With the support of the Socrates Programme of the European Union
Welcome to ECSF
The ‘European Clinical Specialization in Fluency Disorders' is a groundbreaking initiative in the field of fluency disorders. The program was developed by eight different universities and colleges in five European countries. The ‘ECSF' is a one-year program - compatible with the workload of an SLT - for speech-language therapists wanting to become European Fluency Specialists.
Graduates of this course will distinguish themselves by their outstanding ability, in-depth knowledge and expertise in the field of fluency disorders. This program provides specialist knowledge and skills, that can be recognized by your local professional body as important criteria leading to clinical specialization.
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ECSF - Latest news
11 July 2010
ECSF 2010 Graduates
The ECSF consortium is glad to announce that 10 students from 8 different EU and nonEU countries have passed the portfolio evaluation.
2 July 2010
ECSF Specialization course as part of a PhD-training.
At the University of Oulu, Finland, the ESCF specialization course may be used as a part of postgraduate studies of Logopedics. Thus, the 20 credits of ECSF may be used to compose 1/3 of the studies that are required for a postgraduate degree.
17 March 2010
E-newsletter
The first ECSF E-newsletter is online. The newsletter will be published two times a year and will bring information on the specialization course, the ECSF-consortium, new developments and on accomplishments of ECSF-students/graduates.
19 February 2010
Third ECSF Specialization course
The third ECSF specialization course will start in September 2010 in Trinity College. Registration is open.
2 October 2009
Intensive group therapy by ECSF-graduates
"... However, as a result of this course I am re-writing my story, my history, and hopefully the history of my children, and my children's children. Hopefully too, my story will inspire other stutters to begin to re-write theirs."
2 October 2009
European Symposium on Fluency Disorders 2010
Call for papers 2nd EU Symposium on Fluency Disorders
2 October 2009
New ECSF partners
Two new partners, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and University of Oulu, have officially joined the ECSF consortium.
1 October 2009
International Stuttering Awareness Day
Stuttering: More Than A Tangled Tongue. The 2009 online conference (the twelfth by now) opens October 1st.
5 September 2009
First ECSF graduates
Sixteen of the ECSF participants 2008-2009 successfully submitted their portfolio and graduated from the ECSF course.
15 May 2009
Meetings with CPLOL & ELSA
Preparatory meetings with CPLOL, ELSA, and future partners were held in Dublin and Antwerp.
Application procedure
Interested in applying for the specialization course? Read more
New call for applications '10-'11.
Funding underdeveloped countries.
Results external course review
Feedback of the EU commission, participants, and ASHA fluency specialists.
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European Symposium on Fluency Disorders
The biennial European Symposium on Fluency Disorders is an initiative of the ECSF-consortium and focuses on causal and contributing factors as well as on intervention related topics.
2010
The 2010 symposium took place in Antwerp. The program consisted of 50 different lectures and poster sessions, covering a wide array of topics in the field of fluency disorders. With approximately 300 participants coming from more than 20 different countries, it was a unique and educational experience.
2008
