Speak Out August 2013

Association News

2014 nominations and budget

Call for Nominations for SPA Awards S Peech pathology Australia acknowledges excellence in speech pathology practice and the voluntary work undertaken by its members (and others) through nationally recognised awards. Life Membership: Life membership is the highest honour accorded by the Association and confers Practising or Non- Practising membership on a person for the rest of his or her life. It recognises outstanding leadership and committed service to the Association and the profession over many years. Fellowship: Fellowship of Speech Pathology Australia is a public professional honour awarded to a member with considerable experience, responsibility and standing within the speech pathology profession. The award recognises and celebrates members who have achieved excellence in speech pathology practice. Elinor Wray: This award is presented for outstanding contribution to the profession. The contribution of the nominee is essentially clinical or project-oriented and will encompass one or more of the following areas: • Innovations in diagnostic, assessment or treatment procedures • Promotion of speech pathology to government, the community or to other professionals • Research • Student training. Recognition of Service: Presented to up to three members annually in recognition of ongoing, valuable and voluntary service to the Association. Nominees may have contributed on Council, Branch Executive, Branch Portfolios, Task Groups, Conference Planning Committee etc. Early Career Award: The award is open to new graduate practising members in recognition of ongoing, valuable and voluntary service to the Association at National or Branch level. Nominees may have contributed on Branch Executive, Branch Portfolios, Task Groups, Conference Planning Committee etc. Community Contribution: Presented in recognition of outside agencies that have made a significant and valuable contribution to speech pathology. If you know of someone who deserves the honour and recognition of an award, nominations should be submitted on the official nomination forms. For more information visit the website or email council@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au Call for Fellowship Committee Nominations Nominations from non-Fellow members of the Association are now being called for the Fellowship Committee. The Committee’s purpose is to review applications for Fellowship, make recommendations to Council about nominations and promote Fellowship to members.

The Fellowship Committee comprises seven members and each position on the Committee is for a period of three to five years. It is expected that the members nominated will have considerable expertise through avenues such as clinical practice and leadership, clinical education and supervision and/or academic teaching. Each nomination should include a brief summary of no more than one page outlining the professional qualifications and experience of the nominee. Nomination forms are available on the website. Nominations will close on Friday 30 August 2013. Call for 2014 Branch Executive Nominations Nominations are now being sought for Branch Executive members for 2014. If you are interested in being involved in the activities of your Branch next year (including those in current Branch Executive roles), please download and complete the Branch Nomination form from our website. Nominations should be submitted via email to support@ speechpathologyaustralia.org.au by no later than close of business Friday 20 September 2013 . 2014 Budget In November 2013, Council will hold its annual budget meeting to consider the many activities and projects planned for 2014 and to determine their budgets. Budgets are considered for each Portfolio and Branch, and funds are allocated for ongoing activities as well as strategic projects. Each year, submissions for funding are considered and prioritised according to their relevance to the Strategic Plan, extent of benefit to members, costs required and likely outcomes. Budget documents will be circulated through Branches in the coming months. We ask that you consider the ideas you wish to put forward for discussion at the November Budget meeting and bring these to the attention of your Branch President, Treasurer or Councillor.

WANTED – Early Australian speech pathology journals SPA plans to digitise all the Association journals and make them available to members (and people around the world) via the website of the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology . In order to do this, we need a complete set of earlier journals of the Association including: • Journal of the Australian College of Speech Therapists • Australian Journal of Human Communication Disorders If you have copies of these journals that you are able to donate, please contact pubs@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au to see if the years/volumes/issues you have are needed.

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Speak Out August 2013

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