| Courses for People who Stammer
The City Lit, London
Stammering Therapy Courses 2008/2009
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For further information, advice or to arrange an advisory interview, please contact:
Postal address: Speech Therapy, City Lit, Keeley Street, London WC2B 4BA
Direct line: 020 7492 2578 or 020 7492 2579 - to speak to a therapist best times to call are before 10am or after 3.30pm.
Email: speechtherapy@citylit.ac.uk
Courses are held either at Keeley St, or a few minutes walk away at EC, 7-11 Stukeley St.
Before joining any of the courses below, you will need to contact Speech Therapy at The City Lit to arrange an advisory session.
In the following, "we", "us" etc refer to City Lit.
INTENSIVE STAMMERING THERAPY COURSES
These courses take the form of group speech therapy.
Intensive speech therapy stage 1 courses
Our approach to therapy encompasses exploration of the emotional and psychological aspects of stammering as well as working with the stammering itself. Intensive courses have been shown to be an excellent way for people who stammer to work on their speech. They provide students with a period of concentrated speech work as well as time to explore the psychological aspects of the problem.
All courses are structured so that there is an initial intensive period and then a break of four or five weeks followed by the final part of the course. This allows students to practise what they have learned in therapy within the context of their everyday lives. Follow-up therapy after the course is highly recommended.
Stammering therapy intensives: an integrated approach
These exciting new courses are developed from Catherine Montgomery's New York programme. They are suitable for those new to the City Lit as well as people who have done previous courses. The courses integrate desensitisation, block modification and cognitive therapy. The key difference is that they introduce a fluency technique, vocal fold management. At the end of each course participants can choose the combination of therapy tools that suits them best. (There is more about this course in How I escaped the comforts of stammering by a course participant, and Fluency techniques and the skills to use them in one course.)
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Jan Logan, Rachel Everard.
XS101 Stammering therapy: an integrated approach
Initial 2 weeks: 22 Sep - 3 Oct 2008 Final week: 10 Nov - 14 Nov 2008
Monday to Friday 10.00 - 17.00
Fee £316 Snr £237 Conc £53
XS103 Stammering therapy: an integrated approach
Initial 2 weeks: 26 Jan - 6 Feb 2009 Final week: 9 Mar - 13 Mar 2009
Monday to Friday 10.00 - 17.00
Fee £316 Snr £237 Conc £53
XS105 Stammering therapy: an integrated approach
Initial 2 weeks: 29 Jun - 10 Jul 2009 Final week: 7 Sep - 11 Sep 2009
Monday to Friday 10.00 - 17.00
Fee £316 Snr £237 Conc £53
Fluency Skills Update
Designed for people who have attended the new integrated intensive course, this is an opportunity for you to develop the fluency techniques and stammering management strategies you have learnt.
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Jan Logan, Rachel Everard.
XS208 Fluency skills update
17 Nov 2008 (Mon) 10.00 - 17.00
Fee £49 Snr £49 Conc £49
XS209 Fluency skills update
2 Jun 2009 (Tue) 10.00 - 17.00
Fee £49 Snr £49 Conc £49
Speak more fluently - a follow-up to block modification
Enhance your fluency skills by attending this unique course. You'll learn a fluency technique, vocal fold management, over a concentrated period. Suitable for people who have recently completed a block modification course or the equivalent.
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Jan Logan, Rachel Everard.
XS205 Speak more fluently: a follow-up to block modification
27 April - 1 May 2009; follow-up day Monday 8 June 2009
Monday to Friday 10.00-16.00
Fee £123 Snr £71 Conc £18
Stammering therapy intensives: block modification
On these courses you will work on identifying your stammering, becoming more open and less sensitive about stammering and reducing avoidance behaviours. You will also learn strategies to help you speak more easily.
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Jan Logan, Rachel Everard.
XS102 Block modification for those with less time
Initial 8 days: 28 Nov - 6 Dec 2008 (Fri, Sat, Mon - Sat)
Final 3 days: 8 - 10 Jan 2009 (Thu-Sat)
10.00 - 17.00
Fee £273 Snr £202 Conc £37
XS104 Block modification: 2 weeks and 3 days
Initial 2 weeks: 11 May - 22 May 2009 (Mon-Fri) 10.00 - 16.00
Final 3 days: 22 - 24 Jun 2009 (Mon-Wed) 10.00 - 17.00
Fee £273 Snr £202 Conc £37
Refresher Workshop
This is for students who have already completed a block modification stage 1 intensive or evening course.
XS207 Refresher workshop
20 Mar - 21 Mar 2009
Fri 10.00 - 17.00; Sat 10.00 - 16.00
Fee £70 Snr £49 Conc £43
TOPIC-BASED WORKSHOPS
These courses are most suitable for people who have already had some speech therapy and who want to develop their communication skills in more specific ways. (See also topic-based evening courses.)
