With the support of the Socrates Programme of the European Union
Associate partners
The Michael Palin Centre, London, UK
The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering
Children (MPC) was officially opened in 1993 as a joint initiative between a
charity, the Association for Research into Stammering in Childhood and the
National Health Service. The MPC is an acknowledged centre of expertise in
disorders of fluency. It has achieved a national and international reputation
for its innovative treatment programmes and its practical training workshops. There is a rapidly expanding programme of
research being conducted in collaboration with academic institutions. Our
expert speech and language therapists (SLTs) regularly present at conferences,
publish papers, textbooks and a range of clinical articles.
The clinical team comprises eleven SLTs,
all specialists in disorders of fluency. Each year, 200 - 250 children and
young people are referred for a full consultation and therapy is offered
individually or in groups as appropriate. Specialist therapy is enhanced by the
team's additional training and expertise in cognitive behaviour therapy;
solution focused brief therapy and personal construct therapy.
www.stammeringcentre.org
The Stammering Support Centre, Leeds, UK
The Stammering Support Centre is one of a few centres in the country to offer specialist services for all ages, children and adults who stammer. The centre is located in the Reginald Building in the heart of a Leeds community.
This new facility provides Leeds City Council and NHS services including a library, job shop, GP practice and community healthcare with Children's Speech and Language Therapy services.
The specialist services for stammering are located on the first floor of the building with welcoming waiting areas and comfortable clinical rooms.
The centre has been named following a public consultation process jointly organised by Leeds Community Healthcare and the British Stammering Association.
www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk
