2023 - 2024 Workshop Series
The WCSLA is pleased to announce its 2023-2024 Workshop Series. Our workshop series will continue to include three all day presentations to facilitate our members’ needs for ongoing professional growth. We would like to extend an invitation to all previous members, Speech-Language Pathologists, Special Educators, and other interested persons to join us in these great opportunities for interaction and shared learning experiences.
THIS YEAR THE FALL and SPRING WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD AT SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE, VISTA TECH CENTER. Schoolcraft's Vista Tech Center is located at 18600 Haggerty Road, Livonia, 48152. It is on the campus of Schoolcraft College. THE WINTER WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY.
WCSLA and our approved sponsor, MSHA, present our 2023-2024 Workshop Series:
IN PERSON Workshop 1: "Executive Functions: More Than Just Attention" presented by Tera Sumpter, M.A., CCC-SLP, on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023.
VIRTUAL Workshop 2: "What Does Play Have to Do with Classroom Learning?"presented by Kari Zweber Palmer, MA., CCC-SLP , on Thursday, January 25th, 2024.
IN PERSON Workshop 3: "Selective Mutism and Strategies to Address Syndrome Disorders" presented by Gail J. Richard, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024.
The dates, times, fees (U.S. funds), and the deadlines for registration can be found on the membership/registration page. **Please note: There is a $1 membership fee for anyone wishing to attend a workshop. This fee is included in the workshop price. All workshops are ONE price for ALL members. Please note that we no longer allow walk-in registrations. The deadline for registration for all workshops is 14 days prior to workshop date UNLESS noted otherwise on the workshop page. In addition, a request for a refund must be made no later than 14 days prior to the workshop due to participant number guarantees given to the workshop facility. Refunds may not be given if requested after that time. There will be a $5 cancellation fee deducted from your refund if before 180 days, after 180 days it will be $10. However, if the workshop is canceled by us, then you will be refunded the total amount paid.
Student Interns are welcome to attend our workshops at no cost. Please be sure they are registered so we have an accurate attendance count for the facility and handouts. Note: they are not eligible for the raffle and are not eligible to vote as a member. We will need their name and the school district they are interning with. The easiest way is to fill out this form with their information. If you are already using this form to mail in a district check, add them with your district info and then put a note in the comments that they are interns and they will not be charged.
Each course is offered for 0.5 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). In addition to ASHA CEUs (all workshops), we also offer State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECH). There is NO LONGER a $10 processing fee. Be sure to sign in at the beginning of the workshop and out at the end. You must attend the entire workshop to receive CEU credit.
Please Note:
SCECH’s
Participants have to use their PIC# on the forms. You can locate it when you log into your SCR account.
Use of ASHA account numbers to track CE Registry users and information
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the ASHA Continuing Education Board (CEB) recognize the increased concern for individual privacy and the risk of identity theft to our members. In the past, the Social Security Number (SSN) was routinely requested to help identify and match ASHA members with their records. However, we are eliminating the collection of the SSN except where required by law (e.g., income tax reporting).
In support of this policy, the CE Registry will no longer use the SSN as the identification number for CE Registry accounts. ASHA account numbers will now be used exclusively as a means of identification for our Registry users. (Any individual who is not an ASHA member will be assigned an ASHA account number for interaction with the CE Registry). CE Registry forms that previously used the SSN have been revised to only ask for the ASHA account number. Effective January 1, 2010, CE Participant forms that previously used the SSN will no longer be accepted.
We urge all CE Registry users to carry their account numbers with them to use when completing the CE Registry Participant form. We ask that you fill in the required information, including your ASHA number completely and legibly. If you do not have your ASHA account number while filling out a form, you may call ASHA’s Action Center during normal business hours (M-F, 8:30-5:00 pm EST) to obtain your number.
Kind Regards,
ASHA Continuing Education