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Catherine Clark, Director, Education & Regulatory Advocacy for ASHA wrote a letter to Alexa Posny,
Director, Office of Special Education Programs for the US Dept of Ed requesting clarification on 2006 IDEA Part B regulations. Here's the request and response.
 Request from ASHA (PDF, 51kb)
Response from US Dept of Ed (PDF, 790kb)
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Next Newsletter Deadline
Our OHSA newsletter is one way our association provides information to its members. As participants in OSHA we have the opportunity to contribute articles, ideas, announcements and related information to our peers through the quarterly publication of the newsletter.
The next deadline for the newsletter is Friday, July 13, 2007 with mailing of the summer issue anticipated late July. If you have something to submit, please email it as a Word document attachment to carmelc@callatg.com, janetl@hearingandspeech.org and ceced@att.net
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On January 1, 2007, ASHA implemented the new Standards for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Audiology. The Council for Clinical Certification is offering all those whose CCC has lapsed due to non-payment of annual fees or personal resignation the opportunity to reinstate under the old, 1993 standards.
Anyone who falls in the above category and has not recently received an invitation to reinstate through the mail may call the Action Center at 1-800-498-2071.
This offer will expire on December 21, 2007. After that date, the policy is as follows:
- If lapsed less than 5 years – submit a reinstatement application form, the fee, and evidence of professional development hours based on the number of years lapsed.
- If lapsed more than 5 years – submit a new application for certification with the appropriate fee, obtain a passing score on the Praxis series examination with 5 years of application for reinstatement, complete a modified Clinical Fellowship (12 weeks duration), and accumulate 30 contact hours of professional development for the 3 years prior to the application for reinstatement.
Information on the 2007 Standards for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology can be found on the ASHA Web site at http://www.asha.org/about/membership-certification/certification/aud_standards_new.htm.
We encourage all those who are providing services to take advantage of this offer.
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The program committee offers you the opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise with your colleagues at the 2007 OSHA Conference. If you wish to participate, please note the guidelines below. Students and professionals in related disciplines are encouraged to submit.
PRESENTATION FORMATS
• 90-minute presentation. These will be scheduled for Saturday, October 13th. You will be asked to state your audiovisual requirements on the cover sheet. Handouts are highly recommended. OSHA will provide copies of handouts if originals are received by the OSHA office by October 1, 2007. Otherwise, presenters are responsible for providing their own handouts (you may contact the OSHA office for assistance in determining how many copies of your handout to bring). Handouts will be posted on the OSHA website.
• Poster presentation. Interactive poster presentations will occur on Friday, October 12th from 4:30-6:00. Presenters are required to be at their posters during this time. Presenters are required to provide their own free-standing presentation boards, measuring no larger than 48” wide and 36” high. Easels will be provided. Handouts are encouraged and must be provided by the presenters.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
All proposals should be typed and submitted as follows:
1. Completed cover sheet (see attached).
2. Abstract (separate page). 50 words summarizing the major aspects of your proposal, to be published in the conference program. Please include the title of the proposal as well as the names and affiliations of all the presenters.
3. Biographical information. On a separate page, please include brief biographical information about each presenter (no more than 50 words per person).
4. Learning objectives: Please list at least 3 learning objectives on a separate page.
5. Program description. Please use the following guidelines for your program descriptions:
In order to submit a proposal for a presentation or poster regarding intervention and/or assessment techniques or approaches, the following is required:
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• A description of your proposed presentation or poster, no more than 500 words in length. The description should include the following:
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• A short overall summary of the presentation or poster.
• A summary of the available evidence (200 words or less). For treatment approaches, this should include a discussion of the evidence of efficacy and clinical effectiveness, as well as the clinical/practical significance of outcomes. For assessments, this should include a discussion of the psychometric properties of the assessment (sensitivity, specificity, reliability, and validity). When there is a lack of previous empirical research or the topic is controversial, please describe the underlying theory backing the approach, technique or method. |
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In order to submit a proposal for a presentation or poster regarding professional issues (such as clinical training, SLP shortage, etc.), the following is required:
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• A description of your proposed presentation or poster, no more than 500 words in length, to include statement of issue or problem, action taken or suggested, method, results and conclusion. |
In order to submit a proposal for a presentation or poster describing a research project, the following is required:
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• A description, no more than 500 words in length, summarizing your research question(s), participants, methodology, analysis and results. |
 Paper Submission Coversheet (157kb)
Please send all required materials to:
OSHA Office
PO Box 523
Salem, OR 97308
For assistance with submissions, contact Jennifer Larsen, Program Chair at (503) 802-5262
or jennyl@hearingandspeech.org
Submissions must be postmarked by June 8, 2007
All presenters are required to pay registration fees
Presenters may not use their session to promote or sell products or services
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We are expecting over 450 attendees who are primarily speech-language and audiology professionals.
