Stammering should not be regarded as simply to do with speaking, rather it is symptomatic of a wider habitual behaviour pattern of thinking, and the judgements that you make about yourself, others and the world around you.
If you have high self-esteem, a positive self-image and confidence, then ‘speaking fluently’ is of far less significance. As a result, you will speak much more easily and comfortably.
The MACH programme takes you through a process that deals with who you are, your patterns of thinking and the belief structures that support stammering behaviour.
The four day programme will help you make important changes to the way you think and behave – changes that will continue to have positive effects long after the course is ended.
You will learn more about yourself, find out how to detach from negative experiences in the past and discover how to create outcomes that help you to move towards the things that are really important to you.
You will create and maintain positive and resourceful feelings and states of mind that are not dependent on external experiences.
At the end of the four days, the world out there will still be the same; other people will still be the same; but you will have begun a journey of change that will carry you forward into a more positive future.
The Mach 1 Programme is a highly structured series of processes that work on the psychology behind stammering. It has been designed to bring about a significant change in thinking and perception which impacts at the highest level – that of identity.
The intensive programme includes elements of story-telling, personal reflection, working in pairs or threes, whole group activities and discussions and the use of special techniques including Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Individual one-to-one work with the trainers is offered where appropriate.
DAY 1
• Understanding how stammering behaviour is established
• Identifying the belief structures that hold the stammering entity in place
• Detaching from negative experiences of the past
DAY 2
• Separating identity and behaviour – you are not what you do
• Recognising negative patterns of thinking and behaviour
• Identifying what is important to you
• Creating outcomes for a positive experience – making it happen
• Your map of the world – creating meaning and understanding others
DAY 3
• New beliefs
• Creating and maintaining a positive and resourceful state
DAY 4
• The real world – preparation for return to everyday life
• Looking forward to the challenges ahead
AFTERWARDS
After the course is over, our team will stay in touch with you to help you stay on track. You will also be offered the opportunity to assist on future courses, helping others through the processes you have experienced. We hope to be able to form a network of MACH 1 delegates across the country.
MACH 1 AND OTHER PROGRAMMES
There is a wide variety of different stammering 'therapies' already available including some that offer special breathing techniques (such as the McGuire and Starfish programmes), others that take a cognitive approach, some that offer technological solutions, others that work at the level of boosting confidence etc (and a few that are downright bizarre!). Some courses offer a mixture of the above.
Stammering is not one single condition. Everyone’s experience of stammering is different, although there may be some common features. Every individual is unique and each responds to different types of interventions. What is highly successful for one is less so for another but we believe that the structure of MACH 1 is such that people will always gain a great deal from the programme and that these benefits will be ongoing in their future lives.
We recognise and support the excellent work already being done by our colleagues in the field and the MACH 1 programme is offered, not to challenge established programmes, but to complement them.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Over the next couple of years, the MACH 1 Programme will be rolled out across the UK.
We are particularly keen to work closely with BSA members, local and regional support groups and with professionals in this field. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
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Registered Office: 1 Seamer Road Corner, Scarborough, YO12 5BB