The Stuttering Information Center of Denmark

The aim of the centre
The background of the centre
The organisation of the centre
What the centre offers
Links to papers etc. in english
Contact information

The aim of the centre

The Aim of the centre is to improve the prevention and treatment of stuttering in Denmark, and to improve conditions in general for people in Denmark who stutter. To fulfil the aim, the centre means to ensure, that speech therapists, psychologists, stutterers and parents of stuttering children, public social workers, pre-school teachers, school teachers, employers, and others in Denmark will receive up-to-date knowledge about stuttering and the treatment of stuttering. The way to attain this goal is to systematically collect, adapt, develop and pass on knowledge about the causes, development, consequences, prevention and the treatment of stuttering.

The background of the centre

The reason for establishing the centre was that the treatment of stuttering in Denmark has been decentralised to speech therapists in the municipalities and the recently established regions. The speech therapists' tasks are to treat all kinds of speech and language problems, not only stuttering. Some of the speech therapists only see a single, or a very few, stutterers per year - if any. This often results in a lack of knowledge about stuttering, and speech therapists feeling incapable of properly treating persons who stutter.

No institutions has considered it as an aim to further educate speech therapists in the problems of stuttering, and there exists no institutions where speech therapists can be supervised if they have problems with treating a stutterer. And with the exception of the Associations for Stutterers in Denmark, there are no institutions with the resposibility of passing on knowledge about stuttering to stutterers, the public in general, public institutions, associations or ministries etc. Also the Association for Stutterers in Denmark is very small and run by people in their spare time, and who are therefore unable to deal with this demanding task professionally.

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The organisation of the centre

The centre, which was established January 1, 1994, has four employees: a director, who is educated as a psychologist, two staff members, one who are educated as speech therapists, one who are a ph.d. in psychology, and a secretary.

The running cost is about 350.000 US Dollars per. year (2.100.000 DKK). The costs are covered by the Ministry of the Interior and Social Affairs in Denmark.

The Stuttering Information Center of Denmark is run by a Board with 8 members.

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What the centre offers

The centre monitors the stuttering field nationally and internationally
The centre publishes a newsletter 4 times a year with concise information, articles, interviews, reviews, calendars and more.
The centre publishes leaflets about specific subjects like stuttering and pre-school children, stuttering and school, and stuttering and employment.
The centre disseminates information through articles in magazines and journals, reports from projects we run, presentations on conferences and more.
The centre is at the disposal of speech therapists and other professionals, parents, institutions and organisations with information about specific subjects - or for reference to other sources of information.
The centres refers stutterers and parents to relevant counselling and treatment in the municipalities and councils - and helps in finding ones's way around the system.
The centre has established working groups of speech therapists and psychologists, which work with specific subjects within the field of stuttering.
The centre can provide consultants for research or development projects run by professionals or students.
The centre sells books, booklets, reports, videos and, to a lesser extent other items.

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Links to papers etc. in english

The staff at the centre have in some cases presented papers in English at conferences. Some of the papers we publish are on the topics appearing below.

A Model for Dissemination of Information about Stuttering - paper presented at the 2nd IFA Congress on Fluency Disorders, San Fransisco, USA, 1997
Identity Problems with Stuttering Children and Their Parents - paper presented at the 2nd IFA Congress on Fluency Disorders, San Fransisco, USA, 1997
Prevention of Stuttering in Denmark - paper presented at the 4th World Congress for People Who Stutter, Linköping, Sweden, 1995
Stuttering Awareness - The Stuttering Information Center of Denmark - paper presented at the ELSA-meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 1999
Early Identification and Prevention of Stuttering - a project specification

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Contact information

Mail must be send to:

Dansk Videnscenter for Stammen
Rymarksvej 1
DK-Hellerup

If you visit us:

If you like to visit us, please call at hand, because we are often occupied by meetings, workshops and so.