XS201 Effective communication in the workplace
One area of life where people find their stammer most challenging is at work. On this course you'll develop your personal effectiveness in the workplace, working on issues including using the telephone, interview techniques, presentation skills and communicating in meetings.
19 - 21 Jan 2009 (Mon - Wed) 10.00 - 16.00
Fee £93 Snr £65 Conc £57
Speaking circle for people who stammer
Participate in a circle and enhance the way you come across to others.
XS202 14 Jan 2009 (Wed) 10.00 - 16.00
Fee £47 Snr £47 Conc £47
XS203 26 June 2009 (Fri) 10.00 - 16.00
Fee £47 Snr £47 Conc £47
Communication skills for people with learning difficulties who stammer.
Do you stammer and have a learning difficulty? Come and meet other people who stammer, talk about how stammering affects you and learn how to speak more confidently.
XS206 Communication skills for people with learning difficulties who stammer
23 Jan - 27 Mar 2009 (Fri) 14.00 - 16.00
Fee £93 Snr £93 Conc £30
EVENING COURSES for adults who stammer
Evening courses for adults who stammer take the form of group speech therapy.
Block modification stage 1 courses
These courses are for those of you new to City Lit. You will work on issues related to feelings, thoughts and avoidance as well as the speech itself. We encourage you to progress to a Stage 2 course.
Stage 1 stammering therapy
XS301 Stage 1 stammering therapy
17 Sep 2008 - 25 Mar 2009 (Wed) 18.00 - 20.00 (25 weeks)
Fee £175 Snr £175 Conc £107
Tutor: Jenny Yeatman
XS304 Stage 1 stammering therapy
5 Jan - 20 Jul 2009 (Mon) 18.00 - 20.00 (24 weeks)
Fee £175 Snr £175 Conc £107
Tutor: Jan Logan
Interiorised stammering
These are courses for people who are almost entirely successful at concealing their stammering. They aim to help you to identify overt and covert aspects of your stammer, reduce negative feelings, learn strategies to modify your stammer and develop self-confidence. (Article: On a hiding to nothing by pretending not to stammer.)
XS302 Interiorised stammering
16 Sep 2008 - 24 Mar 2009 (Tue) 18.00 - 20.00 (25 weeks)
Fee £175 Snr £175 Conc £107
Tutor: Carolyn Cheasman
XS303 Interiorised stammering
18 Sep 2008 - 26 Mar 2009 (Thu) 18.00 - 20.00 (25 weeks)
Fee £175 Snr £175 Conc £107
Tutor: Rachel Everard
Stage 2 courses
These are for students who have attended a stage 1 evening or intensive course.
Some stage 2 courses develop the work you have done on desensitisation and stammering management. Other courses are topic based.
Stage 2 stammering therapy
You will review the speech work you have already covered and explore ways of further extending its use into everyday life. You will continue working on the process of desensitisation.
XS305 Stage 2 stammering therapy
6 Oct - 8 Dec 2008 (Mon) 18.00 - 20.00 (10 weeks)
Fee £93 Snr £93 Conc £57
Tutor: Jan Logan
XS306 Stage 2 stammering therapy
8 Jan - 12 Mar 2009 (Thu) 18.00 - 20.00 (10 weeks)
Fee £93 Snr £93 Conc £57
Tutor: Doreen Jowharsha
XS307 Stage 2 stammering therapy
23 Apr - 2 Jul 2009 (Thu) 18.00 - 20.00 (10 weeks)
Fee £93 Snr £93 Conc £57
Tutor: Rachel Everard
Topic-based evening courses:
XS311 Mindfulness meditation for people who stammer
Through a range of meditation practices learn how to focus your awareness, cultivate calmness and develop non-judgemental acceptance. This course can help you apply speech techniques more effectively and facilitate your work on avoidance reduction. Article: Revealing and healing - a mindfulness approach to stammering.
21 Apr - 16 Jun 2009 (Tue) 18.00 - 20.30 (8 weeks - no class 26 May)
Fee £121 Snr £121 Conc £85 (includes cost of 3 CDs essential for course)
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman & Doreen Jowharsha
XS312 Speak more fluently - a follow-up to block modification
Enhance your fluency skills by attending this unique course. You'll learn a fluency technique, vocal fold management over a concentrated period. Suitable for people who have recently completed a block modification course or the equivalent.
22 Apr - 1 July 2009 (Wed) 18.00 - 20.00 (10 weeks - no class 27 May)
Fee £93 Snr £93 Conc £57
Tutor: Jenny Yeatman
The tutors:
The Speech therapy team at City Lit is made up of Jan Logan, Carolyn Cheasman, Rachel Everard, Jenny Yeatman and Doreen Jowharsha.
The tutors:
 have many years experience working with people who stammer
train other therapists working throughout the country
have counselling experience
have strong links with the British Stammering Association
have published articles and chapters on stammering.
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