Pennsylvania Speech Language Hearing Association PSHA

Make Your Voice Heard! PSHA monitors licensure board activities and provides information to members. PSHA is politically active with issues affecting its membership at the local, state, and federal levels. PSHA also provides members with opportunities to serve on advocacy committees Membership in PSHA directly impacts YOUR ability to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Membership benefits also include opportunities to: Share your expertise Save on continuing educ...ation Make connections and Celebrate achievements Go to http://psha.org/member-center/become-member.htm for more information about becoming a member or to renew your membership on-line.

Opportunity to participate in research: If you are a Speech-Language Pathologist, Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant, English and Language Arts teacher, Reading Specialists, or Special Education Teacher you are invited to participate in this survey study aimed at understanding professionals' background knowledge regarding morphological awareness and its role in language and literacy. This survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete: ... https://proxy.qualtrics.com/proxy/ You may also share this email with others who might be interested in responding. All survey responses will remain ANONYMOUS, but you may share your email address with us if you would like to enter a raffle for an iPad mini as a thank you for your participation. Recognizing there may be little direct individual benefit to you personally, we greatly appreciate your time and input. This will assist in developing and improving future programs for continuing education for personnel development. There are no anticipated risks to participating in this study. Surveys and all data will be destroyed within five years. Only group data will be reported; therefore, no reference will be made in oral or written reports that could link you to the study. Should you have any questions at this time or in the future, please contact the primary investigator Keisey Fumero at [email protected]. Thank you for your time and consideration! Keisey Fumero Follow this link to the Survey: Take the Survey Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser: https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42sMeVG9E226F8N

Reminder to student PSHA members, application for the Von Drach Memorial Scholarship are due in one month. For more information visit: https://www.psha.org/student-info/student-awards.htm

At this time the PSHA Executive Board has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 PSHA Convention, originally scheduled for April 14-17 in King of Prussia, due to continuing concerns regarding the impact of COVID-19. The health and safety of our members and presenters is our top priority, and as we all probably know, it was a difficult but necessary decision to cancel the Convention. We acknowledge the disappointment we all share in not being able to continue as planne...d. As we plan ahead for virtual offerings in 2021, we invite you to take part in a brief survey to obtain information to determine interests in continuing education and preferences regarding time frame, delivery format and more for upcoming events. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYCYDL2 After all information is reviewed by the Executive Board, an informed decision will be made on what alternatives we can offer. As you may anticipate, we have many details to address, so we will need some time to determine next steps. Our priority now is communicating that the 2021 PSHA Convention is cancelled and gathering your interest in future alternatives. We will contact you with an update soon. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. Thank you.

Reminder to students and faculty, the deadline to for student posters to be included in the PSHA Convention program is in 3 weeks and the final deadline is March 3rd. Visit https://psha.org/professional-development/convention.htm to sumbit

As part of our Fall 2020 Virtual Convention, this seminar will demonstrate how to make the most of the built-in features found in most video conference platforms, how to create new, engaging and interactive activities, as well as how to adapt books and other print resources that therapists may have used previously in therapy. Multiple examples and demos will be given. Additionally, these techniques can be used by onsite therapists interested in using computer-based therapy m...aterials. Register here to listen to the convention recordings at your convenience through December 21st: https://psha.org/professional-developm/convention-fall.html #PSHAVirtual2020

Attention students, you can participate in our Fall 2020 Virtual Convention! It is free for our student members and just $20 for student non-members. Register here: https://psha.org/professional-developm/convention-fall.html Not a student member? Join here! https://psha.org/member-center/become-member.htm... For questions about student membership, contact [email protected] #PSHAVirtual2020

No more research overwhelm! As part of our Fall Virtual Convention, Jill Shook discusses free and inexpensive methods to access good research in our field. This session Includes practical solutions that participants can use immediately, along with a guided walkthrough of selected resources by topic and a brainstorming session so participants can develop a plan to access research that is relevant to their specific needs. Are you enjoying our Fall Virtual Convention? Let us know using #PSHAVirtual2020 Haven't registered yet? You can sign up here and watch the sessions at your convenience for up to 1.8 ASHA CEUs and Act 48 hours: https://psha.org/professional-developm/convention-fall.html

Just a reminder that our Town Hall with Craig Coleman is this Wednesday! Click the link below to register for this free event

The Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (PSHA) is pleased to announce that we are accepting Von Drach Memorial Scholarship applications! This merit-based scholarship of $1,000 is awarded annually to a qualified PSHA student member who is a full-time student in an "entry level academic degree for professional level certification candidacy" in a Pennsylvania college or university in the field of speech-language pathology, audiology or education of the hearing impai...red. This means a master’s degree program for future SLPs, a doctoral program for future AuDs and an undergraduate program for future teachers of the hearing impaired. To be eligible, students must have completed at least nine semester credit hours in their program and have a grade point average of 3.25 or higher. Application guidelines can be found on the PSHA website at http://www.psha.org/student-info/student-awards.htm#vondrach. Please note that applicants are to submit an essay, official academic transcripts and two letters of recommendation/support. It is recommended that you request your transcripts and letters of support well in advance of the application deadline. Complete application packets must be received by Friday, February 12, 2021.