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Courses at the MPC
If the course you are interested in is not listed here, dates may not currently be set. Please go to the 'Register Interest in a Course' tab, select the course and submit your details so that we know you're interested in attending. Once we have a date, you will be sent an email informing you of the dates and times.
Practical ACT @thepalincentre via Zoom (March 2023)
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Standard Practical ACT | £270 | |
Standard Practical ACT (invoice payment) | £290 | Pay by invoice |
Palin PCI @thepalincentre via Zoom (May 2023)
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Standard Palin PCI early | £270 | |
Standard Palin PCI early (invoice payment) | £290 | Pay by invoice |
This two day online workshop provides the ideal starting point for developing your skills with children under seven who stammer. Palin PCI is an evidenced-based approach for early stammering which is widely used across the UK and internationally.
Palin PCI @thepalincentre via Zoom (July 2023)
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Standard Palin PCI early | £270 | |
Standard Palin PCI early (invoice payment) | £290 | Pay by invoice |
This two day online workshop provides the ideal starting point for developing your skills with children under seven who stammer. Palin PCI is an evidenced-based approach for early stammering which is widely used across the UK and internationally.
Palin PCI @thepalincentre via Zoom (Sept 2023)
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Standard Palin PCI early | £270 | |
Standard Palin PCI early (invoice payment) | £290 | Pay by invoice |
This two day online workshop provides the ideal starting point for developing your skills with children under seven who stammer. Palin PCI is an evidenced-based approach for early stammering which is widely used across the UK and internationally.
Palin PCI @thepalincentre via Zoom (Nov 2023)
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Standard Palin PCI early | £270 | |
Standard Palin PCI early (invoice payment) | £290 | Pay by invoice |
This two day online workshop provides the ideal starting point for developing your skills with children under seven who stammer. Palin PCI is an evidenced-based approach for early stammering which is widely used across the UK and internationally.
Supporting 8 to 14s who stammer @thepalincentre via Zoom (2,10 & 19 October 2023)
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Standard 8-14s | £415 | |
Standard 8-14s (invoice payment) | £435 | Pay by invoice |
This three day workshop will aim to increase speech and language therapists’ knowledge and skills in assessing and treating primary school-aged children. The course will also aim to develop participants’ confidence in the management of this age group. It will be supported by video, discussion, skills practice and clinical resources that will be emailed to participants in advance of the course. This course is appropriate for therapists working with children from 8 to 14 years old.
Supporting 8 to 14s who stammer @thepalincentre via Zoom (May 2023)
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Standard 8-14s | £415 | |
Standard 8-14s (invoice payment) | £435 | Pay by invoice |
This three day workshop will aim to increase speech and language therapists’ knowledge and skills in assessing and treating primary school-aged children. The course will also aim to develop participants’ confidence in the management of this age group. It will be supported by video, discussion, skills practice and clinical resources that will be emailed to participants in advance of the course. This course is appropriate for therapists working with children from 8 to 14 years old.
Supporting 8 to 14s who stammer @thepalincentre via Zoom (November 2023)
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Standard 8-14s | £415 | |
Standard 8-14s (invoice payment) | £435 | Pay by invoice |
This three day workshop will aim to increase speech and language therapists’ knowledge and skills in assessing and treating primary school-aged children. The course will also aim to develop participants’ confidence in the management of this age group. It will be supported by video, discussion, skills practice and clinical resources that will be emailed to participants in advance of the course. This course is appropriate for therapists working with children from 8 to 14 years old.
Working with 15-18’s @thepalincentre via Zoom (April 2023)
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Standard 15-18s | £415 | |
Standard 15-18s (invoice payment) | £435 | Pay by invoice |
This workshop will aim to increase participants’ understanding of the issues involved in working with secondary school students who stammer, their confidence in assessing overt and covert aspects of stammering, and their skills in integrating speech management, communication skills and psychological approaches such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in packages of care which reflect individual need. The course will present work which can be adapted for individual or group therapy for teenagers aged 15 -18 years.
Working with 15-18’s @thepalincentre via Zoom (November 2023)
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Standard 15-18s | £415 | |
Standard 15-18s (invoice payment) | £435 | Pay by invoice |
This workshop will aim to increase participants’ understanding of the issues involved in working with secondary school students who stammer, their confidence in assessing overt and covert aspects of stammering, and their skills in integrating speech management, communication skills and psychological approaches such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in packages of care which reflect individual need. The course will present work which can be adapted for individual or group therapy for teenagers aged 15 -18 years.
CBT @thepalincentre via Zoom (October 2023)
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Standard CBT | £415 | |
Standard CBT (invoice payment) | £435 | Pay by invoice |
This three day course provides an introduction to CBT and its application to work with children and adults who stammer, and other clients with communication difficulties which impact on their psychological wellbeing.
Solution Focused Brief Therapy @thepalincentre via Zoom (Sept 2023)
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Standard Solution Focused | £270 | |
Standard Solution Focused (invoice payment) | £290 | Pay by invoice |
This two-day workshop will be a practical introduction to the principles and practice of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (de Shazer, 1985; Ratner, George & Iveson, 2012).
Solution Focused Brief Therapy @thepalincentre via Zoom (April 2023)
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Standard Solution Focused | £270 | |
Standard Solution Focused (invoice payment) | £290 | Pay by invoice |
This two-day workshop will be a practical introduction to the principles and practice of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (de Shazer, 1985; Ratner, George & Iveson, 2012).
Integrating Stammering Management Approaches (one day option for under 7s) via Zoom (November 2023)
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Integrating Stammering Management Approaches under 7s | £145 | |
Integrating Stammering Management Approaches under 7s (invoice payment) | £165 | Pay by invoice |
This one-day (under 7s) course is designed for speech and language therapists (SLTs) who wish to develop their direct speech management skills in working with children and young people who stammer (CWS).
It is recommended that participants who attend this course have attended one of our core courses run by the Michael Palin Centre in the general management of stammering (i.e. a Palin PCI, or Primary, or Secondary course) in order to ensure that the direct approaches are set in the wider therapy context. If you only work with children under 7 it is possible to attend day one only if preferred (please state this on your application form).
Stammering Plus – how to support children who stammer who are autistic @thepalincentre via Zoom (November 2023)
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Standard Stammering Plus | £145 | |
Standard Stammering Plus (invoice payment) | £165 | Pay by invoice |
This study day has emerged out of an interest in learning more, and in response to requests from SLTs, about how to support children who stammer (CWS) who also are Autistic.
Accredited Palin PCI Therapist Training @thepalincentre via Zoom (June 2023)
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Standard Accredited Palin PCI | £1,500 | |
Standard Accredited Palin PCI (invoice payment) | £1520 | Pay by invoice |
A two day Palin PCI course followed by one extra day of skills training with six hours of individual clinical supervision face to face or via Skype, through the following year.
Please have a look at the 'book now' tab to see if your chosen course already has a date. If it is not there please register your interest for your chosen course below. Once we have a date, you will be sent an email informing you of the dates and times.

