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Our therapy
results are based directly upon our effectiveness in understanding
what each individual brings to the therapy process. Our care in
building a solid working relationship with each person, and careful
instruction throughout the entire treatment program, give each person
in therapy the best chance of learning and retaining fluency skills.
We know how
important it is to give you our best effort. Only then will you give
your best effort; and, we know from experience, best efforts yield winners.
HCRI offers a
unique on-site, 12-day therapy that emphasizes motor skill training
and balanced attention to the cognitive and emotional aspects of
stuttering. Our therapy is substantially different from other
so-called "fluency shaping" or "combination"
treatments or therapies you may have received in the past. HCRI
utilizes a more focused set of procedures, more specific response
details, and scientifically validated training methods. Our clients
benefit when we combine these methods with technology and an
incredible staff of professionals dedicated specifically to treating
the problem of stuttering.
This proven
therapy is called The Hollins Fluency System™, and
provides treatment within a fixed time frame, at a fixed
cost, with a known probability of a positive outcome. It is an
intensive twelve-day program that uses specialized training
procedures to facilitate the learning, retention and transfer into
everyday life of fluency targets. Our systematic application of
laboratory-derived principles of learning, along with the constant
honing and validation of training sequences, provides our clients
with fluency skills that can be retained in every day life, without
the requirement of "carry-on" programs or post-therapy
support groups.
HCRI has also been
a pioneer (since 1971) in using computers to strengthen and expand
the processes of stuttering therapy. We have learned how to integrate
computers into therapy in a manner that reinforces the learning and
retention of fluency skills. Our emphasis on the physical measurement
of fluency skills means that we can actually evaluate speech signals
in real time and can then indicate to the speaker whether or not he
attained the target behavior he was trying to produce. The
specialized computers used in the Hollins Fluency System™
provide a strong boost to the learning, and more importantly, the long-term
retention of fluent speech. We have found that the computer
evaluation of speech is well received by our therapy participants and
is judged by them to be user friendly, accurate and reliable.
HCRI has released
its new, web based FluencyNet™
system to our graduates. This powerful real-time speech monitoring
system provides immediate, accurate measurement of ongoing fluency
target use and plots the moment-by-moment results for easy
interpretation. FluencyNet™
can be used at Home
or in the office to evaluate fluency target use in real-life
settings. For example, FluencyNet™
can be used during telephone calls, while in large business meetings
and in one-on-one conversations. FluencyNet™
marks a new era in assistance to persons who stutter. Literally, now,
objective help is available anywhere a web connection can be made.
HCRI's staff
consists of full-time clinicians, researchers and support personel
who specialize in the treatment of stuttering and in research on
stuttering. Clinical staff members hold advanced credentials and have
extensive experience in working with all levels of stuttering
severity. Click Here to meet our staff.
This special
therapy is only available at HCRI in Roanoke, Virginia
USA. If you would like to attend HCRI, call us at (540) 265-5650 to
request an information packet and application. You can also Apply
Online to the Institute.
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