This is the Newsletter of the
Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association


Dawn Kutney, Editor
790 W. Lake Lansing Rd.
Suite 500-A
East Lansing, Michigan  48823
email address:  msha@att.net
Website: www.michiganspeechhearing.org

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MSHA Executive Board:
President:
Natalie Douglas, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
President-Elect: 
Lisa Register, M.A., CCC-SLP
Past President: 
Laura Lenkey, Ph.D., CCC- SLP
Secretary:
Katharine Elder, M.A., CFY-SLP
Treasurer:
Sherry Riedel, M.A., CCC-SLP
VP for Advocacy:
Kelli Pierce, M.A., CCC-SLP
VP for Audiology Services:
Open
VP for Membership:
Greg Spray, M.A., CCC-SLP
VP for Professional Dev & Education:
Terry Lange-Winkel, M.A., CCC-SLP
VP Elect for Prof Dev & Education:
Jacqueline Gale, M.A., CCC-SLP
VP for Public Relations:
Erica Neller, M.A., CCC-SLP
VP for SLP/Healthcare:
Rosalyn Davis, M.S., CCC-SLP
VP for SLP/Public Schools:
Blake Donovan,  M.A., CCC-SLP

MSHA Advisory Assembly:
Audiology Practice:
Open
Communications and Networking:
Erica Neller, M.A., CCC-SLP
Continuing Education:
Sarah Choss, M.A., CCC-SLP
Ethics & Standards:
Open
SLP Healthcare:
Rosalyn Davis, M.A., CCC-SLP
SLP Public School:
Alyssa Webster, M.A., CFY-SLP
Student Affairs:
Callan Gavigan, M.A., CFY-SLP
MSHA Members-at-Large
N.W. Michigan:
Michelle Baumgartner, M.A., CCC-SLP
S.E. Michigan:
Karen O'Leary, M.A., CCC-SLP
S.W. Michigan:
Kirsten Haverberg, M.A., CCC-SLP
N.E. Michigan:
Ashley Gutowski, M.A., CCC-SLP
Upper Peninsula:
Elizabeth Curtis, M.A., CCC-SLP
Member-at-Large Representing Students:
Beth Westrate, M.A., CFY-SLP,  Grand Valley State University
ASHA Advisory Councilors:
SLP: Cary Cekola, M.A.,CCC-SLP
AUD:  Margot Beckerman, Au.D., CCC-A
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   The Van Riper Lecture Series 2017: Social Communications and Pragmatics: A Developmental Perspective will feature speakers Carol Westby, Ph.D., ASHA Fellow and Lee Robinson, M.S., CCC-SLP.  To see brochure and register please follow link at https://wmich.edu/speech-audiology/van-riper-lectures

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    The Michigan Speech-Language Guidelines: Suggestions for Eligibility, Service Delivery & Exit Criteria, Edited by Maureen Staskowski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Macomb Public Schools, Published and Revised by MSHA in 2006, is getting a reboot from our Public Schools Committee.  Are you interested in reviewing and providing input? 
 
   Thanks to the MSHA Executive Board for the encouragement and direction to update these Guidelines.  It is time to revisit some sections of this important document that is used in public school districts around Michigan.  Blake Donovan, M.A., CCC-SLP, Livingston County RESA, MSHA VP for Public Schools, and Alyssa Webster, M.A., CFY-SLP,  Eaton County RESA, MSHA Advisory Assembly/Public Schools chairperson, have begun the process of review.  Many thanks to Celeste Gerlach, M.A., CCC-SLP, Haslett Public Schools, for her extensive work updating the Articulation chapter.  MSHA President-Elect Lisa Register, M.A., CCC-SLP, Lansing School District, will help to shepherd this document through its revision process.
 
   For those of you who might not be familiar with this document, or its history, go to our website at www.michiganspeechhearing.org and follow this link:http://www.misd.net/SEconsult/files/MichiganSpeechLanguageGuidelinesRevised12-06.pdf
 
   The original Guidelines was published by MSHA in 1992 by the members of the Public School Committee.  Its preface states: Its intent is to serve as a resource to SLPs and administrators as local practices are established.  It is hoped that this document facilitates discussion.  It has been a valuable resource and we hope to update sections to help continue its use and relevance in the state of Michigan.
 
   At the 2018 MSHA Annual Conference in Kalamazoo, the Public School Committee plans to host a session where the revisions can be read and reviewed and input is encouraged.  Check the MSHA Program Schedule for the day, time and room.
 