Our key speakers this year include Anne van Kleeck from the University of Texas, who will discuss emergent literacy in preschoolers and kindergarteners; Geralyn Timler from the University of Buffalo, who will discuss social language skills in school-aged children with SLI; and Carol Flexer of the University of Akron, presenting on auditory processing. There will be a presentation from the Northwest Clinic for Voice & Swallowing. Carol Stoel-Gammon from the University of Washington will offer a presentation on articulation/phonology.
We have improved on the vendor program for our fall conference:
- Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities have been expanded to include advertising packages, which offer reduced advertising costs at the conference and throughout year in the membership directory and quarterly newsletter.
- A layout of the booth locations and electrical outlets will be forwarded vendors upon registration for the conference.
- Exhibits will be in one area, located near the breaks and continental breakfast.
- Attendees will have punch cards in their registration packets. Attendees who have their punch card signed by all venders will be eligible for special door prizes during the Friday evening reception.
- Email updates will be sent to vendors advising of any changes.
We encourage vendors to participate in our door prizes by bringing items to donate.
We will send you lodging information, table diagrams and setting up instructions with your confirmation packet. So please register soon, space is limited. For any questions please call
Carmel Campbell at 503-370-7019 (Monday to Friday, 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m) or email carmelc@callatg.com.
Thank you for your support.
Carmel Campbell
Association Administrator
Exhibitor Packet for Fall Conference (PDF)
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SLP Shortage Committee "Grow Your Own" Kit Can be found here.
posted 3/15/07
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Next Newsletter Deadline
Our OHSA newsletter is one way our association provides information to its members. As participants in OSHA we have the opportunity to contribute articles, ideas, announcements and related information to our peers through the quarterly publication of the newsletter.
The next deadline for the newsletter is Friday, April 27, 2007 with mailing of the spring issue anticipated mid May. If you have something to submit, please email it as a Word document attachment to carmelc@callatg.com, janetl@hearingandspeech.org and ceced@att.net
posted 2/19/07
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ASHA would like to recognize outstanding clinical achievement that leads to innovation in science and practice. The nomination period is now open for the 2007 Clinical Achievement Awards. More information, forms and guidelines can be found at http://www.ashfoundation.org/foundation/grants/
Van Hattum Award for School Related Professionals (deadline: April 27, 2007)
Frank R. Kleffner Clinical Career Award (deadline: March 31, 2007).
Act quickly! Deadlines are quickly approaching.
posted 2/6/07
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www.clinicaldecision.umn.edu
Kathryn Kohnert & Leslie Glaze
Funded by the Office of Multicultural Affairs of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
We invite you to visit our Web site, www.clinicaldecision.umn.edu to explore a new,
interactive resource for speech language pathologists who
serve linguistically diverse school aged learners. The
project goal is to deliver free, on-demand professional
information for SLPs during the 2006-07 school year,
including:
1. A self-study curriculum of information essential to
clinical assessments and intervention with linguistically
diverse learners
2. Links to other related resources
3. "Ask a Colleague" link to a mentored web-based threaded
discussion forum
4. Four online lectures in advanced topics (e.g., hearing
loss, cleft palate, autism, fluency), as they relate to
linguistically diverse learners (beginning November, 2006)
We hope you will visit our site and share tis resource with
your colleagues. If you have current ASHA CCCs and a minimum
of three years of experience working with linguistically
diverse populations, we also invite you to consider serving
as a volunteer Guest mentor for our "Ask a Colleague"
discussion forum (see Guest Mentor link on the web site). We
welcome your comments and suggestions; please email us at
cdmldl@umn.edu.
Thank you.
Kathryn Kohnert and Leslie Glaze
Project Co-Investigators
posted 11/14/06
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 Conference
Presentation Materials
We have posted presentation
materials from the 2006 conference for your reference.
posted 10/31/06
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