Free Webcast on Stuttering Hosted by Hollins Communications Research Institute on January 18, 2010
Roanoke, VA (PRWEB) January 13, 2010 -- The first in a series of educational webcasts focused on stuttering is scheduled for Monday, January 18, 2010 at 7 p.m. EST. The free on-line event is open to the public and hosted by non-profit Hollins Communications Research Institute (HCRI – stuttering.org (http://www.stuttering.org)), a leader in stuttering research and treatment innovation.
During the 45-minute webcast, HCRI Founder and President Ronald L. Webster, Ph.D. and expert stuttering clinicians LuAnn Yates and Candy Smith will provide a new look into the problem of stuttering and discuss how HCRI successfully treats the condition. Participants will have the opportunity to submit questions before and during the webcast to be addressed during the live discussion. Those interested in participating, may register online by January 17, 2010 at stuttering.org/register (http://www.stuttering.org/register).
“Stuttering affects three million people in the U.S. and is a deeply misunderstood condition. As a result, it is often mistreated, leaving people who stutter with greater frustration, wasted therapy expense and a speech condition that impedes their ability to reach life’s full potential,” Webster said.
Through HCRI’s series of webcasts, Webster and his team hope to shed new light on the central defining elements of stuttering and highlight how the institute’s treatment addresses the root of the problem for more successful outcomes. HCRI’s scientific work is based on research with 5,700 stuttering cases that encompass an extensive range of stuttering severity and stuttering types among people ages 10 to 73.
For more information about the free webcast or Roanoke, Virginia-based HCRI, send an email to webcast (at) stuttering (dot) org or call 540-265-5650.
About HCRI:
Hollins Communications Research Institute, founded in 1972 by Ronald L. Webster, Ph.D., has grown into a world-leading center for the investigation and treatment of stuttering. The 501 (c) (3) nonprofit institute is unique from other stuttering organizations in that work focuses on developing scientifically based treatment methods, as well as administering stuttering therapy.
HCRI offers 17 stuttering therapy programs annually and has treated more than 5,700 people from across the U.S. and 23 other countries. Clients include John Stossel of Fox News; Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons; and Annie Glenn, wife of senator and astronaut John Glenn. HCRI is located at 7851 Enon Drive, Roanoke, Virginia, 24019. For more information about HCRI’s stuttering treatment program, visit stuttering.org (http://www.stuttering.org).
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