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Using Lessons Learned Abroad to Shape my Teletherapy Practice

Last summer, I had the opportunity to spend 6 weeks in Quito, Ecuador, participating in a graduate program for Speech-Language Pathologists and graduate students that focused on cultural and linguistic diversity in the field of speech-language pathology.  Before we left and throughout our stay, we completed journal entries and responded to discussion prompts.  I hadn’t

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A Quiet Crisis: Quarter Two AAC Update- by the ArSHA AAC Committee

A Quiet Crisis: Quarter Two AAC Update- by the ArSHA AAC Committee If you read the previous AAC Update from February, found here, then you know that just as the rest of the world was beginning to horde toilet paper and self-quarantine due to COVID-19, hundreds of special needs individuals and families in Arizona were

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ArSHA Statement on Anti-Racism

The senseless murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery and the numerous other unjust Black killings have left us all grieving, but none more than the Black community. The Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association stands in solidarity with our Black colleagues, clients, patients, students and Black community at large. It is devastating that it took

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Title: Thinking Outside the Toolbox: Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering for School-Age Children

Date: Monday, June 22, 2020 Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (Phoenix Time) Presented by: Jessica Hudson, MA, CCC-SLP Jessica is the owner of Stuttering and Speech Therapy of Arizona (SSTA) located in Mesa, AZ. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of

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Not Alone

Have you recovered? I have not. And I hope I don’t. This period of social distance and veritable shut down has provided an opportunity to reflect on how and why we connect as people, one to another. Thankfully our human communication skills include basic literacy which is easier to send and receive than ever before.

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NSSHLA Leadership Opportunities for CSD Students

I hope you are all safe and well during these trying times. I am reaching out to anyone who may know or work with CSD students, to please let them know that National NSSLHA student leadership applications are currently open! With 100+ student leadership opportunities available, students are given unparalleled opportunities to learn and grow

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How to Stay Connected While Practicing “Social Distancing”

Please enjoy this rousing tune while you read, from your ArSHA family.   COVID-19 has certainly led to tremendous changes to life as we know it. Whether you have some unexpected vacation time or are navigating the unchartered territory of working from home, the career you’ve grown accustomed to suddenly looks quite different. Whatever your

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ArSHA Response and Resources for Covid-19

Dear Arizona SLPs and Audiologists: The following is the collected effort of our Committee Chairs. At ArSHA we are closely following the growing buzz around services provided to our clients, patients, and students during this unprecedented time of challenge. We wish to caution you as we offer the following, that we are not a policy

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Nonprofit Agencies Advocate for AAC

On February 26th 2020, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest (ACLPI) sent a follow up letter to AHCCCS to cite continued concerns over changes in policy and procedures in Arizona’s Department of Economic Security/ Department of Developmental Disabilities (DES/DDD) Augmentative Communication Unit. ACLPI’s most prominent concerns included failure to comply with federal and

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