Which course is best for me?
You can choose from a range of daytime and evening courses for people who stammer.Intensive stammering therapy
These normally run for a total of 3 weeks, from Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 or 5 pm, with a break of around 3 to 4 weeks after the initial 2 weeks. These courses are suitable for people who are new to Speech Therapy or to our particular approach at City Lit.
Over the year we offer 5 intensive courses, two of which are Block Modification. These courses offer you strategies to effectively manage the speech itself as well as addressing the emotional and attitudinal aspects of stuttering through the process of desensitisation.
We offer three integrated stammering therapy courses throughout the year. These courses integrate direct fluency shaping work with desensitisation, cognitive therapy and speech management strategies.
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Evening classes
These take place once a week, from 6 to 8 pm.
Stage 1: for people who are new to speech therapy or to our particular approach at the City Lit, lasting around 25 weeks.
We have one stage 1 block modification therapy course starting in September and one in January each year.
We offer two interiorised stammering therapy courses each year. These both start in September/October.
Stage 2: for people wishing to progress from an intensive or Stage 1 evening course, lasting 10 to 12 weeks in total.
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Topic-based courses
These include subjects such as 'Effective communication in the workplace' and 'Speaking Circles for people who stammer', allowing people to develop their communication in more specific ways. These courses/workshops are suitable for people who have already had some speech therapy. Evening courses run for 10 weeks in total (once a week from 6 to 8 pm) and daytime workshops run from 1 to 3 days, 10am to 4pm.
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To read a student's personal account of our topic-based courses (including 'Presentation skills for people who stammer' and 'Speaking circle for people who stammer') please click here and read Paul's story.
Training courses - speech and language therapy
We offer a range of training courses for qualified speech and language therapists including 'Working with adults who stammer', 'Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapists' and more recently 'Mindfulness meditation for speech and language therapists'.
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We can also deliver tailor-made courses in your area on a variety of topics including adult stammering therapy, mindfulness meditation, counselling skills, group work, assertiveness, process of change and setting up supervision networks. Please contact us on 020 7492 2578 / 020 7492 2579 or e-mail us at speechtherapy@citylit.ac.uk to find out more.
In addition we offer a highly popular course 'Speech and language therapy as a career', designed for people who are interested in speech and language therapy as a career. The course lasts two days and takes place four times during the year. It includes topics such as:
- Training entry requirements
- Where and how to apply
- Course content
- The role of the speech and language therapists
- Career structure
- Meeting people with communication difficulties
- Practising interview skills
Advisory sessions
To decide which course would be most suitable you can book a free advisory session. You'll have the chance to hear more about our approach to stammering therapy choose from the different types of therapy. We operate a first-come, first-served basis so it's best to enrol early.
Contact us
If you would like to arrange a free advisory session or would like to speak to someone for advice, please contact us.
Phone: 020 7492 2578 or 020 7492 2579
Email: speechtherapy@citylit.ac.uk
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