Member Benefits - Supportive Personnel
and
Reduced Hours Supportive Personnel
Strength in numbers.... CASLPA currently
has more than 200 supportive personnel members from across Canada.
How becoming a supportive personnel member of
CASLPA benefits you:
A National Voice for Your Profession
Your Voice
Public Awareness
Advocacy and Lobbying
Continuing Education
Awards
Research
Professional Standards
Publications and communication
Discount Programs
Premium rates for professional liability and other
insurance
Website
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CASLPA
A National Voice for Your
Profession
Representing supportive personnel nationally…
- Vision - The Canadian Association
of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists ... the national
voice and recognized resource for speech-language pathology
and audiology.
- Mission - The Canadian Association
of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists…supporting
and empowering our members to maximize the communication and
hearing potential of the people of Canada.
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Your Voice
Make a difference, get involved…
- Supportive personnel and reduced hours supportive personnel
members may attend meetings of members and each supportive
personnel member is entitled to vote on supportive personnel
issues.
- Supportive personnel and reduced hours supportive personnel
members may hold office as the CASLPA Supportive Personnel
Representative on the Board of Directors upon meeting the
qualifications set out in the by-laws.
- Supportive personnel and reduced hours supportive personnel
members are encouraged to serve on - CASLPA committees.
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Public Awareness
Raising your profile...
- A PowerPoint presentation has been developed on the roles,
scope of practice and supervision of supportive personnel.
The PowerPoint presentation is available on CASLPA's
website.
- CASLPA developed a consumer website, speechandhearing.ca,
designed to provide the public with quick and easy access
to basic information and resources about communication and
other related disorders. For individuals requiring the services
of our professionals, this site can put them directly in touch
with an expert through our "Find a Professional"
database.
- Television, radio and print public service announcements
featuring audiology and speech-language pathology raises awareness
about the issues of speech, language and hearing disorders
and to help direct those with communication problems, and
their family and friends, to our national website and our
network of members (to view ads click
here).
- As part of CASLPA's physicians awareness campaign 50,000
growth charts and brochures of speech-language and hearing
milestones were distributed to physicians and early childhood
education centres nationwide (growth chart and brochure
available on our website).
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Advocacy and Lobbying
Projects and initiatives to advocate on
your behalf…
- A press conference on Parliament Hill launched CASLPA's
position paper on Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (2010),
advocating for access to hearing screening for all babies
in Canada.
- CASLPA's lobbying efforts were instrumental in ensuring
changes in regulations regarding a reduction in the maximum
allowable decibel levels for toys. CASLPA appeared as a witness
to the Health Committee to provide input into Bill C-6 (Consumer
Product and Safety Act) on this issue. Members of Parliament
are now very aware of the important role that audiologists
and supportive personnel play regarding hearing health.
- CASLPA is leading a Concerned about Classrooms Coalition
to enhance the learning environment of students and vocal
health of teachers through proposed amendments to the National
Building Code. The role of speech-language pathologists and
audiologists is featured in this advocacy effort.
- CASLPA attended a Liberal Roundtable entitled "the
Health of Canadians; 2017" on January 29, 2010 on Parliament
Hill hosted by Carolyn Bennett (Liberal Health Critic) and
Kirsty Duncan (Liberal Public Health Critic) looking at health
goals feedback on potential priorities for the Liberal party
platform and was a key opportunity to talk about the importance
of early identification of communication disorders (CASLPA's
lobbying priority for 2010).
- CASLPA is a member of the Health Action Lobby (HEAL) with
37 other national health organizations who are currently advocating
on the key area of health human resources.
- CASLPA is a member of the Canadian Coalition for Pubic Health
in the 21st Century, Mental Health Table and Group of 7 Health
professions. All groups work collaboratively to impact federal
policy. Through the G7 - key issues of human resources, access
to services and education and training were brought forward
to the Minister of Health.
- CASLPA members have access to advocacy and lobbying toolkits
to assist with provincial/territorial or regional lobbying
efforts. The tools can help members make contact with government
officials to ensure key speech, language, swallowing and hearing
issues are addressed.
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Continuing Education
Professional development and networking...