   We look forward to having our public school SLPs weigh in on the update of this important document as we make it more relevant and useful.


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    The Michigan Speech-Language Guidelines: Suggestions for Eligibility, Service Delivery & Exit Criteria, Edited by Maureen Staskowski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Macomb Public Schools, Published and Revised by MSHA in 2006, is getting a reboot from our Public Schools Committee.  Are you interested in reviewing and providing input? 
 
   Thanks to the MSHA Executive Board for the encouragement and direction to update these Guidelines.  It is time to revisit some sections of this important document that is used in public school districts around Michigan.  Blake Donovan, M.A., CCC-SLP, Livingston County RESA, MSHA VP for Public Schools, and Alyssa Webster, M.A., CFY-SLP,  Eaton County RESA, MSHA Advisory Assembly/Public Schools chairperson, have begun the process of review.  Many thanks to Celeste Gerlach, M.A., CCC-SLP, Haslett Public Schools, for her extensive work updating the Articulation chapter.  MSHA President-Elect Lisa Register, M.A., CCC-SLP, Lansing School District, will help to shepherd this document through its revision process.
 
   For those of you who might not be familiar with this document, or its history, go to our website at www.michiganspeechhearing.org and follow this link:http://www.misd.net/SEconsult/files/MichiganSpeechLanguageGuidelinesRevised12-06.pdf
 
   The original Guidelines was published by MSHA in 1992 by the members of the Public School Committee.  Its preface states: Its intent is to serve as a resource to SLPs and administrators as local practices are established.  It is hoped that this document facilitates discussion.  It has been a valuable resource and we hope to update sections to help continue its use and relevance in the state of Michigan.
 
   At the 2018 MSHA Annual Conference in Kalamazoo, the Public School Committee plans to host a session where the revisions can be read and reviewed and input is encouraged.  Check the MSHA Program Schedule for the day, time and room.
 
   We look forward to having our public school SLPs weigh in on the update of this important document as we make it more relevant and useful.


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   The MSHA Membership Dues Renewal cards are in the mail!  You should receive it soon, and we thank you for your continuing support of MSHA.  If you pay prior to November 1, 2017, you can save $5!  We have not raised our dues for 25 years!  This is in acknowledgement and full appreciation of the financial burdens all SLPs have with licensure, reduced employer support of continuing education, and the general economic struggles in the public schools and healthcare institutions. (Pictured above Greg Spray and friends).

   We need your support more now than ever.  Your dues allow us to have an office with two employees, hire a lobbyist, produce an annual conference which allows you to earn CEUs and provide networking opportunities, and to provide the kind of support and representation you all deserve.   We are the state association for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

   Thank you for your important and continued support of MSHA!

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   Congratulations to the 2017 MSHF Scholarship Recipients who received their awards at the recent MSHA Annual Conference in Troy, Michigan.  These outstanding students were selected by their universities and we applaud their achievements!

Elise Patricia Drager and Justin Arik Gripentrog, Graduate Students at Western Michigan University;
Bridget Salvia, Graduate Student at Eastern Michigan University; 
Lindsay Bitterman and Jordan McCarthy, Graduate Students at Central Michigan University; 
Caleb Wilson and Gabriella Gilfoy, Graduate Students at Michigan State University (who has matched funds);
Kimberly Brief, Katie Stevenson, Christine Forrest, and Claire Miller, Graduate Students at Wayne State University (who has matched funds);  and
Kelsey Hines, Graduate Student at Grand Valley State University.
 
MSHF Honorable Mention Awards: 
Sara Acton, Graduate Student at Eastern Michigan University; and
Corynn Marchesi, Graduate Student at Central Michigan University.

   Please go our our MSHF website to see profiles of these outstanding students www.msha-foundation.org

   The MSHF Silent Auction continues to be the most significant source of income for our scholarships to our wonderful students.  Plan to be involved in the Silent Auction again at MSHA in Kalamazoo for MSHA 2018.  Donations are needed - bids will be fun.

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   Thank you to our Sponsors for supporting our MSHA Conference in a variety of ways.  See below our list of sponsors for our 2017 conference and I urge you all to thank them for their continued support of MSHA!   We hope we will see them all in Kalamazoo for 2018!  

