[Stephen P]

The ISA are carrying out a survey on Self Help Groups. They would be delighted if you could spare a few minutes to complete it. All feedback is greatly appreciated.

Survey -> Click Me

[Stephen P]

For anyone who may be interested, the British Stammering Association are holding a conference in Durham in September (9th-11th). Full details here.

Boards member & ISA member Michael O'Shea will be speaking at it.

I'm heading over myself as it will be a very worthwhile trip IMO.

[Michael O Shea]

The theme for this years "INSAD" is "Shareing Stories-Changing Perceptions"

More information regarding the schedule for the day will be available over the next few weeks.

Speak soon,
Michael.
www.michaeloshea.ie

[Michael O Shea]

The next "Lets Talk About Stammering" Workshop takes place at the Athlone Springs Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath on Saturday the 20th of August, start time 9.30am and finishing at 5.00pm. Five presentations, all interactive which deal with your stammering sytem, both the physical and psychological impact and responses. All are welcome to attend.

Speak soon,
Michael
www.michaeloshea.ie

[Stephen P]

The Dublin Self Help Group will meet on Tuesday 16th August at 8pm.
The venue is the Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7.

New members welcome. See www.stammeringireland.ie for more info.

[Stephen P]

The Dublin Self Help Group is making some changes...

From October the second meeting of the month which usually takes place on the 3rd Tuesday will now take place on the 3rd Thursday of the month.

On 20th October we will have a 'Presentation Skills' evening. This will allow anyone who may want to practice delivering a presentation to a group of people, it can also be used to practice public speaking.

The meeting will run the same times as the Tuesday meetings but will be held in Room 15 in the Carmichael Centre.

The change of day might allow people to attend who are unable to attend on Tuesdays. We would be grateful if you could let anyone you know who may be interested.

[Stephen P]

Programme

Registration starts at 9.30 a.m. Presentations being at 10 a.m. and will continue throughout the day

Parents’ Speech and Language Therapy Workshop by European Clinical Specialists in Fluency (1p.m.)

Young ISA / art corner will meet at 1 p.m. (run by Speech and Language Therapists)

10.00am. Welcome: Jonathon Linklater and Michael O’Shea.
10.10am. Speaking Circles: Icebreaker: Why are you here?
10.30am. Ms Veronica Lynch: PWS.
10.45am. Mr David McNally. PWS.

11.00am. Break for Tea/Coffee.

11.20am. Mr Ben Robson. PWS.
11.35am. Mr Eamon O Brien. Reluctant Speakers Club.
11.50am. Ms.Catherine Sheridan. PWS.
12.05pm. Mr Ciarán Kenny SLT.
12.35pm. Mr Emmet O Connell Irish McGuire Programme.

1.00pm. Break for Lunch.

1.00pm to 2.00pm.
Speech and Language Therapy Workshop for Parents (Led by Ms Mary O’Dwyer and Ms Fiona Ryan).
Young ISA / art corner (led by Ms Ciara Daly and Mr Jonathon Linklater)

2.00pm. Mr Stephen Greene. Chairman Irish Stammering Association.
2.20pm. ‘April Fool’- ISAYiT! video
2.30pm. Dr Shelly Jo Kraft, SLT
3.00pm. Ms Karen McQuillen. PWS.
3.15pm. Mr David Heney. PWS.
3.30pm. Ms Hayley Stewart – Mr Stephen Paterson – Mr Philip O Reilly. Photo-Session.
4.00pm. Mr Rory West. PWS.
4.15pm. Mr Simon Reid. PWS.
4.30pm. ‘Sharing Stories, Changing Perceptions’ DAS video.
4.45pm. Ms Karen Nelligan.PWS.
5.00pm. Mr Alan Hudson.PWS.
5.15pm. Question and Answer Session.
5.30pm. Thank You / Finish.

