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From: Judy Kuster
Date: 12 Oct 2006
Time: 23:05:45 -0500
Remote Name: 24.197.195.76
Starting a support group in the Bahamas might be something to consider. You mention that you have had therapy several times. Perhaps you received therapy in the Bahamas. If so, perhaps the speech clinician that you saw knows of other stutterers that might want to form a small support group. I checked the ASHA directory which lists two ASHA-certified speech therapists in the Bahamas. If you want contact information, email me privately (kuster@mnsu.edu). A support group can be as few as 2 people;-) Our support group in Minnesota has 3-6 members, three that are always there. We meet once a month for 2 hours. There is a lot of information about starting support groups you might find helpful - "How to start and run a self-help group" (http://www.stutter.ca/runself.html "101 Things to do at self-help group meetings" (http://www.nsastutter.org/search/dsp_results.php?tbl=subcategory&mixid=233), and"Peer Counseling and Self Help Group Facilitation For People Who Stutter" (http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/SupportOrganizations/peercounseling.html The International Stuttering Association (http://www.stutterISA.org/ is committed to help spread support groups around the world. There is even a paper on this online conference that talks about how to get involved with the ISA (http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad9/papers/botterill9.html Judy