Lonnie Barone is a coach, author, and instructs at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and The Harvard School of Public Health. Lonnie specializes in leadership training. He brings voice science to the development of interpersonal effectiveness with children and adults. His innovative Solution Cycle model has enabled speech-language pathologists to counsel clients of all ages more effectively. Under his guidance clinicians can develop strategies that help children and adults with communication disorders enhance social and pragmatic abilities including listening, small talk, and relationship building. His presentations also engage speech-language pathologists in applying their skills in the organizational and corporate worlds. He has over 25 years’ experience as a coach, negotiation trainer, change consultant, author, and presenter. He is author of two current college textbooks on use of voice and counseling for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Lonnie’s clients include individuals seeking to use voice effectively in schools, hospitals, personal, and work settings. Speech-language pathologists as well as medical, business, and military professionals report significant benefits from Lonnie’s coaching in interpersonal and presentation skills training. He is a frequent op-ed contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, and has instructed at the graduate level in training and development.
SLP-Seminars taught by Lonnie Barone
Motivating the hard to reach client: The Counseling-Integration Matrix
SLPs work with clients who are not always receptive to the work required by therapy. The C-I matrix allows the clinician to assess client motivation by gauging the effect of a disorder on the client’s quality of life and coupling that effect with the client’s willingness to change. The matrix examines 4 possible quadrants occupied by the client and helps the SLP achieve progress in each of the quadrants. The strategies detailed in this workshop have applications with younger and more mature clients and with clients of varying cognitive capabilities.
At the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify and define the four quadrants in the Counseling-Integration matrix (5 hours)
- Clarify the progression of clients from Q1 to Q4 of the C-I matrix and state the reasons for this progression in typical clients.
- Apply effective and practical counseling techniques to strengthen client motivation in each of the four quadrants.
- Address difficult clients in each quadrant using proven clinical strategies.
Listening to persuade the client: Transmitting the 5 Intentions of Communication (5 hours)
This is an interactive program assisting clinicians as they engage in therapy and counseling. Clinicians learn to interact effectively with clients in critical conversations by listening responsively for the variety of intentions clients exhibit when they communicate, and using these same intentions to transmit successfully and efficiently.
At the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify the 5 intentions of communication and the conditions under which clinicians and clients can employ them.
- List the uses of the 5 intentions in the clinical setting.
- Practice using self affirmation and small talk to enhance client self esteem and build positive and productive relationships with clients.
- Identify and practice persuasive and emotive techniques to motivate and convince clients to achieve therapy goals, including maintenance and generalization.
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