Special Interest Groups News and Announcements
Upcoming Conference on Partner Instruction in AAC
ASHA presents an online conference, Partner Instruction in AAC: Strategies for Building Circles of Support, developed in cooperation between ASHA and Special Interest Group 12, Augmentative and Alternative Communication. The conference, which includes speakers, recorded sessions, and live online chats, will take place from June 13 to June 25.
Exams for October and November SIG Perspectives Re-Open
All October and November 2011 issues of Perspectives are once again available for CEUs in the ASHA online store. As always, you'll get the special SIG rate of $5 per test for your SIG's Perspectives. These exams, as well as exams for all issues published in 2012, will be available through 2014.
The Special Interest Groups Offer New Benefits in 2012
New in 2012, affiliates of ASHA's 18 Special Interest Groups will be able to access every SIG's Perspectives—that's 200 new articles annually and more than 2,000 archived articles.
Low annual fees are $35/SIG for ASHA members, ASHA International Affiliates, and ASHA Associates and $10/SIG for students (members of National NSSLHA and ASHA members who are full-time doctoral candidates).
Other great benefits include
- The opportunity to earn ASHA CEUs for self-study of your SIG's Perspectives for only $5 per issue/exam! Non-affiliates pay a higher fee to earn CEUs
- A 50% discount on registration fees for select Convention Short Courses
- Discounts on other ASHA continuing education activities
- Networking with colleagues on your SIG's exclusive Online Community
Join one or more of ASHA's 18 SIGs today!
Live Online Chats
Special Interest Group 9, Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood, sponsored a Live Online Chat on January 18, 2012, on the diagnosis and management of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder in children.
Special Interest Group 7, Aural Rehabilitation and Its Instrumentation, sponsored a Live Online Chat on February 1, 2012, on the challenge of non-technological AR services outside the university clinic and their implications for the AR placement of AUD students.
View past SIG-sponsored Web events.
SIG 17 Free Sample Issue
Special Interest Group 17, Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders, is offering a free sample issue of their September 2011 issue of Perspectives. The issue is available to all ASHA members!
ACE Recipients
Since January 2011, over 1,000 SIG affiliates have received ASHA's Award for Continuing Education (ACE). The ACE recognizes continued professional study and is presented to ASHA members and/or certificate holders who earn 7.0 ASHA CEUs in 36 months. Congratulations!
SIG 1, Language Learning and Education's ACE Awardees
SIG 2, Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders' ACE Awardees
SIG 3, Voice and Voice Disorders' ACE Awardees
SIG 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders' ACE Awardees
SIG 5, Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders' ACE Awardees
SIG 6, Hearing and Hearing Disorders: Research and Diagonstics' ACE Awardees
SIG 7, Aural Rehabilitation and Its Instrumentation's ACE Awardees
SIG 8, Public Health Issues Related to Hearing and Balance's ACE Awardees
SIG 9, Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood's ACE Awardees
SIG 10, Issues in Higher Education's ACE Awardees
SIG 11, Administration and Supervision's ACE Awardees
SIG 12, Augmentative and Alternative Communication's ACE Awardees
SIG 13, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)'s ACE Awardees
SIG 14, Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Populations' ACE Awardees
SIG 15, Gerontology's ACE Awardees
SIG 16, School-Based Issues' ACE Awardees
SIG 17, Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders' ACE Awardees
SIG 18, Telepractice's ACE Awardees
SIG Restructuring
The Special Interest Divisions are now Special Interest Groups! A letter from ASHA Past President Tommie Robinson was sent to all ASHA members addressing the resolution approved by the ASHA Board of Directors, based on the Task Force report on Division program restructuring and the feedback provided by ASHA members. Frequently Asked Questions and the Task Force Report [PDF] are available online.
Free Sample Issues of Perspectives
Perspectives is the members-only online publication of ASHA's Special Interest Groups. The SIGs have provided open access to a sample issue for each of the publications.