Highlighting Assistants at the 65th Annual ISHA Convention
Published in the November 2024 issue of the ISHA Voice.
By Karen Kockler, member of the School Affairs Committee and the ASHA State Education Advocacy Leader for IL
The ISHA Convention in February 2025 will host several sessions on Assistants (SLPAs and Audiology Assistants). These sessions will provide information about training, supervised clinical experiences, licensure, SLPA certification programs, workload, scheduling and supervision in the school setting, and an open discussion allowing attendees to ask any questions!
Thursday, February 6, 2025
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8:00- 9:30 a.m. "#6 Understanding SLPA Practice and Supervision in IL" in room 34. Presenters are Dr. Gloriana Cruz, Director of the College of DuPage SLPA Program and Burgandy Nicoson, Director of the Danville Area Community College SLPA Program, (Fall 2025)
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10:15-11:45 a.m. "#13 Assistants: Training, Trends, and Regulation" in rooms 21-22. Presenter is Eileen Crowe, ASHA
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1:15-3:15 p.m. "#28 Workload, Caseload, Mentoring and Supervision of CFs and SLPAs…Oh My!" in room 27 Presenter is Karen Kockler, ASHA State Education Advocacy Leader for Illinois.
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3:30-5:00 p.m. "#16 Assistants and Supervisors Forum" in room 25. Panelists include Karen Kockler, Dr. Gloriana Cruz, Burgandy Nicoson, Dr. Angela Anthony, Dr. Camille O’Quin, Diane Barnes Maguire, Patricia Boyd, Dr. Heidi Ramrattan, and Dr. Maureen Best.
We hope you will take time to learn about the benefits of working with well-trained assistants as our workloads continue to require more and more of us.
