Stutterers’ clinic
A weekly clinic to help' people who stutter will; begin at the Christchurchi [Teachers’ College on Thursday, March 17. the tutor in charge of the. clinic (Mr R. Tatchell) said; I yesterdav that in the last two years more than 50 people between 15 and 78 had been helped to gain some control over their stuttering at the clinics. Treatment of stutterers usually worked in three 'stages. First, they were lhelped to achieve fluent;
| i'speech in the clinic situ-’ ation. They were then taught' l no transfer this success to situations outside the clinic; land, third, they were given .support for the maintenance of their successful treatment in everyday life. “Much can be achieved, and in the past we have had a high success rate. We will! have 18 students working; with the people who attend] our clinic this year and thisi helps us with our training! as well as providing a ser-, vice for the community,” Mr ’Tatchell said. I
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