Welcome Reception Thursday evening:
•Central Michigan University,  Department of Communication Disorders
 
Continental Breakfast Friday morning:
•Detroit Medical Center
 
Undergraduate Student Round Table Friday morning:
•Michigan State University, Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
 
Graduate Student Round Table Friday afternoon:
•Eastern Michigan University, Speech-Language Pathology Program, Department of Special Education
 
Snack Break Friday afternoon:
•Wayne State University, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Praxis Trivia QuizBowl, Friday evening:
•Western Michigan University, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Breakfast Pastries Saturday morning:
•Grand Valley State University, Department of Communication Disorders

Lanyards for all participants:
•MSHA Foundation - MSHF
 
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MSHA Conference 2018:
March 22-24, 2018,
Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo

MSHA Conference 2019:
March 21-23, 2019,
Kellogg Center, East Lansing

MSHA Conference 2020:
In the works! Date and location to be announced soon.

The next et cetera newsletter - the Conference Edition - will be emailed to all MSHA members in early January, 2018.

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    The recent MSHA Conference in Troy saw a big crowd with an abundance of energy and enthusiasm for our wonderful speakers and topics.  Click on the link below to see a photo album. We hope to see you next year March 22-24, 2018 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo!


Photos from the 2017 MSHA Annual Conference in Troy, Michigan

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 Here are ANSWERS to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) that LARA has responded to!  And a helpful link to their website: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/lara/Speech_Language_Pathology_FAQs_538247_7.pdf

Do I have to complete continuing education for renewal or relicensure?
Rule 338.627 adds the requirement of 20 continuous professional development credits (cpd) with at least 1 cpd credit in pain and symptom management in order to renew. This requirement began with the 2016 renewal cycle.  MSHA will offer classes ever year at our annual conferences to meet the requirements for either the Human Trafficking requirement, and/or the Pain Management cpd requirement.

Rules 338.621 and 338.623 add the requirement of acquiring not less than 20 cpd with at least 1 cpd credit in pain and symptom management within 2 years immediately preceding the date of application for relicensure for a full or limited license. This will be required for a relicensure application submitted on or after 10/1/2019.

Rule 338.629 lays out the acceptable cpd activities, requirements, and limitations.

When do I have to meet the requirements for the completion of training in identifying victims of human trafficking?

Rule 338.604 requires licensees to complete training in identifying victims of human trafficking began with the 2016 renewal cycle. This training requirement will need to be completed prior to the license renewal in 2018.

Applicants who apply for a license on or after March 16, 2021 will be required to have completed the required training in identifying victims of human trafficking. 

How long are the Speech-Language Pathology licenses issued for? Can I renew my license early? How will I know when I need to renew?

Your initial Speech-Language Pathology license is only good until the next expiration date of your profession (anywhere from 4 months to 1 year). After your first renewal, your license will be valid for 2 years. You will receive renewal information 45-60 days prior to the expiration date of your license and it will state the renewal fee required.

You cannot renew your license early. Our system is not set up to receive renewal information until the renewal time for your profession. We will mail you renewal information approximately 45-60 days before the expiration date of your current license. Remember to notify the Department in writing of any address changes you have. It is your responsibility to renew your license on time. Failure to notify us of an address change does not exempt you from renewing your license on time. You can renew online at www.michigan.gov/elicense Online renewal payments require you to pay with a credit card.

The link to the new administrative rules for SLP from LARA is http://w3.lara.state.mi.us/orr/Files/AdminCode/1301_2013-103LR_AdminCode.pdf 

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Dear MSHA Membership,
 
 “The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time. Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.” 
Brene’ Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Parent and Lead
 
   Here I am, president of a group of people whom I truly believe practice the noblest of professions. To be honest, at times I seriously doubt my qualifications for this position, and I am not currently undergoing any formal leadership training. But here is what I will do for the MSHA membership to the very best of my ability, I will show up.
 
   Showing up. What does it mean to show up? I believe that we show up all the time for so many different facets of our lives – our families, our friends, our partners, our clients, our patients, our students, our colleagues and more. I am often overwhelmed at all the places where I need to show up, and I certainly can’t offer any easy answers to address the daily life pulls so many of us face. But, there a couple of things I do know. MSHA needs you to show up. MSHA needs you to show up to advocate and help spread the message that communication is a human right for all, that children with special needs are entitled to a fair and equitable education, that adults with neurological disease deserve to participate as fully as possible in life. MSHA needs you to show up to our state-wide meet and greets to chat with your board, and to invite your non-MSHA member colleagues to join us in our mission!
 
