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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adults Who Stammer

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About this course

This course adopts an ‘inside out’ approach to learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to enable the Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to fully embody the approach. The course builds on this embodied learning to enable the practitioner to incorporate ACT into their intervention with adults who stammer (AWS).

The course has three modules:

  • Module 1: A self-study module (half day equivalent) accessed online presenting the fundamental principles of ACT.
  • Modules 2 & 3: Two virtual-live ½ day sessions delivered on Zoom. These modules focus on the application of ACT with adults who stammer (AWS).

Attend this course if

You work with adults who stammer and are keen to learn how to blend ACT with speech and language therapy to equip the adult with the knowledge, awareness and skills to lead a vital and meaningful life, no matter what challenges they face.

You are keen to learn from a dual qualified Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) and a Clinical Behaviour Analyst (Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst- BCBA) who has direct experience of effectively working with adults who stammer.

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Course pricing

Pricing coming soon.

Please book your place here or alternatively, you can contact us if you are you would like to:

  • Book four or more courses (we can offer you a discount)
  • Make a block booking for a group
  • Book a closed course
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Course presenter

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Maeve Lappin

Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) and a Clinical Behaviour Analyst (Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst -(BCBA).

From an SLT perspective, Maeve has worked over 20 years both in the NHS and in independent practice in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Australia. Clinical experience focused mainly on children presenting with a range of speech, language and communication needs in educational settings. As well as direct intervention, Maeve has over 20 years’ experience delivering training to caregivers and educational staff in speech, language and communication needs. For 17 years, Maeve worked as a Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy in Ulster University, combining this with clinical work. Key teaching and learning areas encompassed neurodevelopmental disorders and stammering across the lifespan.

Maeve specifically practises clinical behaviour analysis, which encompasses ACT, with adults who stammer. As a Clinical Behavior Analyst, she focuses heavily on thoughts, feelings and sensations surrounding stammering and equips the adult to relate to these in a more adaptable way. Broadening out the actions of the AWS has been shown empirically to lessen both anxiety and avoidance behaviour, and as a result bring more purpose and meaning to daily living.

View more courses by Maeve Lappin.

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Course topics

Learning objectives

  1. To understand the fundamentals of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) relating to speech and language therapy management of AWS.
  2. To develop knowledge and understanding of the current ACT research base related to stammering
  3. To develop knowledge and skills working across all 6 constructs of the ACT Hexaflex within the assessment and intervention process with AWS
  4. To notice the role of ‘rupture and repair’ (Walser and O Connell, 2021) in the therapeutic journey with AWS
  5. To enable a powerful therapeutic alliance with AWS through an ‘inside out’ approach
  6. To set realistic fluency goals with AWS within an ACT context
  7. To develop skills to measure and track psychological flexibility changes in AWS
  8. To work through case conceptualisation to strengthen the SLT’s ability to apply ACT to their intervention with AWS

 

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Booking information

This course is available on various dates throughout the year. To view available course dates, select your preferred date and book your place, please click here.

During the booking process, you can select to reserve a place instead (while you confirm you can attend or to organise payment through your employer for example). We can hold your place for up to four weeks, if we have not heard from you after this time, we may need to cancel your reservation so other people can attend the training.

Course Beetle is an approved supplier for NHS Trusts, Local Authorities and Schools.

ACT, stammer, stammering, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy