Speak Out April 2021

The new membership year begins on 1 July 2021

All you need to know...

The Association and the general speech pathology profession are only as strong as its individual members and Speech Pathology Australia is proud to support more than 11,800 members. We are delighted that recent member feedback let us know that National Office staff team are supportive, proactive, informative, dedicated, knowledgeable, and we provide timely and clear information. We encourage you to understand your member benefits and utlise the resources that are there for you. Stay informed about the profession, elevate your professional develoment, network via social media and face-to-face with your peers, access knowledge and have your say about the future of the speech pathology profession—know the benefits and plan your renewal now. Membership 2021 • Certified Practising, Non Certified and Re-entry membership $557 (don’t forget to claim it on your tax return). • Non Practising $390 • Alumnus is $112. Will you be paying your fees in full before 1 July 2021? Eligible members who pay in full before the end of the financial year will be entitled to a discount to the value of $99 towards Speech Pathology Australia’s On Demand learning resources. Renewals must be processed before 11:59 pm AEST on Wednesday, 30 June 2021. Eligible members will receive further information in the first week of July on how to access the discount. Members will have until the end of 2021 to use the discount. • Student membership $66 Renew by 1 July

CPSP members start planning now

Certified Practising members, did you know that you can log in to your member account and start preparing now? Go to: www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au Member login (top right hand corner) Input your username and password Click on ‘View your name’s account’ (top of the page) Go online now and log into your member account. Under the ‘My PSR’ tab you can log your activities undertaken between 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. When you start the online renewal process all these activities will be transferred into your online renewal form and you will simply have to review and confirm them. Workplace details If you opt in to be on the ‘Find a Speech Pathologist’ search engine it is imperative your details are up to date. Is there a telephone number and an email address listed? Are there any typos in your listing? Have you indicated your areas of practice? The Find a Speech Pathologist page is the most visited page on the SPA website so make sure the information accurately reflects your professional status. If you don’t opt in to Find a Speech Pathologist then it is still incredibly important that all your details are up to date as this information is crucial to ensure we have accurate and comprehensive information about speech pathologists in Australia to bolster all the advocacy and lobbying activities undertaken on behalf of you and your clients.

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Speak Out | April 2021