   I would also like to explicitly acknowledge our board members, those who are tirelessly showing up for all of us! Thanks to Lisa Register for jumping right into the President-Elect position and helping to facilitate MSHA’s reach to SLPs in the public schools. Thanks to Past-President, Laura Lenkey for working with other states on an ASHA-funded public service announcement to advocate for the professions. Special thanks to Katie Elder for volunteering to serve as secretary, keeping us organized and documented throughout our meetings. Much gratitude to Sherry Riedel who has been showing up for years for MSHA, balancing our budgets and continuing to assure the financial solvency of our organization. We are also thankful to Kelli Pierce who is frequently writing letters and working with our lobbyist to protect our professions in Lansing. Thanks to Greg Spray for working hard to not only gain new members but to engage the membership that we already have. Thanks to both Jacqueline Gale and Terry Lange-Winkel who are working hard to ensure successful MSHA conferences into 2018, 2019, 2020 and beyond! Thanks to Erica Neller for helping to maintain our fantastic website and expand our social media presence. Rosalyn Davis, VP of SLP Healthcare, is leading an extremely productive healthcare committee. They ensure that our speakers for MSHA conferences are exactly who MSHA members need and want to hear from, among many other exciting endeavors. Thanks to Blake Donovan who is updating our MSHA Guidelines for the public schools so that all of our students have access to the best possible evidence-based practices.

   Our Advisory Assembly made up of Erica Neller, Sarah Choss, Michelle Bailey, Rosalyn Davis, Alyssa Webster, Callan Gavigan, Karen O’Leary, Kristen Haverberg, Ashley Gutowski, Michelle Baumgartner, Elizabeth Curtis, Beth Westrate are also showing up for us – keeping us abreast of important issues across the state. Thanks to Cary Cekola for serving as our rep to ASHA, representing us at a national level. And we all know that MSHA would not be MSHA without Kim Wesoloski and Dawn Kutney, the glue that holds MSHA together, showing up for MSHA for the past 30 YEARS. I thank all of you for showing up, and I encourage others of you to do the same. Indeed, may we all be a little braver each time!
 
Natalie Douglas, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
MSHA President
   
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   Communication: Access and Advocacy is our theme for the 2018 MSHA Annual Conference, March 22-24, 2018, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  We are so pleased to return to a favorite location for our members in downtown Kalamazoo! Mark your calendars now and look who we've secured so far:

 Michelle Garcia Winner, M.A., CCC-SLP, Founder and CEO of Social Thinking, Santa Clara, California, will present two Short Courses on Friday, March 23, 2018, on Zooming In On Practical Strategies for Teaching Concrete Learners.  Michelle has been the #1 request from our colleagues to bring to MSHA.  We are thrilled she will present at our conference next year!   
   Debjani Mukherjee, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Medical Education at Northwestern University, will present on Empathy in Rehab, on Friday, March 23.  Dr. Mukherjee's interests include ethical issues in rehabilitation, the cultural contexts of medical decisions, and the impact of emotionally demanding cases on clinical staff. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, clinical ethicist, and Director of the Donnelley Ethics Program at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago).


   Yvette D. Hyter, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Professor, Western Michigan University, along with her team from the Children’s Trauma Assessment Center in Kalamazoo, will present a session: The Effects of Complex Trauma and Alcohol Exposure:  The Brain, Language, and Skills for Daily Living.  Yvette is an ASHA Coordinator, SIG 17: Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders.  She is the Co-Founder of the Social and Pragmatic Communication Skills of Peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora: Online Resarch Researcn & Resource Lab, and the Co-Director, Cultural Connections: Transnational Research and Education Laboratory.


   On Thursday evening we will offer a class on Pain Management which will satisfy the continuous professional development (CPD) requirement for the SLP license.   Lisa Gigliotti, J.D. , will present an evening class on:  The State of Pain Management in Michigan. Lisa Gigliotti is an attorney whose career traversed positions as a health policy advisor to the Michigan Senate and  governor, as an administrative law judge, as an advocate for people with disabilities, and as an appointee to the Michigan Pain and Symptom Management Committee and the Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Commission.

   Mark DeRuiter, Ph.D., CCC-A/SLP, ASHA Fellow, from the University of Arizona, will present a Short Course on Thursday afternoon on the topic of Supervision. Mark is a former MSHA member who taught at Wayne State University several years ago.  We welcome Mark back to Michigan and look forward to his presentation!

   We are also offering another class on the topic of Human Trafficking which will satisfy the SLP License requirement, on Saturday morning, March 24.  Our speaker will be Sara Morley LaCroix, Kalamazoo Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition who will present a morning session on the issue of identifying victims of human trafficking including understanding the types and venues of human trafficking in the United States and identifying victims in health care and school settings.  Our popular Student Round Table classes for Undergraduate and Graduate Students to help with employment and licensure questions, graduate school and CFY issues, and an opportunity to talk to professionals in a variety of work settings will continue.

   To keep updated on additional classes go to our website at: www.michiganspeechhearing.org so stay tuned.  We invite you to share your success, research, and/or treatment strategies with us next year by submitting a MSHA Call for Paper.  Contact the MSHA office if you have any questions.

      Returning to Kalamazoo will be our MSHF Silent Auction; Praxis Trivia QuizBowl; Exhibitors’ Cocktail Party and Raffle; and MSHA 50/50 Raffle.
 
   The MSHA Conference is a great opportunity for CEUs! Contact MSHA for more info at 517/332-5691 or visit our website at: www.michiganspeechhearing.org

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    Join us at our annual MSHA Conference, March 22-24, 2018, at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Our theme this year is Communication – Access and Advocacy, and as you can see from the article above we already have an exciting line up of invited speakers to help us do just that!  Here is something exciting:  Parking is free this year at the Radisson Hotel for our MSHA conference attendees!
(Picture here l-r: Terry Lange-Winkel, Deanna Klein, and Maureen Staskowski)

   Our 2018 Conference promises to be the usual jam-packed, full slate of scheduled professional development opportunities that you have come to know and expect when attending a MSHA conference.  As always, we promise time to visit and collaborate with colleagues during fun-filled receptions, luncheons, poster sessions, and student activities, including Round Table sessions and the Praxis Bowl on Friday evening.  If you have a calling to share your professional knowledge, we urge you to submit your presentation (course or poster session) through our Call for Papers process. We have had an outstanding number of speakers and topics in the past, and this local research, talent, and professionalism helps to make our conference extra special! The Call for Papers and the Hotel Reservation forms are on-line.  All the Exhibitor forms are online as well. 
 
   Save the date and begin to make your plans now for the annual MSHA Conference, March 22-24, 2018.  I hope to see you in Kalamazoo!

With Warm Regards,

Terry Lange-Winkel
MSHA VP for Professional Development

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   In this new section of the newsletter, we will be featuring questions, concerns and comments from students. Our goal is to highlight information that would be most helpful to you.  Let me hear from you with any questions you have that we can answer here.

   For example, did you know that in your clinical first year (CFY) you are still eligible for the student membership rate and you can receive the student rate for the MSHA annual conference too. We look forward to seeing you at the conference and hearing from you at MSHAstudaffairs@gmail.com
 
  
Callan Gavigan, MA, CF-SLP
Chair of the Student Affairs Committee

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  MSHA encourages all students to come to the Annual Conference in Kalamazoo to share their research and talent with a Poster Session submission.  Last year's group of Posters was phenomenal and don't forget you can earn $250 for your poster!  Congratulations to the 2017 Student Poster Session Award Winners:

Sara Acton, M.A., Eastern Michigan University, for her Poster: Seeking Community Priorities:  A Case Study of James Bay Cree Perspectives on Child Language Development.  Sara's co-author was Ana Claudia Harten, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, EMU.

Anna Pogggensee, B.S. and Brittany Barnes, B.A., Western Michigan University, for their Poster: An Analysis of Aphasia Education Internet Resources for Spanish Speaking Clients and Families, co-authored with Robin Pollens, M.S., also of Western Michigan University.

   Thanks again to Psi Iota Xi,  Michigan chapters Eta Sigma, Zeta Theta, Theta Tau, and Eta Omicron, for their support of these awards.  These students received a $250 award for outstanding work in their Student Poster Sessions.  Thanks to our Michigan colleague Char Holcomb, and others,  for continuing to support our students in this manner. The Psi Iota Xi national philanthropic organization is dedicated to helping others, especially in the fields of speech and hearing. 

