I thought that when it came to responding to scripts/gestalts and presuming that it has meaning we are providing the child with a least dangerous approach. If what the child is saying is an actual script/gestalt that is communicative we take the time to investigate, interview the parent, look into where they are getting these scripts from, when they are using them, and then discovering the meaning. It is an evidence-based approach. If the child’s script was a stim and has no communicative function then I don’t see it as wasting our time since stims are not meaningless either. They are a form of self-regulation and if we took time (or “wasted” time) in discovering this, then we also did the client a service by discovering something that brings them joy and that helps them regulate. This can help create a stronger rapport with the client and they took notice that we are interested in what brings them joy. So taking the time during the session to investigate this script is not deviating from their plan of care as either result brings about positives for their therapy plan. I don’t see it as wasting time and responding to it is the least risky thing to do. This all comes from presuming competence.
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I thought that when it came to responding to scripts/gestalts and presuming that it has meaning we are providing the child with a least dangerous approach. If what the child is saying is an actual script/gestalt that is communicative we take the time to investigate, interview the parent, look into where they are getting these scripts from, when they are using them, and then discovering the meaning. It is an evidence-based approach. If the child’s script was a stim and has no communicative function then I don’t see it as wasting our time since stims are not meaningless either. They are a form of self-regulation and if we took time (or “wasted” time) in discovering this, then we also did the client a service by discovering something that brings them joy and that helps them regulate. This can help create a stronger rapport with the client and they took notice that we are interested in what brings them joy. So taking the time during the session to investigate this script is not deviating from their plan of care as either result brings about positives for their therapy plan. I don’t see it as wasting time and responding to it is the least risky thing to do. This all comes from presuming competence.
Thanks for the thoughtful response. I just did a free mini training about my views on gestalt it is here: aba-speech-llc.ck.page/75d9dc96c6