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Contact CAPS at

Tel: 1-888-STUTTER (788-8837)

Fax: (416) 252-0720

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Beth McMillen at (416) 289-2622

The goal of the workshop will be to let people know that there is a network of support for people who stutter. This network is there for everyone at all the stages of their lives. The workshop will be an open forum to discuss the various types of support that are available and to find out the needs of people who stutter and their families as they go through their stages.

People who stutter are individuals and should be considered as such when looking for help or support. The network that a person who stutters develops should be customized to fit that person. The network is a team of people that may or may not include speech language pathologists, self-help groups and members, parents and/or friends, co-workers, etc.

The workshop will show participants all the various types of support and help that is available to them. It will also give people the opportunity to express their own concerns and/or ask questions.

The workshop will be aimed at children, teens and adults who stutter, families and friends of people who stutter and speech language pathologists.

$20 for adults, families and speech- language pathologists

$10 for students

8:30 — 9:00 Registration & Refreshments

9:00 — 9:15 General Welcome

9:15 — 10:30 Panel & Audience Discussion

10:30 — 11:00 Break

11:00 — 11:45 Networking Sessions I

11:45 — 1:00 Lunch

1:00 — 1:30 Networking Sessions II

1:30 — 2:00 Networking Sessions III

2:00 — 2:30 Break

2:30 — 3:00 Conclusion Discussion

3:00 — 3:15 Closing Remarks

3:15 — 4:00 Open Mike

9:15 — 11:45 Children’s activities

11:45 — 1:00 Lunch

1:00 — 4:00 Children’s activities

The panel discussions will include presentations for three organizations, followed by an open forum for audience participation.

The network sessions will be divided into five groups of discussions. The moderator for each group will describe the topic and start the discussion. The five groups will be divided into the following categories:

These sessions will give all participants a chance to discuss their concerns and share ideas. Participants will be able to choose a different group for each session.

For the concluding discussions, the moderators of each group will share their group’s discussion with the whole audience. Again, the audience will be encouraged to give their own comments.

The open mike is an important part of the day. People will be encouraged to come up to the mike and make a short comment on any topic.