Special Interest Groups News and Announcements

Live Online Chats

Special Interest Group 9, Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood, will sponsor a Live Online Chat on April 30, 2013, on family support. The following experts will be available to answer questions:

Joni Alberg, PhD, BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Inc.
Tamala Bradham, PhD, CCC-A, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine/Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences

This free event is open to all ASHA members and is not offered for CEUs.

Special Interest Group 2, Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, will sponsor a Live Online Chat on May 16, 2013, on making cognitive connections using cognitive prosthetics and apps. Michelle Ranae Wild (MA, Coastline Community College) will be available to answer questions.

Special Interest Group 8, Public Health Issues Related to Hearing and Balance, will sponsor a Live Online Chat on May 21, 2013, on changes in hearing health care delivery. The following experts will be available to answer questions:

Lisa Satterfield, MA, CCC-A, director, Health Care Regulatory Advocacy, ASHA
Ingrida Lusis, director, Federal and Political Advocacy, ASHA
Stuart Trembath, MA, CCC-A, chair, ASHA Health Care Economics Committee (HCEC) and Private Practice Owner

This free event is open to all ASHA members and is not offered for CEUs.

Changes to our CEU Formula in 2013

Starting January 1, 2013, ASHA will apply a consistent set of procedures for CEU calculation to all Perspectives. The number of CEUs offered with each SIG's Perspectives self-studies will be calculated in the same way.

For most SIGs, there will be no change in the number of CEUs. For others this change will result in a slightly lower or higher number of CEUs than the former procedures. See more information on these new procedures.

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!

Past Online Chats

Special Interest Group 15, Gerontology, sponsored a Live Online Chat on March 12, 2013, on G-code basics.

Special Interest Group 18, Telepractice, sponsored a Live Online Chat on January 30, 2013, on telepractice basics.

Special Interest Group 13, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), sponsored a Live Online Chat on December 6, 2012, on supporting infants in the NICU.

Special Interest Group 15, Gerontology, sponsored a Live Online Chat on December 3, 2012, on the assessment and treatment of Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD) and Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA).

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 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.

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