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 ‘ECSF' is a one-year program - compatible with the workload of an
SLT - for speech-language therapists wanting to become European Fluency
Specialists.The program is run by a consortium consisting of 10 partners (universities and colleges) and 5 associate partners from 9 European countries.
Currently around 250 students from 30 EU and non-EU countries have graduated and the program will start its 15th course cycle in September 2022.
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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5 May 2020
Clinical Coaching 2020-2021
Do you like to participate in a small learning group to develop your own clinical skills, to feel empowered and more relaxed, to learn to manage challenging client-related cases, to have fun in learning new insights, to grow as a specialist in the field of fluency, to feel connected with colleagues in the field ?
THEN CLINICAL COACHING IS SOMETHING FOR YOU !
Four participants in each clinical coaching group. You may be part of one of the groups we will form or you may form your own group of 4.
4 sessions starting 9th of June2020 - (June 9th, July 2nd, September 1st and October 6th)
BOOK NOW! Mail to: inge.pincket@thomasmore.be
Coaches: Veerle Waelkens, George Fourlas, Anne Breda, & other ECSF colleagues
19 October 2019
Clinical Coaching 2019-2020
Do you like to participate in a small learning group to develop your own clinical skills, to feel empowered and more relaxed, to learn to manage challenging client-related cases, to have fun in learning new insights, to grow as a specialist in the field of fluency, to feel connected with colleagues in the field ?
THEN CLINICAL COACHING IS SOMETHING FOR YOU !
5 participants in each clinical coaching group - 5 sessions starting 20th of January 2020 - Book NOW!
Coaches: Veerle Waelkens, George Fourlas, Anne Breda, & other ECSF colleagues
6 June 2019
2019 Graduates Workshop Dublin 5 & 6 September
We are happy to announce a new postgraduate workshop on 'Narrative Practices with People who Stutter'. Lecturers are dr. Mary O'Dwyer and dr. Fiona Ryan. The workshop will take place in Dublin, September 5&6th 2019 and coincides with the first intensive week of the ECSF program. It is the ideal opportunity to upgrade your knowledge, meet up with ECSF staff and new participants, and ... enjoy the lovely city of Dublin.
14 May 2019
National Stuttering Awareness Week
In the U.S. the second full week of May is Stuttering Awareness Week. This is a great opportunity to focus public attention on a complex disorder that touches 70 million people around the world and more than three million in the U.S. alone.
9 February 2018
6th European Symposium on Fluency Disorders
One week is left to the 6th European Symposium in Fluency Disorders which will take place in Antwerp on the 16th and 17th of February 2018. A pre-symosium workshop will take place on the 16th of February. The theme of the workshop is "A Constructivist Framework for Counseling with Persons Who Stutter" presented by Anthony DiLollo, PhD.
18 January 2016
European Fluency Specialists
The ECSF consortium has now taken a next step to ensure that patients receive the highest possible standard of care in the EU: the development of an additional stepwise procedure to become a European Fluency Specialist.
1 October 2015
First intensive week in Malta
The first intensive week of the course cycle 1516 and the postgraduate workshop took place in Malta from September 21 to 25th.
1 June 2015
High interest in ECSF course.
Because of the high number of application forms that were received, the ECSF consortium decided to increase the amount of students per course cycle from 20 to 24. This will be evaluated after one year.
8 May 2015
2015 Graduate Workshop Malta
The ECSF consortium is organizing the third annual workshop for ECSF graduates. This is not only an ideal occasion to meet up with some of your classmates or to interact with fluency specialists from the previous 7 course cycles, it is also an opportunity to upgrade your clinical knowledge.
This year's workshop focuses on 4 topics: The Art of coaching by Anne Breda (Wednesday), Solution Focused Brief Treatment and The Artists Eye by Trudy Stewart (Thursday and Friday) and Clinical Intervision by Anne Breda & Veerle Waelkens (Saturday morning).The workshop will take place in Malta, in parallel with the first intensive week of the specialization program.
23 January 2015
2015 graduate workshop
The ECSF consortium is organizing the second annual workshop for ECSF graduates. This is not only an ideal occasion to meet up with some of your classmates or to interact with fluency specialists from the previous 6 course cycles, it is also an opportunity to upgrade your clinical knowledge.
This year's workshop focuses on 2 topics: Personal Construct Therapy (Thursday) and Clinical Intervision (Friday morning). The workshop will take place in Antwerp, in parallel with the second intensive week of the specialization program.
Application forms
Interested in applying for the specialization course? Click here.
The 23-24 cycle is fully booked.
Registration 24-25 cycle is open.
Funding underdeveloped countries.
Results external course review
Feedback of the EU commission, participants, and ASHA fluency specialists.
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.
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