Phone: +45 3910 1717
Fax: +45 3910 1718
E-mail: davs@davs.dk
Home page: www.davs.dk

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Om DAVS Nyhedsbrev Aktiviteter Materialer Spørgsmål & svar Kontakt Links Litteratur About DAVS Bestilling Oversigt	The Stuttering Information Center of Denmark The aim of the centre The background of the centre The organisation of the centre What the centre offers Links to papers etc. in english Contact information The aim of the centre The Aim of the centre is to improve the prevention and treatment of stuttering in Denmark, and to improve conditions in general for people in Denmark who stutter. To fulfil the aim, the centre means to ensure, that speech therapists, psychologists, stutterers and parents of stuttering children, public social workers, pre-school teachers, school teachers, employers, and others in Denmark will receive up-to-date knowledge about stuttering and the treatment of stuttering. The way to attain this goal is to systematically collect, adapt, develop and pass on knowledge about the causes, development, consequences, prevention and the treatment of stuttering. The background of the centre The reason for establishing the centre was that the treatment of stuttering in Denmark has been decentralised to speech therapists in the municipalities and the recently established regions. The speech therapists' tasks are to treat all kinds of speech and language problems, not only stuttering. Some of the speech therapists only see a single, or a very few, stutterers per year - if any. This often results in a lack of knowledge about stuttering, and speech therapists feeling incapable of properly treating persons who stutter. No institutions has considered it as an aim to further educate speech therapists in the problems of stuttering, and there exists no institutions where speech therapists can be supervised if they have problems with treating a stutterer. And with the exception of the Associations for Stutterers in Denmark, there are no institutions with the resposibility of passing on knowledge about stuttering to stutterers, the public in general, public institutions, associations or ministries etc. Also the Association for Stutterers in Denmark is very small and run by people in their spare time, and who are therefore unable to deal with this demanding task professionally. Move to top of page The organisation of the centre The centre, which was established January 1, 1994, has four employees: a director, who is educated as a psychologist, two staff members, one who are educated as speech therapists, one who are a ph.d. in psychology, and a secretary. The running cost is about 350.000 US Dollars per. year (2.100.000 DKK). The costs are covered by the Ministry of the Interior and Social Affairs in Denmark. The Stuttering Information Center of Denmark is run by a Board with 8 members. Move to top of page What the centre offers The centre monitors the stuttering field nationally and internationally The centre publishes a newsletter 4 times a year with concise information, articles, interviews, reviews, calendars and more. The centre publishes leaflets about specific subjects like stuttering and pre-school children, stuttering and school, and stuttering and employment. The centre disseminates information through articles in magazines and journals, reports from projects we run, presentations on conferences and more. The centre is at the disposal of speech therapists and other professionals, parents, institutions and organisations with information about specific subjects - or for reference to other sources of information. The centres refers stutterers and parents to relevant counselling and treatment in the municipalities and councils - and helps in finding ones's way around the system. The centre has established working groups of speech therapists and psychologists, which work with specific subjects within the field of stuttering. The centre can provide consultants for research or development projects run by professionals or students. The centre sells books, booklets, reports, videos and, to a lesser extent other items. Move to top of page Links to papers etc. in english The staff at the centre have in some cases presented papers in English at conferences. Some of the papers we publish are on the topics appearing below. A Model for Dissemination of Information about Stuttering - paper presented at the 2nd IFA Congress on Fluency Disorders, San Fransisco, USA, 1997 Identity Problems with Stuttering Children and Their Parents - paper presented at the 2nd IFA Congress on Fluency Disorders, San Fransisco, USA, 1997 Prevention of Stuttering in Denmark - paper presented at the 4th World Congress for People Who Stutter, Linköping, Sweden, 1995 Stuttering Awareness - The Stuttering Information Center of Denmark - paper presented at the ELSA-meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 1999 Early Identification and Prevention of Stuttering - a project specification Move to top of page Contact information Mail must be send to: Dansk Videnscenter for Stammen Rymarksvej 1 DK-Hellerup If you visit us: If you like to visit us, please call at hand, because we are often occupied by meetings, workshops and so. Phone: +45 3910 1717 Fax: +45 3910 1718 E-mail: davs@davs.dk Home page: www.davs.dk Move to top of page © Dansk Videnscenter for Stammen

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