ArSHA is proud to announce the new executive board officers for 2023-2024. President Elect: Victoria Clark, MA, MS, CCC-SLP VP, Audiology Services: Linda Nieb, AuD, CCC-A Chair, Professional Development: Stephanie C. Christensen, PhD, CCC-SLP Chair, Governmental Affairs: Kathleen E. Peterson, AuD, CCC-A
ArSHA is proud to announce the following 2023 Honors and Awards recipients: Honors of the Association Jennifer A. Casteix, MS, CCC-SLP The Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship Abbie White, BS The Marilyn Moline Mentorship Award Judith B. King, PhD, CCC-SLP The Sandra Turek Award for Outstanding Leadership Sarah Dachtyl, PhD, CCC-SLP The James Case Student Clinical
Save the Date: Tuesday, February 21, 6:15 pm to 7:15pm What: “The Integration of Students into Advocating for AHCCCS Hearing Healthcare and Device Coverage for Adults.” Please join us for our Virtual Audiology Town Hall on Tuesday, February 21, from 6:15 to 7:15pm. Dr. Thomas Muller and Dr. Erica Hansen, from The University of Arizona
Happy AAC Awareness Month! We as the ArSHA AAC Committee have created several resources to help ease the process of referring your clients and students for an AAC device. Under the Resources Tab on the ArSHA website, you will find a new AAC Referral Flow Chart for clients who receive DDD/ALTCS services, who also have
The Benefits of ArSHA Membership ArSHA is the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association. It is the professional association of more than 500 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech-language pathology assistants in Arizona. We advocate at the state level and are involved at the national level, too, through our STAR and StAMP representatives. Our goal is for Arizona to
The Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ArSHA) is sponsoring a design contest to celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month this May. Our theme for the contest is “The Power of Communication.” The winning design will be featured in our store (www.arshastore.com) and may be used for future promotional items. The winner will receive a free shirt and
Dear Arizona Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, and SLP Assistants; We’ve Got Skin in the Game! Having skin in the game is an expression used to convey at least a couple meanings. In business, it is when high-ranking insiders of an organization increase their personal risk by investing some of their own funds back into the
The ArSHA Audiology Committee welcomes all Arizona Audiologists and Audiology students to participate in a Legislative Update via Zoom on September 28th from 6:15-7:00pm. Todd Baughman, ArSHA’s lobbyist, from Policy Development Group will discuss what he does to advocate for the Audiology profession, briefly describe how the legislative process works, and answer any questions you
Over the past year, I had the privilege of mentoring a second year leveler student from Northern Arizona University about all things Speech. During our monthly meetings via Zoom or phone calls, we talked about the profession, strategies to help prepare for the upcoming Praxis exam and even practice interview questions. Each month my mentee
Back-to-school looks different for everyone this year. Yes, there are fresh haircuts, new school uniforms, and bright white sneakers. But there are temperature checks, masks, and hand sanitizer bottles, too. School itself looks different; some are online, in-person, others follow a hybrid model or homeschool. Everyone is a little anxious. But for some nonverbal students