- The 2012 CASLPA conference
is being held in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador from
May 9 to May12. Several webcast sessions from previous CASLPA
annual conferences are available on CASLPA's website. Supportive
personnel are encouraged to attend.
- CASLPA brings a world of learning to your fingertips with
online learning opportunities.
- Check out monthly workshops and conferences on the "coming
events" section of the CASLPA website.
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Awards
Recognizing your achievements and contributions
to the profession...
- The CASLPA awards program
annually honours deserving individuals in eleven categories.
Recipients are presented with awards at the CASLPA banquet
held during the annual CASLPA conference. The newly created
"Supportive Personnel Award of Excellence" was awarded
for the first time at the 2009 CASLPA conference and continues
to be awarded annually.
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Research
Supporting your profession...
- With funding from Health Canada, CASLPA carried out a project
from December 2010 to April 2011 to collect information on
speech, language and hearing services for First Nations, Metis
and Inuit Children. The project resulted in three reports
which are available on the CASLPA website.
- The results of the 2008 salary & benefit survey were
used to produce a report to inform supportive personnel about
compensation trends in their sector and to help supportive
personnel make comparisons with the salary and benefits level
of their peers.
- CASLPA conducts a membership survey every three year. The
results of the 2008 survey were used by the CASLPA Board of
Directors in developing the 2009-2011 strategic plan for the
association.
- CASLPA's Supportive Personnel Programs Survey Report (2010)
was a result of a survey conducted to gain insight into the
similarities and differences between supportive personnel
programs offered at Canadian universities and/or colleges
which can be used as a resource for potential students seeking
information on Canadian programs and used to monitor important
trends that may affect the profession now and in the future.
- CASLPA Members can access links to relevant evidence based
research in the Cochrane Collaboration.
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Professional Standards
Striving for excellence...
- CASLPA's Supportive Personnel Guidelines for working with
Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists include the
scope of practice for supportive personnel highlighting the
range of services they provide.
- CASLPA's national professional code of ethics sets forth
fundamental values, principles and standards to guide members'
professional conduct and to help maintain public accountability
and credibility.
- Add "supportive personnel member of CASLPA" under
your signature to indicate to employers and clients that you
have met membership requirements and are a member in good
standing with your national association.
- Receive a supportive personnel membership certificate from
CASLPA to display in your workplace.
- The Expert Committee on Supportive Personnel Issues addresses
professional standards and issues relating to supportive personnel
and is made up of supportive personnel, S-LPs and audiologists.
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Publications and communication
Keeping you informed...
- CASLPA's professional quarterly journal, the Canadian
Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (CJSLPA)
publishes clinical, educational and research articles, clinical
practice and technical notes, review of professional resources
and commentaries on professional issues.
- Communiqué, CASLPA's quarterly newsletter,
provides a forum for the exchange of information between CASLPA
members.
- CommunE-cate, our monthly e-news bulletin, updates
members on association news.
- Information sheets on topics such as the supportive personnel
and the GST and working collaboratively with S-LPs and audiologists
are available on the CASLPA website
- Get all the latest news about CASLPA and the professions
on
Facebook: tinyurl.com/caslpaonfacebook
Twitter: twitter.com/CASLPA
YouTube: youtube.com/user/CASLPA
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Discount Programs
Offering you savings...
- " CASLPA has signed partnership agreements with several
companies (ASHA, Nelson Education Ltd., GoodLife Fitness,
MBNA Canada, Hotel Management International and Delta Hotels
and Resorts) to provide you with significant savings and discounts.
Discounts
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Premium rates for professional
liability and other insurance
Covering your interests...
- A large membership base allows CASLPA to negotiate the best
possible rates for you on a variety of insurance packages
including $3,000,000.00 professional liability insurance with
Aon at a cost of only $55 per
year, home and auto with TD Insurance Meloche Monnex and life
and extended health with Manulife Financial.
Insurance
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www.caslpa.ca website
Providing you easy access to information...
- CASLPA maintains a first class website offering you features
such as a chat room to post and answer questions, a career
advertising section, and a members only section with resources
including a national membership directory, progress reports
on CASLPA initiatives and the annual report.
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