[overthebridge]

The McGuire Programme Ireland are running several Open Information Nights and Days throughout the month of March. The purpose of these events is to raise public awareness about the McGuire Programme.

The 1st Open Evening will be held on the 5th of March in the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, Castletroy, Limerick City at 8pm. This will finish no later than 10pm.

The 2nd Open Evening will be held on the 7th of March in the Montenotte Hotel, Montenotte, Cork City at 8pm. This will also finish no later than 10pm.

The 3rd event will be an Open Day. This will be held on the 10th of March in Wynns Hotel, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. This will run from 1.30pm - 2.30pm.

At these events graduates of the McGuire Programme will talk about apsects of the programme and about how their lives were before and after coming on a course. There will be opportunities to speak to members on a one to one level to ask any questions you may have.
These are open to all members of the public, admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

I will post any new info as it becomes available.

Further information can be found at the following links -

http://www.stammering.ie/wordpress/

https://www.facebook.com/McGuireProgramme

https://twitter.com/#!/stammeringire

[Zaph]

OP, I've deleted your other post. Cross posting is not permitted on boards, so please do not post the same threads on multiple forums in future.

[Stephen P]

Originally Posted by forward

The Irish Stammering Association are running two information nights (with a view to setting up support/self-help groups) in Tipperary and Laois.

Tuesday, 21st February 2012, 8pm in the Templemore Arms in Templemore, Co. Tipperary.

Tuesday, 6th March 2012, 8pm in the Maldron Hotel, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.

Speakers on both nights -ISA Committee Members, Councillor Michael Ryan, Templemore and Sarah McCormack, Portlaoise.

All welcome. www.stammeringireland.ie

The ISA self-help groups provides valuable emotional and social support for people who stutter, in a non-judgemental, relaxed environment. The burden of stuttering can be considerable, and you don't need to carry this alone. Also a great way to make new friends!

Irish Stammering Association is a charitable organisation which provides a nationally recognised voice for people affected by stammering. ISA provides information, encourages self-help groups throughout Ireland, influences policy, raises public awareness and works towards the improvement of early intervention measures for children.

Post moved into Events thread.

[overthebridge]

BUMP !!

Just a gentle reminder of the above events on the McGuire Programme.

All are welcome.

[ipadzz]

Hello all,

The McGuire Programme Ireland is holding a free open information afternoon in about two weeks. It will be held on June 9th from 1:30pm in Wynns Hotel, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1.


Numerous speakers will take to the floor during the session which will last around an hour or so. Some speakers will recount their own personal speech journey in life, others will give some information about the programme. Everyone is free to attend, from people who stammer to family, friends and partners to speech therapists to people in the community who would like to be more informed.

People who attend will not be asked to speak on the floor or pounced upon for information, however if there are questions they can be put to the floor or you can have a quiet word with one of the speakers afterwards, where there will be light refreshments.

You can find more information about the event on our Facebook event page or on the McGuire Programme website. Information packs will be available at the event.

[Untense]

Hi all,

I am an Alexander Technique teacher and a “LearningMethods” Apprentice Teacher. I recently worked with a client to help with stuttering, and given our positive results I am now interested in facilitating a 5-week LearningMethods class in Cork City for stuttering.

LearningMethods teaches you the tools to systematically explore your own experiences. By doing so it's possible to find the root cause of an issue with the potential of changing it. Some of the territory we may get in to includes: self-image, confidence, expectation, trying, and possibly exploring the anatomy and function of speech and how we can interfere with it.

The class will be Cork-based, and will be kept small at 4-5 people. Participants will receive weekly 2-hour lessons with continuous online support over 5 weeks. Cost will be €100 per person. I am aiming to begin this in July, though this will depend on the schedule of interested parties.

If you could pass this information to any person or groups who might be interested, I'd appreciate it.

I know some people find it challenging in a group, and I am open to working on a one-to-one basis also.

Thanks,
Andrew Monaghan
andrew@amonaghan.net