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 FACILITATING TEAM MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR WORK PLAN: Vicki Deal-Williams, Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs
ISSUE: Demographic and caseload changes related to culturally/linguistically diverse populations require an ASHA membership that reflects the culturally diverse groups in society.
OUTCOME 1: Increased awareness of the professions among racial/ethnic minorities.
STRATEGIES FOR 2004
1. By March 31, 2004, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Membership unit will have integrated materials developed for recruitment of racial/ethnic minorities into general recruitment materials developed by ASHA’s Membership unit. A copy of the materials developed will be submitted to the Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs.
2. By December 31, 2004 staff in Office of Multicultural Affairs in collaboration with the Public Relations and Membership units will have identified additional opportunities for increasing the awareness of the professions by racial/ethnic minorities, using extant awareness and recruitment materials developed as part of the 2001-2003 Focused Initiative on culturally and linguistically diverse populations. A report on the activities implemented will be submitted to the Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs.
Strategy Update - October 2004
- Integrated multicultural aspects into aspects into ASHA's general recruitment materials. Over 5000 of the primary career brochures have been distributed and some pieces of the Career Kit are in their 2nd printing.
- Placed 45 articles in various media for racial/ethnic minority audiences promoting careers in speech-language pathology and audiology.
- Placed ads in News From Indian Country and disseminated information to Native Americans through Native American Media Corp. about pursuing careers in speech-language pathology and audiology.
- Posted resources and materials, including sample syllabi and instructional activities, on ASHA's Web site for use by academic programs to infuse multilingual/multicultural issues in curricula related to communication sciences and disorders.
- Compiled a packet of recruitment materials for targeting racial/ethnic minorities for dissemination to academic programs.
OUTCOME 2: Increased number of racial/ethnic minorities enrolled in academic programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
STRATEGIES FOR 2004
1. By April 30, 2004, the Office of Multicultural Affairs in collaborations with the Academic Affairs unit will have disseminated information and materials developed for recruitment and retention of racial/ethnic minorities to faculty members at ASHA accredited programs that can be used by academic programs in their efforts to recruit and retain racial/ethnic minority students. A copy of the material disseminated will be submitted to the Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs.
2. By December 31, 2004, The Office of Multicultural Affairs will seek funding to establish an experiential program for high school students in conjunction with a number of academic programs in communication science and disorders. A copy of the application for funding will be submitted to the Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs.
Strategy Update - October 2004
- A concept paper is in the final stages of development to propose that ASHA sponsor a summer bus tour to selected cities for promising high school Juniors where they will receive information about communication science and disorders programs at selected universities specializing in various clinical and research aspects of communication sciences and disorders. Potential funding opportunities are being identified for submitting the above proposal.
OUTCOME 3: Increased number of racial/ethnic minority members of ASHA.
STRATEGIES FOR 2004
1. By December 31, 2004 the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Academic Affairs unit staff will conduct a number of activities designed to increase faculty awareness and use of resources available for the recruitment and retention of racial/ethnic minorities and on issues related to CLD populations. A report on the activities undertaken will be submitted to the Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs.
2. By December 31, 2004, the Office of Multicultural Affairs will seek funding to support academic programs in communication science and disorders efforts to recruit and/or retain racial/ethnic minorities. A copy of the application for funding will be submitted to the Chief Staff Office for Multicultural Affairs.
Strategy Update - October 2004
- Launched an online mentoring portal for racial/ethnic minority students that provides two mentoring programs for students: 1) a one-on-one mentoring program designed to assist students in advancing from student to professional, and, 2) an online peer mentoring program to allow students to mentor and support each other in the pursuit of their personal and professional goals.
Enrollment of students into the program is underway.
- Information on the availability of resources related to recruiting racial/ethnic minority students and resources and materials for use by academic programs to infuse multilingual/multicultural issues in curricula related to communication sciences and disorders was in the e-zine Access Academics and Research.
- Compiled information for the Academic-Researcher Member Community for Research Doctoral Students, Academic Faculty, Clinical Faculty, Researchers and Scientists.
- A concept paper is being completed to propose that ASHA sponsor a faculty development workshop for junior faculty in communication sciences and disorders programs on accommodating, mentoring, and nurturing minority students and to alter attitudes and perspectives with the goal of improving retention of undergraduate and graduate racial/ethnic minority students in communication sciences and disorders programs. Potential funding opportunities are being identified for submitting the above proposal
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