Courses at the MPC

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. 1.55 ASHA CEUs available. Generously sponsored by the Stuttering Foundation.

Michael Palin Centre for a one-day in-person practical Masterclass in applying Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) to stammering therapy.

This training 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.

This online two-day training course is designed for speech and language therapists (SLTs) who wish to explore the integration of direct stammering management/techniques in working with children and young people who stammer (CWS).

This two day online training course 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.

This two-day training course, which is open to all professionals, will be a practical introduction to the principles and practice of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (de Shazer, 1985; Ratner, George & Iveson, 2012).

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.

This online one-day course will explore the potential impact of stammering on children and young people, and ways to support them (and parents) to build their confidence and resilience.  Specific examples will involve clients who stammer however the ideas discussed and strategies explored are applicable to all client groups.

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).

This online 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.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) aims to help people to live better by increasing how flexibly they respond to difficulty.

This one-day workshop will increase your confidence in understanding what cluttering is, identifying and diagnosing it, and knowing what to do to support clients who clutter.  It takes a historical view of cluttering, from when it was first identified as distinctive to stammering through to considering the key writers, thinkers and practitioners in cluttering today.  The focus of the course will be on introducing you to different ways of assessing and supporting people who clutter.

We provide clinical supervision to qualified speech and language therapists in for their work with children, young people or adults who stammer or clutter. Contact us if you want to arrange supervision, either face-to-face at the Centre or online.