PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION (ASHA)
ASHA IS THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SPEECH-
LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, AUDIOLOGISTS, AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE
AND HEARING SCIENTISTS CONCERNED WITH COMMUNICATION
BEHAVIORS AND DISORDERS. THIS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WAS
FOUNDED IN 1925. ASHA’S CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL COMPETENCE (CCC)
IS THE ONLY NATIONALLY RECOGNIXED PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL FOR
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGIST. MEMBERSHIP IN
ASHA IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HOLD A CCC, WHICH REQUIRES A MASTER’S
DEGREE, PASSING THE ASHA EXAM AND COMPLETION OF A CLINICAL
FELLOWSHIP YEAR (CFY).
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOC.
10801 ROCKVILLE PIKE
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852
1-800-498-2071
http://www.asha.org
NATIONAL STUDENT SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION
(NSSLHA)
NSSLHA IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY ASHA AS
THE ONLY OFFICIAL NATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION IN SPEECH-
LANGUAGE AND HEARING. NSSLHA WAS FOUNDED IN 1972. MEMBERSHIP
IN NSSLHA ALLOWS YOU TO REGISTER AT A REDUCED FEE FOR THE
ASHA/NSSLHA CONVENTION, RECEIVE ASHA PUBLICATIONS, AND JOIN
ASHA AT SUBSTANTAIL SAVINGS.
NATIONAL STUDENT SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION
10801 ROCKVILLE PIKE
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852
UTD CHAPTER OF NSSLHA
IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL CHPATER OF NSSLHA, UTD HAS ITS
OWN CHAPTER. THE LOCAL CHAPTER PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
NSSLHA PLANS ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GROW PROFESSIONALLY
AND TO RELATE TO YOUR PEERS SOCIALLY. STUDENTS HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RECOMMEND AND CHOOSE SPEAKERS TO EDCUATE ON
PROFESSIONAL MATTERS. STUDENTS HAVE RESUME AND JOB HUNTING
RESOURCES AVAILABLE AS WELL AS BETTER ACCESES TO FACULTY.
NSSLHA SERVES AS A LIAISON BETWEEN ACADEMICS AND THE
PROFESSIONAL WORLD OF SPEECH-LANGUGAE PATHOLOGY AND
AUDIOLOGY. NSSLHA ALSO PLANS MANY SERVICE AND FUNDRAISING
EVENTS TO BENEFIT BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE RELATED
COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE: BLOOD DRIVES, FUN RUN, TEST FEST,
KRISPY KREME SALES, FOOD/CLOTHING DRIVES, TSHA RAFFLE BASKETS,
AND MORE!!
DUES FOR NSSLHA RUN JANUARY-JANUARY. MEMBERSHIP BEGINNING IN
THE SUMMER-$14, IN THE FALL-$7. OFFICER DUTIES RUN FROM JANUARY
TO DECEMBER. NEW OFFICERS WILL BE REELECTED VERY NOVEMBER
AND WILL BEGIN IN JANUARY.
TEXAS SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION (TSHA)
TSHA IS A STATE AFFILIATE OF ASHA. IT IS AN APPROVED SPONSOR FOR
THE ASHA CONTINUTING EDUCATION PROGRAM. MEMBERSHIP ALLOWS
YOU TO REGISTER AT A REDUCED RATE FOR THE TSHA CONVENTION AND
TSHA WORKSHOPS AND TO RECEIVE TSHA PUBLICATIONS.
TEXAS SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 610250
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78761
512-452-4636
http://www.tsha.org
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