Resources

One of ISTAR's mandates is to increase the level of public awareness about and understanding of stuttering. To accomplish this, staff provide interviews that appear in newspapers, radio and television, and give presentations to audiences such as service clubs, university students and schools.

Online Resources

• To download information on ISTAR's stuttering program:
  
  Children (under 12 years)
  
  • Child ISTAR Information Package
    
  • Child ISTAR Application Form
  
  Teens and Adults (12+ years)
  
  • Teen / Adult ISTAR Information Package
  • Teen / Adult ISTAR Application Form
    

• To download information on the Communication Improvement Program (CIP):
  
  Children (under 12 years)
  
  • Child CIP Information Package
    
  • Child CIP Application Form

• About Stuttering: Information for Teachers and Parents 
• Parent Brochure
• ISTAR Brochure
• Common Questions About Stuttering
• ISTAR's corporate newsletter
  ISTAR releases an annual newsletter to celebrate the achievements of ISTAR clients, staff, donors, and students. If you would like to be included on our mailing list, please email us at istar@ualberta.ca and include your mailing address. 
  
• "5 Things You Should Know" (information for SLPs)
          "5 Things You Should Know" Fall 2012 Issue
          "5 Things You Should Know" Spring 2012 Issue
          "5 Things You Should Know" Winter 2011 Issue
          "5 Things You Should Know" Fall 2011 Issue
          "5 Things You Should Know" Summer 2011 Issue
          "5 Things You Should Know" Spring 2011 Issue
          "5 Things You Should Know" Fall 2010 Issue
          "5 Things You Should Know" Summer 2010 Issue

Links

Links to external sites that provide valuable information on stuttering.

• Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta 
• University of Alberta
  
• Canadian Stuttering Association 
• True Fluency Canada (SpeechEasy)
• British Columbia Association for People Who Stutter
• Stuttering Foundation of America 
• National Stuttering Association
• Friends Who Stutter
• International Fluency Association
• International Stuttering Association 
• Stuttering Homepage
• Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
• Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists 
• American Institute for Stuttering
• Successful Stuttering Management Program 
• Montreal Fluency Centre 
• Communication Improvement Program (CIP) 
• Teasing and Bullying Program (TAB) 
• Charity Village 
• The Support Network
• Toastmasters International
• Elks of Canada 
• Royal Purple of Canada
• Adult stuttering program. Group and individual sessions in English and French.
  McGill University Health Centre
  Garth Foote, SLP
  Tel: 514-934-1934, ext. 34149
  garth.foote@muhc.mcgill.ca  www.muhc.mcgill.ca  

Additional Materials

Please contact us at 780.492.2619 or istar@ualberta.ca to order the following materials available from ISTAR:

Facilitating Fluency: Transfer Strategies for Adult Stuttering Treatment Programs (1989) By William G. Webster, PhD and Marie G. Poulos, BA, DSP $25 (includes shipping & handling)

This manual for clients and clinicians is a helpful accompaniment to therapy. The manual utilizes cognitive-behavioral principles to help clients learn to use their new skills where it matters most -in the real world. Through a series of five seminars, backed up by reading and reproducible worksheets, this program will show clients techniques to change their attitudes and beliefs, attack avoided words and situations, learn progressive relaxation exercises, use diaries to monitor speech performance and develop "scripts" to enhance their social skills.

Stuttering: Information for Parents

This brochure provides general information about stuttering and addresses many questions parents may have. The brochure is routinely included in all information packets sent to people inquiring about childrens' therapy. Feel free to request multiple copies of the brochure if you wish to distribute them to parents or allied professionals. No charge.

Stuttering: Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research

This brochure provides information about ISTAR's programs and services and how we can help people who stutter. The brochure is routinely included in all information packets sent to people who inquire about therapy. Feel free to request multiple copies if you would like them for your files or for distribution. No charge.

Teasing and Bullying: Unacceptable Behaviour (TAB) (2000) By Marilyn Langevin, MSc, RSLP, S-LP(C), CCC-SLP

For use in elementary schools, this is an evidence-based bullying prevention program developed at ISTAR. See www.tab.ualberta.ca for information and order forms, or call us at (780) 492-2619.