ABSTRACT
G.A. Kelly, in his ‘credulous approach’ in treatment, also stresses the need for the therapist to see things through the other person’s eyes. The issues ask a great deal of the therapist involved in the treatment of stuttering. Stuttering is a phenomenon which has attracted the interest of philosophers, psychologists, clinicians and the speaking world at large for centuries. Van Riper, in his description of the skills and attributes needed by the ‘stutterer’s clinician’ wonders at one point ‘why any clinician would ever want to work with a stutterer. Van Riper gives a clear account of the kind of clinician he sees as working effectively within his own approach to treatment. The therapeutic relationship implied by all he says is central to the work undertaken. Certain basic requirements should be included in the training period and, if they are not, the newly-trained therapist should be prepared and facilitated by her seniors to fulfil them.
