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 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 October 2011
Michael Palin Centre & Stuttering Support Centre Leeds
The Michael Palin Centre and the Stuttering Support Centre Leeds have become associate partners of the ECSF consortium
17 February 2011
The King's Speech
At Long Last, A Positive Portrayal of Stuttering
(Judith Maginnis Kuster, The ASHA Leader, 2011)
19 November 2010
Working towards minimal standards for European Fluency Specialists
The ECSF consortium presented a poster on 'Working towards minimal standards for European Fluency Specialists' at the ASHA convention in Philadelphia.
22 October 2010
International stuttering awareness day 2010
The theme for the international stuttering awareness day, October 22nd 2010, is "People who stutter, inspire!".
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."
Application procedure
Interested in applying for the specialization course? Read more
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS '12-'13.
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.
ANNOUNCEMENT
March 9 & 10, 2012
The 2010 symposium 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.
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