Refresher workshop for people who stammer
Time: 10:00 - 16:30
Location: Online
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
- Course Code: XS213
- Dates: 07/02/25 - 08/02/25
- Time: 10:00 - 16:30
- Taught: Fri-Sat, Daytime
- Duration: 2 sessions
- Location: Online
- Tutor: Carolyn Cheasman, Vivien Grant-Jones
Course Code: XS213
Duration: 2 sessions
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What is the course about?
In need of a top up? This course is an ideal opportunity for you to review your progress, re-set aims and continue working on areas you feel are important.
This is a live online course. You will need:
- Internet connection. The classes work best with Chrome.
- A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook), or a tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone if you don't have a computer.
- Earphones/headphones/speakers.
We will contact you with joining instructions before your course starts.
What will we cover?
You will have the opportunity to contribute to the course curriculum. Content will largely be determined by the needs of the group participants and will include revision on key aspects related to becoming more open about stammering and techniques to manage your stammering more easily as well as group discussion and aim-setting for the future. Other topics often include giving a presentation and managing time pressure.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
Outcome will be dependent upon each individual students' aims.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is for people who stammer and who have had previous speech therapy. To access the course you will need to have an adequate level of English to:
- Express your opinions and feelings
- Follow discussions and make relevant contributions
- Make use of handouts with some assistance if necessary
If you are new to us, you need to have some advice on the course suitability. Please mail speechtherapy@citylit.ac.uk to arrange this.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
A variety of methods will be used including:
- presentation by tutor
- discussion
- pairs and small group work
- self-exploration
- practical exercises.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
None.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You can do a Stage 1 evening course or one of our intensive courses if you haven't attended one previously.
Alternatively you can do any of our Stage 2 courses including topic-based workshops.
Carolyn is a leading UK stammering specialist. She stammers herself and had life-changing therapy at City Lit. Following this she decided to train as a speech and language therapist (SLT) and feels privileged to have spent her career at City Lit. She helped develop what is probably the most comprehensive range of stammering therapy courses in the world. 2019 marked her 40th year as a City Lit tutor. She has a particular passion for working with people with interiorised stammering. In 2009 Carolyn qualified as a mindfulness teacher and has been a pioneer in terms of integrating mindfulness into stammering therapy courses. She is an experienced trainer and has helped to develop training programmes for SLTs in mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy and counselling skills. Carolyn has had many articles and chapters published and is a co-editor of Stammering Therapy from the Inside (2013). She has led training and therapy courses throughout the UK and has also taught in Europe, the US and New Zealand. In 2012 she was honoured to receive the International Fluency Association’s Clinician of Distinction award.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
