Report from Galway Self Help Group Meeting

Date: 4 May 2010

Report:

We attended our May monthly meeting on the back of our HSE group Speech and Language Therapy sessions who most of our group are currently attending every Monday evening in the Shantalla Clinic. The series of therapy sessions are being run for a total of 8 weeks with follow up support.

Our meeting discussed the developments of our HSE group therapy sessions and techniques learned therein which can be beneficial for us. We discussed aspects which we found particularly difficult or effective, and our hierachy levels on where best to practice them e.g. to practice them in a less threatening or stressful situation to build confidence. It provided space for people to discuss their stutter and how they feel about it and its affects on life in general.