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21 OCT

Pune shg report 21 oct 2012

We had an activity of voluntary stuttering today. I had informed about it earlier to all members. But only Pradeep was there at the decided venue. Pradeep is a student of Mtech.He is regular for shg’s.Our venue was SGS MALL, M.G ROAD,PUNE.We both reached the mall by 11am.Pradeep asked about my coorg trip.He asked what […]

01 OCT

Sharing, the best SEWA..

I just finished reading and commenting at two beautiful papers submitted to ISAD 14 by (our own!) Harish and Vivek! Excellent write up and such pure sharing, straight from the heart. Reading it will be like a Therapy session to you and certainly not cost you thousands..(also, it will not make you talk in that […]

What is Self Help?

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Since there is no medical cure and available therapy almost always ends in relapse and self-blame, it makes sense to develop problem solving skills on our own: you would surely learn to fix running repairs if you are going on a world tour, instead of carrying your mechanic with you. It is all the more useful since it is practiced in a group. You develop social and communication skills, instead of chasing fluency alone. TISA promotes four core techniques: Bouncing, Prolongation, Pausing and Voluntary stammering. In addition, we share and practice many more skills/ approaches: listening, Body language, team skills, leadership, self-assertion, peer counseling- above all being a member of a vibrant community, through fair give and take.