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McGuire Programme
Founded1994
FounderDave McGuire
TypeFor-profit
ServicesMembership-based courses

The McGuire Programme is a stammering or stuttering treatment programme/course run for people who stammer or stutter (ages 14+) by people who stammer. There are no licensed speech therapists involved. It was founded in 1994 by American Dave McGuire in Holland.[1]

Notable Attendees

Scottish international rugby union captain, Kelly Brown, is a graduate of the course.[2] Singer Gareth Gates attended the programme's workshops and subsequently qualified as a speech instructor himself.[3] Stammering awareness activist[4] Adam Black, also a graduate of the course, received a British Empire Medal in the 2019 New Year Honours list where his work raising awareness of stammering was recognised.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Chadwick, Vince (2 February 2013). "Stutterers swear by program but speech experts unconvinced". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ^ Dirs, Ben (5 February 2014). "Scotland captain Kelly Brown tackling his stammer head on". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Gareth Gates becomes speech coach". BBC News. 12 May 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ Carrick, Heather (22 October 2020). "Stammering Awareness Day: Campaigner on how events are taking a different approach this year". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ^ McIver, Brian (29 August 2014). "Primary school teacher Adam Black tells how McGuire Programme helped him overcome stammer and land his dream job". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Adam Black doesn't want to hide his stutter anymore". BBC News. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. ^ "'I thought my New Year Honours was a tax return'". BBC Newsbeat. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. ^ McDonald, Sally (29 March 2016). "Man learns to control his stutter to fulfil his dream of being a teacher". Sunday Post. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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