     Thanks to all the students who submitted Posters for MSHA in 2017.  They were varied in topic and excellent in presentation and scope.  The time spent during the Authors Present portion of the conference was invigorating!  You all helped to enrich our conference and allow our members to obtain CEUs and we appreciate all of your efforts!  

   Follow this link for the MSHA Call for Papers or check with your university where forms and packets of information will be available.

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   Thank you to our many Exhibitors who made our recent MSHA Conference in Troy so fun and successful. With almost 700 conference attendees present, our exhibitors provided many interesting products and information and we so appreciate their support!
   Exhibiting at MSHA allows for networking between those who sell products used by SLPs and AUDs, with those who wish to hire someone, or to be hired. Our MSHA Program Book is a great way to advertise if you’re in a private practice, or you’re looking to hire someone, or you wish to advertise your program or continuing education activities.  It’s also a great way to support MSHA as the revenue helps defray the expense of the conference.   
     
   Join us in Kalamazoo next year where we will continue to see our Exhibitors and Advertisers enrich our conference.  Forms are here at MSHA Exhibits or on our website or just contact the MSHA office at 517-332-5691.

   Thank you - see you next year in Kalamazoo!

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   You are invited to the Graduate Application Open House on October 6, 2017, for those of you interested in applying for the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wayne State University. The Graduate Application Open House begins at 10:00 am and concludes around 12:00 noon.
 
  The Graduate Application Open House will include information on the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology curricula, clinical training programs, faculty research, the CSD facility and the application process.  Applicants will have the chance to meet with faculty members and graduate students, have their questions answered in person, and visit the Speech-Language & Hearing clinics. 
 
   The location for this event is:  Rackham Library 2nd Floor (60 Farnsworth next to the DIA) Parking is available in a structure attached to the back of the building on Warren (parking structures #3 http://campusmap.wayne.edu/  The parking structure accepts only credit cards.  There is also metered street parking in front of the building on Farnsworth. Please also refer to other parking lots nearby, such as other WSU parking structures and DIA parking.
 
   For more information, please contact Ms. Denise Walker at 313-577-3339, or email at csdgradapplications@wayne.edu

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   The Anamilo Club, which means to speak again, has been meeting in Metropolitan Detroit for over 60 years.  It is a support group for head and neck cancer patients, their families and friends, as well as speech-language pathologists.  They share info with one another on a variety of topics and are proactive in their services.  For example, they give out safety bracelets to patients following total laryngectomy that say: Neck Breather Resuscitate Via Neck Stoma.  These meetings are intended for all head and neck cancer patients regardless of their treatment protocol (surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy).  Speech-language pathologists, regardless of their employment setting are encouraged to come.  Some meetings are led by a guest speaker, but all meetings provide time for open discussion.  The meetings are usually held from 2-4 pm, the 2nd Sunday of the month, at a central location, the Karmanos Cancer Center (thought there is no affiliation with that Center).  For info please contact John at johnsko0407@gmail.com  586-484-3648 or Nancy at 313-561-1019.  We look forward to having you with us!

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Audiology Speech, Language and Hearing Science
 
   The Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences seeks Candidates for Assistant/Associate Professor of Audiology. This is a tenure-track, academic year position with an expected start date of either January 2, 2018 or August 15, 2018, depending on finalist’s availability. Qualifications - Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in hearing science, audiology, or a closely related field - Demonstrated potential to maintain an active program of scholarly productivity and to secure grant funding in an audiology/communication sciences and disorders area Desired Qualifications - Teaching experience at the university level - Expertise in psychoacoustics, hearing conservation, hearing aids, and instrumentation. - Clinical experience, CCC-A and/or state licensure or eligibility Responsibilities - Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses - Sustained productivity and growth in research and grant writing - Participate in program coordination duties - Supervise Au.D. student research projects and contribute to clinical aspects of the program - Service to the Department, the University, the profession, and the community - Contribute to an interdisciplinary environment of research, instruction, and community collaborations The Department Both the audiology and speech-language pathology programs are ranked in the top 50 programs nationwide. The department enrolls 24 students in the four-year doctoral (Au.D.) program in audiology, approximately 60 students in the two-year M.A. program in speechlanguage pathology and 100 undergraduate majors.

