specific skills?
fundamental core professional skills. All of these must be learned
When we have both interpersonal communication skills and therapeutic specific skills, what do we begin to have?
a therapeutic mindset
Describe therapeutic mindset
- we begin to prepare for a session, not just the plan of treatment but we become aware of all the possibilities:
- how will I prompt this?
- What if I get a Right answer, what then?
- What if I get a wrong answer, what then?
- What if behavior becomes an issue?
- What if, what if, what if??!?!?
What does it take to feel “ready” for anything?
-experience, practice, and preparation
What three things do we need when developing a therapeutic mindset?
- anticipation
- evaluation
- interaction
What is anticipation?
consider, predict, or anticipate what might happen based on the diagnosis, past behavior, physical limitations, etc. for the best possible to the worst possible (prepare! )
“Okay, I am here, I am read”
What is evaluation?
be ready to constantly assess what is happening during the session. Am I getting what I want? Is this headed in the right direction? OR am I going to fall of a cliff here? Did I just get back on track? Why are’t they getting it? Why are they getting it?
“Ok, I am listening, I see where we are”
What is Interaction?
ready to respond mode. These occur everywhere! ex: How was your wknd? You got a new iPhone, tell me about it.
Now i am going to facilitate the session on what I’ve been given
Do SLPs correct communication disorders?
no, we facilitate improvement via the client
What do we use to be effective in therapy?
- interpersonal demeanor in tx
- nonverbal behaviors & emotional affect
- professionalism
What is communication?
- a response-seeking behavior
- a real life process
- a receiver phenomenon
- complex, transitory, continuous
- a contextually based event
What do good communicators do?
they seem to engage in not only message sending & receiving but playing a game of constant interaction with those words as well as other things
What are nonverbal behaviors and what do they affect?
eye contact, facial cues, body language, proximity, etc..
they affect interactions, which affect relationships, which affects the client’s progress
How did Nicolosi, Harryman, & Kresheck (2004) describe emotional affect?
the feeling, emotion, mood, and temperament associated with a though
How do we as SLPs use things to our advantage?
- we MANIPULATE our affect to influence therapy (joy, excitement, enthusiasm, animated pitch, volume, etc…)
- We READ: affective behavior associated with the client’s work during Tx so we can respond and make treatment changes in order to keep our client in a good space
When considering professional appearance, what should we use?
our best judgment
When considering professional appearance, How should we dress?
-no tees or “holy” jeans
When considering hairstyle, what should we do?
reconsider your mohawk
