Empowering Members: A Windjammer Cruise
Perry Flynn, Shari Robertson, Donna Fisher Smiley
ASHA Board of Directors (2013 Freshman Class)
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YOUR CREW TODAY INCLUDES
Shari Robertson
VP for Academic Affairs in Speech-
Language Pathology
Perry Flynn
Chair of the Advisory Council for Speech-Language Pathology
Donna Fisher Smiley
VP for Audiology Practice
Disclosures
Perry Flynn Shari Robertson Donna Smiley
Financial—No relevant financial relationship
Nonfinancial—Member, Board of Directors, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, but receives no compensation
Financial—No relevant financial relationship
Nonfinancial—Member, Board of Directors, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, but receives no compensation
Financial—No relevant financial relationship
Nonfinancial—Member, Board of Directors, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, but receives no compensation
ASHA The “Mother Ship”
UNCG Dean of Health and Human Services
Celia Hooper,
Former
ASHA
VP
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NOT a Luxury Cruise
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More like a Windjammer Cruise
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BUT THE ASHA WINDJAMMER CRUISE COMES WITH SOME
PERKS!!
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www.identifythesigns.org
IDENTIFY THE SIGNS
• Newly launched campaign to raise awareness of the early signs of a possible speech, language, or hearing problem.
• Developed in response to member concerns.
• Includes PSAs, TV Spots, Print Advertisements, Blogs, Press Releases, Podcasts,, Social Media Sharing, a consumer website, and a Member Toolkit.
Assessments
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DIRECTORY OF ASSESSMENTS
Directory of Assessments
• A comprehensive reference of assessment tools used to evaluate speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing abilities of individuals across the life span.
• Provides an alphabetized list of available assessment materials by category.
• Also includes general information regarding the assessment process
CLARC
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CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS COLLABORATING
CLARC
CLARC
•On-line tool designed to enable clinicians and researchers to identify one another for the purpose of forming research collaborations.
•Includes discussion forums and assistance searching for resources to support CLARC collaborations.
Practice Portal
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Practice Portal Topics
• Gathers all information regarding a specific practice area in one area.
• Includes Client and Patient Handouts, Evidence Maps, Templates and Tools and more.
• Current Available Topics:
• Aphasia
• Pediatric Dysphagia
• Permanent Childhood Hearing Loss
• Social Communication Disorders
• Superior Canal Dehiscence
• Coming Soon:• Amplification—Adults
• Auditory Processing Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Childhood Apraxia of Speech
• Fluency Disorders in Children
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• Benefits include: Access to content of all Perspectives Ability to earn CEUs for $5 per issue Access to online community Save money on selected
courses and events Learn, connect, share,
get involved, have fun!
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The ASHA Community
• New, state-of-the-art online community offering:-Member directory-Enhanced discussions-Resource sharing
• Available now
• Join, fill out yourprofile, post a photo!
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ASHA Staff
National Office
SLP Team
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Supporting Those Who Sail on the
ASHA Windjammer
Cruise!
WOW!
That’s a lot of
champagne!
TIME TO END THE PARTY AND START SAILING THIS SHIP!
Volunteering and Leadership
“Volunteering is a fundamental building block of a civil society. It brings life to the noblest aspirations of humankind – the pursuit of peace, freedom, opportunity, safety, and justice for all people. At the dawn of the millennium, volunteering is an essential element of all societies.”
- International Association for Volunteers
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Leadership SkillsLeadership Skills
CompaCompassionssion
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Leadership SkillsLeadership Skills
CompaCompassionssion
CouragCouragee
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Leadership SkillsLeadership Skills
CompaCompassionssion
CouragCouragee
InnovatInnovatoror
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Leadership SkillsLeadership Skills
CompaCompassionssion
CouragCouragee
InnovaInnovatortor
ManagManagerer
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Leadership SkillsLeadership Skills
CompaCompassionssion
CouragCouragee
InnovaInnovatortor
ManagManagerer
IntelligIntelligenceence
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Leadership SkillsLeadership Skills
CompaCompassionssion
CouragCouragee
InnovatInnovatoror
ManagManagerer
IntelligIntelligenceence
GreatnGreatnessess
Being a Leader…Being a Leader…
……is not about gender, race or is not about gender, race or ethnic background.ethnic background.
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Leadership Leadership qualities are in all qualities are in all
of us.of us.
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Leadership Development ProgramLeadership Development Program
If you want to…If you want to…•ExpandExpand and and refinerefine your leadership skills to drive change your leadership skills to drive change in your current work settingin your current work setting•Become a leaderBecome a leader within your state or professional within your state or professional associationassociation•BuildBuild a lifelong professional network a lifelong professional network•Give back Give back to your profession through volunteer serviceto your profession through volunteer service•InfluenceInfluence policies, programs and services policies, programs and services
THEN the ASHA LDP program is for YOU!THEN the ASHA LDP program is for YOU!
Components of the ASHA LDP Program
• Participate in a full-day Leadership Development Participate in a full-day Leadership Development Program face-to-face workshopProgram face-to-face workshop
• Participate in scheduled webinars over the course of the Participate in scheduled webinars over the course of the next year on selected leadership topicsnext year on selected leadership topics
• Develop and complete an individual leadership projectDevelop and complete an individual leadership project
• Actively participate on your learning teamActively participate on your learning team
ASHA LDP Program
• Go to ASHA webpage (Go to ASHA webpage (www.asha.org) and search for ) and search for Leadership Development ProgramLeadership Development Program
• Applications for the LDP for Health Care are being Applications for the LDP for Health Care are being accepted until November 26, 2013 until 3:00 pm ETaccepted until November 26, 2013 until 3:00 pm ET
• Applications for the LDP for Emerging Leaders will Applications for the LDP for Emerging Leaders will be accepted from January 15, 2014 through February be accepted from January 15, 2014 through February 25, 2014 at 3:00 pm ET.25, 2014 at 3:00 pm ET.
Invitational Learning
“Work like you don't need the money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
Dance like nobody's watching,
Sing like nobody's listening,
Live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey
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Invitational Model
• Become an Inviting Person With yourself and others PERSONALLY With yourself and others PROFESSIONALLY
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• In other words perform random acts of kindness for yourself and others Personally Professionally
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HOW can we help “sail the ship”?HOW can we help “sail the ship”?
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Some Ideas
• Personally inviting with yourself: Go to the gym, yoga, swim, Go to a movie with yourself or friends Eat chocolate, ice cream…. Plan a cruise, walk in the woods… Sit alone in peace and quiet…..
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Some Ideas
• Personally inviting with others: Open a door for someone, help pick up
something someone has dropped Send flowers, deliver a dish of food Take a friend to the movies, dinner, a walk in
the woods Plan a weekend get away Take a friends kids to the movies
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On many levels
• Large and small: work facility
• Large and small: locally
• Large and small: state
• Large and small: national
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Some Ideas
• Professionally inviting with others ? ? ?
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Some Ideas
• Professionally inviting with yourself ? ? ?
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Action Plan
What can you realistically do to help “sail” our Windjammer Cruise?
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Get Involved
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ASHA
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