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Connect Through
Advocacy
Alison Lemke, M.A., M.P.A., CCC-SLP
ASHA Vice President for Planning
Kansas Speech and
Hearing Association Convention
September 30, 2010
Advocate Using
ASHA Resources
• Advocate for Your Clients and Services.
• Advocate Within ASHA.
• Participate With ASHA: Advocate for
Yourself, the Professions, and
Individuals with Communication and
Related Disorders.
Advocate for Your
Clients and Services
“Roles and Responsibilities of SpeechLanguage Pathologists in Schools”
• New document, approved in May, 2010.
• Includes Position Statement and
companion Professional Issues
Statement.
• http://www.asha.org/slp/schools/profconsult/guidelines/
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Clients and Services
Includes:
• Critical roles
• Range of responsibilities
• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Reasonable workloads
• Professional preparation
• Life-long learning
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Clients and Services
Use ASHA’s Evidence Based
Practice Resources
The goal of EBP is the integration of
clinical expertise, current best
evidence, and the client/patient
perspective to provide high quality
service reflecting the interests,
values, and choices of the
individuals we serve.
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Services
http://www.asha.org/members/ebp/
Advocate for Your
Clients and Services
The EBP Compendium of Clinical Practice
Guidelines and Systematic Reviews
Compiled by
ASHA’s National Center for
Evidence-Based Practice in
Communication Disorders (N-CEP)
www.asha.org/members/ebp/compendium/
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Clients and Services
ASHA Evidence Maps
Maps highlight the importance of the
three components of EBP: Clinical
Expertise, Current Best Evidence,
and the Client/Patient Perspective
www.ncepmaps.org
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Submit Questions for Development of
Evidence-Based Reviews, Guidelines, Maps
1. Review list of EBSRs completed, and those
in progress, at:
www.asha.org/members/ebp/EBSRs.htm
2. Submit nominations for topics for future
systematic reviews at:
www.asha.org/members/ebp/EBSR-TopicNomination/
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Contact Board of Directors (BOD)
Members About Issues of Concern
Members… In Touch with ASHA
www.asha.org/about/governance/
Membersintouch.htm
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Submit a Resolution
Used when the formal process for
changing or implementing a policy is
appropriate. Resolutions may be
submitted by individual members of
the Association.
www.asha.org/about/governance/
resolutionform.htm
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Advisory Council Participation
ASHA’s SLP and Audiology Advisory
Councils are charged with identifying,
discussing, and ranking issues of
concern to members, and advising the
BOD on issues for consideration as the
Association engages in strategic, or
forward-thinking.
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Advisory Councils• Have 53 members each: one from each state, the
District of Columbia, International, and NSSLHA.
• Are elected by ASHA members in their state and
profession.
• AC Chairs coordinate annual meeting and online
discussions and activities.
• www.asha.org/about/governance/committees/AC
• Kansas: Raymond Hull, Audiology AC
Marla Staab, SLP AC
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Join a Multicultural Constituency
Group (MCG):
Native American Caucus
National Black Association for
Speech-Language and Hearing
(NBASLH)
Hispanic Caucus
Asian Indian Caucus
Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
L’GASP/GLBTQ Caucus
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Volunteer for an ASHA
Committee or Board
Sign up for the Volunteer Pool :
ASHA Website- Sign In-Member
Center-Get Involved!-Join the
Volunteer Pool
ASHA: Advocating for
You, the Professions, and
Individuals with
Communication and
Related Disorders
ASHA’s 2010 Public
Policy Agenda
Highest Priority Items
1. Increase recruitment and retention of
professionals in all settings, and master and
doctoral CSD students, using strategies to
include financial aid, loan forgiveness, salary
supplements, workload models, and
research funding opportunities.
2. Support increased IDEA and ESEA funding
for services, equipment and professional
development related to students with
speech, language, and hearing needs.
Increasing Recruitment
and Retention of Professionals
in All Settings
• PL 110-315, 2008: Authorized creation of
program, but provided no funding for
college loan forgiveness for eligible SLPs
and Audiologists providing services in
schools enrolling a high proportion of
students living in poverty.
