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Graduate students in CSD: Check out the new scholarship available from ArSHA

by ArSHA.org | Posted on November 11, 2019November 11, 2019

Application deadline-February 1, 2020 ArSHA Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship This $500 scholarship is available to a current active ArSHA student member who has displayed strong clinical potential, leadership skills, and pre-professional involvement and service at the local, state or national level. For complete information, guidelines, and the application form, visit: http://www.arsha.org/documents/ArSHA_Outstanding_Graduate_Student_Scholarship_Application_July_2019.docx

Implicit Bias in Clinical Practice

by ArSHA.org | Posted on October 12, 2019October 12, 2019

Chelsea Privette, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, for ArSHA’S Cultural and Linguistic Diversity committee Everyone has biases – both positive and negative. Implicit bias affects our clinical practice in ways that are subtle to us, but in not-so-subtle ways to the clients we serve. The good news is that we have the ability to identify our biases

AHCCCS, Communication and the ABA

by Amy Hilton Anson | Posted on September 16, 2019September 17, 2019

ArSHA needs your help with an urgent advocacy effort! AHCCCS has proposed new policy expanding reimbursement for ABA services. ArSHA is not opposed to the work of Behavior Analysts and we appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with these providers. However, our concern is with specific language regarding the assessment and treatment of communication (see page

We Love a Good Story!!

by Amy Hilton Anson | Posted on September 6, 2019September 6, 2019

One of my favorite niches in which to practice speech pathology in the schools has been with literacy. I love to dig deep into the relationships between reading comprehension and language, writing and expressive language, and all the pieces and parts. The longer I practiced, the more interested I became in the relevance of oral

2020 Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association Honors and Awards

by ArSHA.org | Posted on September 1, 2019September 1, 2019

It’s ArSHA’s time to celebrate! It’s YOUR time to nominate! FACT: The Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association has presented MANY awards over the years to recognize deserving individuals and their contributions to ArSHA and the professions of speech-language pathology, audiology, and speech and hearing science. FACT: We have MANY outstanding professionals in our state who have

VP for Speech Pathology Darrell Dern Shares His plan for the year

by ArSHA.org | Posted on July 23, 2019July 14, 2019

Leadership in a state level professional organization is a way of giving back to the community. This is how I view my role as Vice President for Speech Pathology for ArSHA – I am there to help organize, facilitate, support and communicate the needs and barriers of the professional practice of Speech Language Pathology in

What’s in YOUR notebooks?

by Amy Hilton Anson | Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019

The other morning I was browsing some social media over my cup of coffee. I have a couple of SLP feeds that I interact with and a question posed this morning caught my interest. The SLP wanted group insights on whether to save her notebooks and materials from graduate studies about 6 years ago- would

The Importance of ArSHA and Advocacy from Government Relations Chair

by Jeffrey Meeks | Posted on July 15, 2019July 14, 2019

ArSHA is the most important advocate for the professions and people with communication disorders in Arizona. While ASHA is skilled at addressing national issues, ArSHA has the resources and relationships necessary to understand and impact the issues directly affecting speech, language, and hearing professionals in our state. We have had great success in recent years

The Supervisor Experience

by Amy Hilton Anson | Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

SLPs and audiologists are frequently asked to supervise interns, CFs, or SLPAs. This seems especially frequent in the schools. In my 22 years I have had many experiences with supervision and I can tell you first-hand, my style and ability to mentor the up and coming SLPs has changed a great deal for the better.

Fadyeh Barakat, VP for Audiology, shares thoughts on her profession

by ArSHA.org | Posted on July 9, 2019July 5, 2019

As an audiologist, I absolutely love that I get to help people every day and work with colleagues and professionals all over the state who represent the field of audiology with pride and compassion. Most of all, I love that the field of audiology is evolving and changing in ways that allow us to share

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