|
Hi
– I have been thinking a lot lately about
AAC acceptance
in terms of people with ALS (i.e. using AAC, or even starting the
evaluation process
.) (By the way, I was talking to Alisa
Brownlee,
and she made a good point- she mentioned that that
“Un-acceptance”
was a better term than “denial”, because some people
aren’t
in denial- they know perfectly well that they have a problem, but they
aren’t
ready to accept using AAC yet.) I’m curious to hear about different
strategies people use when working with clients who aren’t ready to
start
the evaluation for an SGD/use AAC (even though it may be
time.) I was trying to think of different
“strategies”
I used with clients, for example- (I think I would gauge what I would say,
depending on what I thought the person could handle… Some people get
that
“deer in the head a.
(SLIGHTLY
DECEPTIVE/DEFLECTIVE) (I can’t think of another word for it-)
“I
hear that you are not ready to start the process, but sometimes it can take
several months to get a device through insurance. I would rather you have
it
and not need it, than need it and not have
it.” b.
CARROT
- “I
hear you aren’t ready to use the device yet, but you can use it as a
remote control, and get it unlocked and use it for
email.” c.
DIRECT-
Just
being straightforward d.
BRUTALLY
DIRECT Over the years I had a couple of clients who just would not do
the
evaluation for an SGD- with some of them I felt I had to be really really
direct.
Thanks for your thoughts on
this… Margaret Margaret Cotts, MA, ATP |