   Additionally, Western Michigan University also offers a 4 + 3 Accelerated Doctor of Audiology degree program to students interested in audiology through the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Health Services program. This mechanism enables students to take graduate level coursework in their senior year, that may be counted towards both the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements, thus saving approximately six months of graduate study relative to the current 4 + 4 model. The department also supports a minor in American Sign Language. Faculty and students in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences are engaged in active research, classroom and clinical teaching through the on-campus Van Riper Language, Speech and Hearing Clinics, and service to the university and professions. (V. May 2015) The department is engaged in ongoing assessment activities and strategic planning to align with the College of Health and Human Services, University and Academic Affairs strategic plans. The department is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Opportunities exist for interprofessional collaborations within the college, across the university, and with the Western Michigan University School of Medicine The University: Western Michigan University is a learner centered, discovery driven and globally engaged public research university with more than 23,000 students from 100 nations around the globe. WMU has been designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as one of just 147 public institutions in the nation with high or very high research activity.

   Salary: Competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, with an excellent benefits package. Expected Start Date: January 1, 2018, or August 15, 2018, depending on selected finalist’s availability. Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin September 15, 2017, and continue until position is filled. Please visit http://wmich.edu/hr/jobs for detailed information and application procedures. WMU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities and all other qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

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Wayne State University Alumni Event
09/22/2017
The topic this year will be on Innovation in Pediatric Language Assessment and Intervention.  Our speaker will be Trina D. Spencer, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA. Dr. Spencer joins us from Northern Arizona University where she serves as Research Director-Institute for Human Development and Research Associate Professor-Educational Psychology. She is the co-author of the Narrative Language Measures and Story Champs.
Wayne State University Graduate Application Open House
10/06/2017
You are invited to the Graduate Application Open House if you are interested in applying for the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.The Graduate Open House will include information on Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology curricula, clinical training programs, faculty research, the CSD facility and the application process. Applicants will have the chance to meet with faculty members and graduate students,have their questions answered in person and visit the Speech-Language and Hearing Clinics.
35th Annual Van Riper Lectures Social Communication and Pragmatics: A Developmental Perspective
10/12/2017- 10/13/2017
Join us at the 35th annual Van Riper Lectures hosted by Western Michigan University Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. Speakers Carol Westby and Lee Robinson will offer talks focused on the developmental perspective of social communication and pragmatics.
SPEAK-Washtenaw School Based Speech-Language Pathologists Fall Workshop
10/27/2017
Speak Pathologists Educating All Kids (SPEAK) is Washtenaw's School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist group. SPEAK provides FREE continuing education hours for license and certification maintenance, while keeping you up to date on current best practice in school based service. SLPs from other counties are welcome to attend. We encourage your attendance at all or part of this workshop as your schedule allows. This workshop has various invited speakers.  It is offered for 0.2 ASHA Professional Development CM Hours.
Successful Classroom Engagement for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
10/27/2017
This is an ASHA On Demand Webinar presented by Jessica Dykstra Steinbrenner, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often struggle to maintain engagement in classroom settings. Students who are unable to stay engaged miss valuable learning opportunities in the classroom and may also exhibit challenging behaviors. This webinar will describe a variety of evidence-based practices and strategies that can support engagement in individual, small group and large group.
3-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
11/17/2017- 11/18/2017
Presented by Renee Roy-Hill, M.S., CCC-SLP.  This introductory course to OPT (Oral Placement Therapy) is the foundation for TalkTools training and is integrated throughout all of our courses.
Participants will engage in interactive, hands-on activities targeting the abdomen, velum, jaw, lips and tongue. Techniques learned can be readily implemented across many therapy environments--private practices, hospitals, schools and home. TalkTools' innovative tactile-sensory approach to speech therapy uses therapy tools to train and transition muscle movements for speech production.Learning outcomes will include appropriately assess oral placement/feeding/speech problems, integrate hierarchies for motor dissociation and grading (jaw-lip-tongue), plan programs of therapeutic intervention to address physiological and motor-based speech disorders, be able to apply at least 10 new therapy techniques and properly use oral placement techniques to improve individual speech clarity and production.Offered for 1.2 ASHA CEUs and AOTA approved CEUs  

The 2017 ASHA Convention will be held November 9–11 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90015.

S.P.E.A.K.Winter Workshop
02/09/2018
Speak Pathologists Educating All Kids (SPEAK) is Washtenaw's school based Speech-Language Pathologists group. SPEAK Workshops provide two free SLP specific continuing education hours and SLPs from other counties are welcome to attend. Because school SLPs have challenging workloads, we welcome and encourage your attendance at all or part of this workshop as your schedule allows.
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