Our local support group, Skaraborgs stamningsförening, will host it’s annual stuttering seminar.

First out is Jonas Rafi, a researcher at Stockholm University. He is a licensed psychologist, PhD in psychology and teaches in the psychology program, the psychotherapist program, and independent courses in psychology. On Saturday Oct 25 he will talk about his latest research in which he collaborates with Dr. Ineke Samson, a speech therapist with specialist expertise in the field of stuttering. “In this project, we want to investigate a measuring instrument for negative and unhelpful thoughts and attitudes in people who stutter, and how these thoughts and attitudes relate to mental illness. The aim is to capture your own negative thoughts that limit your social life, and for the form to be able to function as a measuring instrument to evaluate a treatment for social anxiety in people who stutter. The research principal for the project is Karolinska Institutet.”

After lunch we will listen to Mikael Lundgren from Lundsbrunn who will lecture on body language. Body language, also known as non-verbal communication, is a way of communicating without using words, by using bodily signals such as facial expressions, posture, gestures, eye contact and touch. It is an important part of our communication and can help us understand the feelings and intentions of others, as well as convey our own information. Conscious and supportive body language, both for the person who stutters and for the listener, can be an important part of creating a positive and safe communication environment. It can help reduce tension in speech, facilitate communication and strengthen the self-confidence of the person who stutters.

The seminar is free to all, but we need your notification on forehand. Lunch is free to members, others pay the cost price. We not only invite people who stutter, but also clinicians, parents and others interested in stuttering.

Welcome!