NSSLHA Day Sessions 2012

Friday, November 16

Omni Hotel at the CNN Center
Atlanta, Georgia

9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. 

• Session I, Navigating Through Your Clinical Fellowship or Externship
  Room Grand Ballroom C
  Get information to obtain, choose, and navigate through your clinical fellowship with representatives of the Council for Clinical Certification—and get a checklist of the required paperwork that will guide you to getting your license and certification. 
• Session II, Extreme Makeover: NSSLHA Edition 
  Room Grand Ballroom B
  This session will consist of presenters who are chapter officers and advisors. Attendees will participate in brainstorming sessions about ways to increase membership and what makes a good advisor. What kind of problems the chapters are having and then ways to solve them will also be discussed.
• Session V, Crash Course on Clinical Techniques: Expanding Your Clinical Skills 
  Room Grand Ballroom A
  Participate in roundtable discussions on a variety of topics with professionals and professors from across the nation. Topics that will be represented include fluency, dysphagia, assistive listening devices, augmentative alternative communication, literacy, phonological processing disorders, and more. The Crash Course is designed to give you the most out of the session because you choose which discussions to take part in.

10:30 a.m.–noon 

• Session III, Practical Knowledge About Practicing in Different Settings
  Room Grand Ballroom C
  With so many settings to choose from, how do you know which one is right for you? Come hear a panel of professionals from a variety of settings speak on the daily work, pros and cons, and different work environments. SLPs and AuDs from schools, hospitals, private practice, skilled nursing facilities, and home health will be represented.
• Session IV , ASHA Awards, Mentoring, Research, Grants and Scholarship Programs: What You Need to Know 
  Room Grand Ballroom B
  Have you worked really hard on a submission and would like to learn tips for submitting the best application? Do you know how many grants and scholarships are available to undergraduate and graduate students? Representatives from Academic Affairs and the ASHFoundation will provide you with insight to the various grants and scholarships available, how to apply, and how to further your funding efforts. 
• Session V, Crash Course on Clinical Techniques: Expanding Your Clinical Skills 
  Room Grand Ballroom A 
  Participate in roundtable discussions on a variety of topics with professionals and professors from across the nation. Topics that will be represented include fluency, dysphagia, assistive listening devices, augmentative alternative communication, literacy, phonological processing disorders, and more. The Crash Course is designed to give you the most out of the session because you choose which discussions to take part in.

Noon–1:30 p.m. 

The NSSLHA Luncheon and Awards Ceremony
Room Grand Ballroom E
Join the Executive Council in celebrating the 40th anniversary of NSSLHA with a new, interactive luncheon and awards ceremony. Student tickets are $5 and may be purchased online through Convention Registration. Chapter Advisors (or ASHA professionals) interested in attending may request tickets with their Convention Registration for $15. A portion of the proceeds will go to the NSSLHA 40/40 campaign for the NSSLHA Scholarship Fund. The NSSLHA Executive Council will acknowledge the 2012 Honors Recipients at the NSSLHA Luncheon and Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 16, 2012, the ASHA Convention.

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.

Battle of the Regions: NSSLHA Knowledge Bowl 
Room Grand Ballroom D
Watch as each of the 10 NSSLHA regions battle it out through a friendly competition based on questions similar to the Praxis Exam. Wear your region's color, make signs, create cheers, and come support your team. Prizes will be awarded to the top teams.