Field Observation Paper

My first observation was with Jocelyn Chan from 11:00-12:00. I observed in room A138 while the therapy session took place in A134. The clinician was working with Q.Q. on adult fluency. The client was an international student. At times, it was often hard to understand him, but his stuttering was evident. The clinician started with friendly conversation. Q.Q. used silent blocks when he had an episode of stuttering, these silent pauses were often in the middle of a conversation. His speech also included repetitions of the sound of words. I also observed him experience secondary stuttering behaviors by rapidly blinking his eyes. I concluded that Q.Q. had experienced overt stuttering. During the session, various methods were used. The first method observed involved a direct stuttering deduction technique. The clinician would ask questions and before he would answer or come upon a stutter, he would have to wait three seconds. I noticed that when the client utilized the pause-and-talk technique, his communication went smoothly. The clinician did a wonderful job on using materials that gained the interest of Q.Q. She brought information on his horoscope in hope that he could related it to his culture of the Chinese calendar. He made connections to the horoscopes by explaining his symbol on the
Before the session started, the clinician informed me that she was taking a more “low key approach” for today. In the previous therapy session, she had Q.Q. called Jimmy John’s to order a sandwich. She was hoping he could use some of his vocal exercises to deplete his stuttering during the phone call. However, it was unsuccessful. The employee hung up on him before Q.Q. could place his order. Therefore, she had an observer converse with the client during the last ten minutes of the session. The client used the three second rule to speak to the guest, and his conversation was