ASHA Strategic Plan

Issue D

Third Quarter Progress Report
July-September 2007

Issue D: Rapid increase in the knowledge and skill sets needed to provide quality professional services in a culturally competent manner across various practice settings will lead to specialization areas of clinical practice related to communication sciences and disorders.

3^rd Quarter Highlights

Conducted the ASHA Schools Conference with the theme of "Honoring Cultures." Sessions were provided on school-based services for culturally and linguistically diverse students and their families. There were over 1,000 attendees at the Conference.
Diversity is specifically addressed in all ASHA systematic reviews and evidence-based practice guidelines.
The Division on Voice and Voice Disorders prepared a resolution to establish a working group on clinical voice assessment.
All Special Interest Division publications, including Perspectives and Web pages, promote ASHA resources as appropriate.
The Graduate Guide Survey instrument collected data on "specialty tracks." Information is available via EdFind on the ASHA Web site.
Drafted a report on emerging areas of practice in speech-language pathology and audiology.
Drafted a report on the Committee on Clinical Specialty Recognition (CCSR) survey data collected as part of the process for evaluating the Clinical Specialty Recognition program as a grassroots model.
Results of the International Survey were published in The ASHA Leader, "Going Global: Survey Gathers CDS Data from 22 Countries," September 4, 2007, page 34.
Disseminated Web-based curriculum resources for use in academic programs related to linguistic and cultural differences. The resources can be accessed on the ASHA Web site at Faculty Resources.