• H.R. 209, introduced 2009: Provides for
loan forgiveness to SLPs completing 5
consecutive years of service in schools
whose enrollment of disadvantaged
students exceeds 30%. ASHA supports
this bill. Advocate Now!
Increasing Recruitment and
Retention of Professionals in All
Settings
Supporting student and faculty
research careers through ASHA
award programs:
• ASHA research mentoring programs.
• American Speech Language Hearing
Foundation hosts six research grants,
five graduate student scholarships.
www.ashfoundation.org
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Donation!
ASHA’s 2010 Public
Policy Agenda
Additional Highest Priority Items
3. Promote improved public and private
coverage policies and reimbursement rates
for audiologists and SLPs across the age
span, including prevention, diagnostics,
habilitation, and rehabilitative treatment
services and equipment.
4. Promote direct patient access and a
comprehensive Medicare audiologic
reimbursement benefit.
Increasing Recruitment and
Retention of Professionals
in All Settings
Salary Supplements and Workload Models
Speech-Language Pathologists experience
success in advocating with local school
districts to improve salaries, benefits, and
workloads
www.asha.org/slp/schools/salaries/talkpoints.htm
Support IDEA and ESEA Funding
for Students with Speech,
Language, and Hearing Needs
Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)
Provides for free, public education for
children with disabilities.
Part B= ages 3-21
Part C= ages birth-2
Support IDEA and
ESEA Funding
• American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009: Provided additional funding
to the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA) and Parts B&C of
the IDEA. Half of funds released in 2009,
half released in July of 2010. Intended to
stabilize school districts by mitigating the
reduction in local revenues and state
support to schools caused by the
recession.
Support IDEA and
ESEA Funding
• H.R. 3578 and S. 1652. When
passed, would provide full federal
funding for IDEA.
• Kansas co-sponsors:
• Representative Jerry Moran
• Senator Pat Roberts
ASHA Supports these Bills.
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Support IDEA and ESEA
Funding
• Include Speech-Language
Pathologists in the LEARN Act: New
federal comprehensive literacy
legislation introduced this year. Affects
literacy provisions in the ESEA.
Currently does not reflect the integral
role that SLPs play in improving
language and literacy skills in children.
ASHA Supports SLPs in LEARN.
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ASHA: Advocating for You, the
Professions, and Individuals
with Communication and
Related Disorders
Advocate Now! How??
www.asha.org/advocacy
“Take Action”
ASHA: Advocating for You, the
Professions, and Individuals with
Communication
and Related Disorders
• SEALS Network- To enhance and
perpetuate the advocacy, leadership,
and clinical management skills of
school-based ASHA members at state
and local levels to influence
administration and public policy
decisions.
Kansas SEAL: Karen Hubbard
[email protected]
ASHA: Advocating for You, the
Professions, and Individuals
with Communication and Related
Disorders
• STAR Network: State Advocates for
Reimbursement (private health plans).
Stacy Gray
[email protected]
• SMAC Network: State Medicare
Administrative Contractor Network
(Medicare issues).
Edward Schulte
[email protected]
ASHA: Advocating for You, the
Professions, and Individuals with
Communication and Related Disorders
ASHA PACASHA’s Political Action Committee
provides financial support to candidates
for U.S. House and Senate seats who
recognize the importance of speechlanguage pathology and audiology
services and who demonstrate concern
for the rights of all citizens to receive
speech-language and hearing services.
Pack a Punch for ASHA!
Wine-tasting fundraiser at the
2010 ASHA convention
Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, November 17 from 5-7 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriott
Suggested donation: $35.00
Contact: [email protected]
About this event, or making a
contribution in another way
Connect Through
Advocacy
• Advocate for Your Clients and
Services
• Advocate Within ASHA
• Participate with ASHA: Advocate
for Yourself, the Professions, and
Individuals with Communication
and Related Disorders
How will you be an Advocate?!