Stammering Plus – how to support children who stammer who are autistic
This study day is running for the third time due to requests from SLTs about how to support children who stammer (CWS) who are autistic. The day will provide an overview of core facts and research related to the intersectionality between Autism and Stammering. The presenters will showcase examples of practice and facilitate discussion about how best to adapt our clinical work for children under 7 (e.g. Palin PCI) and for children aged 8-14 (e.g. Family Communication Skills) who stammer and are autistic.

One day introduction for working with children who stammer
This one day workshop is particularly suited to newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs), SLTs who have an emerging interest in stammering and SLT students, who would like to find out more about current practice and research. Other professionals (e.g. Educational Psychologists, teachers, GPs, Health Visitors etc) may also find the course a useful way of increasing their knowledge about how to identify stammering, when to refer and how to help.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
This one-day course will provide an introduction to Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and how it might be used with clients in speech and language therapy and education settings. Specific examples will involve clients who stutter but the approach is applicable to all of us.


5-day course @thepalincentre
This course aims to equip therapists with the knowledge and skills required to confidently assess and provide evidence-based therapy for children who stammer from preschool to secondary school age. A chance to immerse yourself in stammering therapy for a week and to really build your confidence in working with children who stammer across the age-range.

Palin Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCI) one-day update @thepalincentre
This is a special opportunity for therapists who previously attended a Palin PCI course since 2008 to refresh and update their knowledge and skills about this approach to working with children up to seven years who stammer.