Greetings from CSULA Board 2013!

Hello Everyone
We're so excited to be part of NSSLHA and can't wait to start planning COMD events for the upcoming school year!

Here are a few of our favorite inspiring films to get us back-to-school ready:

Chronicles the journey of the Isaacson family as they travel through Mongolia in search of a mysterious shaman who they believe can heal their autistic son. This film delves into the strange world of autism, horses, shamanism, and Mongolia while telling the story of a family that will go to the end of the earth to find a way into their son's life-   recommended by Bozena Barton, NSSLHA Secretary

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry-  recommended by Joy Lee, NSSLHA Vice-President

The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed-  recommended by Katherine Lin, NSSLHA Undergraduate Representative

We look forward to seeing all of you in 2013!

-NSSLHA Board

Last one from NSSLHA Board 2012

Congratulations to the New NSSLHA Board for 2013!

Officers:
President: Hayley Mortimer
Vice President: Joy Lee
Secretary: Bozena Barton
Treasurer: Susanna Park
Newsletter Editor: Rachael Connelly

Undergraduate/Post Bac Representatives:
Jon Michael James Gregory
Trysh Libao
Katherine Tomas
Vivian Tisi


Best of luck to the officers during your first year of grad school and within your new leadership roles! It's been a pleasure and an honor serving as the board for 2012!

NSSLHA Meeting 11/5/2012

CSULA NSSLHA Meeting
Monday, November 5, 2012
Speaker :Giny Nagy M.A., CCC-SLP
Topic: Working in a hospital setting

1. WIDE VARIETY OF SETTINGS AND JOBS WITHIN SETTINGS

                 ACUTE CARE  (INCLUDES ICU, CCU, ED ON OCCASION
               
                 ACUTE REHAB

                 SUB ACUTE CARE

                OUTPATIENT

                  HOME HEALTH

                 EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES-

 May have one setting or may cross over into several settings, dependent on size of facility.

1. STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT  (PARTICULARLY IF TEACHING HOSPITAL)

     
                   COLLEAGUES

                    NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW PROCEDURES, NEW MEDICATIONS

                   SPECIALIZED EDUCATION, LIKE BRAIN CUTTINGS

1. HELPING PEOPLE AT IMPORTANT, STRESSFUL TIME---DOING SOMETHING WORTHWHILE IS ENRICHING-JOB SHOULD BE SATISFYING IN SOME WAY.

Won’t always feel that you are able to help-sometimes frustrating-need tolerance for frustration

1. FLEXIBLE-

                 ONCE YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE

                 FULL, PART TIME, WEEKENDS, TAKE OFF AND RETURN
                 COMPATIBLE WITH RAISING A FAMILY
                  BUT MUST STICK WITH ANY SCHEDULE YOU ACCEPT
                 (Pt. must be seen to meet requirements  and  for revenue/reimbursement for  
                        hospital)
          
.                      

1. SATISFACTORY PAY  AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

                       
           ASHA SURVEY 2009

                         57% SCHOOLS
                         38% HEALTH CARE FACILITIES                                                                  
                                  (Hospitals, SNF/ECF)
                          15% OTHER    Private practice, speech and hearing clinics

                         64% full time
                         36% part time

                         35% annual salary, rest per hour or per visit

                         Median annual salary in hospitals 70K  80K SNF (Pays more)

                                                  60K 4-6 yrs experience
                                                  80K with 22 or more yrs experience
                                                  80K in West  (all higher???)
                         usually figure 1/3 more in benefits (contributions to social security, medicare,
                      unemployment, health and dental insurance, retirement plans)

                       HOURLY PER DIEM-COMMON-NO BENEFITS-AROUND $50
                       (Particularly good if get benefits elsewhere-spouse or another job)

                      UNCERTAIN WHAT CHANGES WILL OCCUR IN FUTURE
                     (TREND TOWARD LESS INSURANCE COVERAGE)

                      BILINGUALISM BIG ADVANTAGE (NOT JUST SPANISH)

1. USE EXPERIENCE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE

                     PRIVATE PRACTICE
                      TEACHING
                     ADVANCED DEGREE  (CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IMPORTANT)
                      SCHOOLS   (harder to get into hospital from school background)
                                            (easier to get from hospital to school)
                      SPECIALIZE  within setting   (Voice, dysphagia, etc.)

1. CHALLENGING, STIMULATING

                      FAST PACED
   
                 ASSESSMENTS, PICKING GOALS, PLANNING TX at fast pace

                 FOLLOWING SCHEDULE –TIME MANAGEMENT/ORGANIZATION

             
                         ½ HR. TO 45 MIN SESSION, OCC 1 HOUR  (OP)
                         6 HOURS OF PRODUCTIVITY OUT OF 8 HR DAY
                         8 PTS PER DAY-AVERAGE
                         Some speech/language, some dysphagia, some both
                       
                  COMPLETING DOCUMENTATION
                           “If not documented, it wasn’t done:
                             COMPUTERIZED, must be done that day

1. MULTIFACETED JOB

                            SPEECH/LANGUAGE/DYSPHAGIA THERAPY
                            COUNSELING//EDUCATION    
                                               Family and Staff
                                                Fulfills social work instinct
                            REPORTING TO OTHER TEAM MEMBERS

                                          Physicians
                                          Physical Therapist
                                          Occupational therapist
                                           Recreational Therapist
                                          Neuropsychologist      (example of weekly goal)
                                           Dietician
                                           Social Worker
                                           Nurse

                     

1. GREAT CAMARADERIE AND FRIENDSHIPS-WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD COMMON GOAL IN INTENSE ENVIRONMENT  (BEST FRIENDS)

 

1. GETTING FIRST JOB

                   Flexible-weekends-hard to do, can’t work unsupervised
                      SNF (Claire in Chicago)   Hard way to start-burn out
                      Move from Los Angeles
                      Network
                                  Externships
                                  ASHA-CSHA
                                 *MSCC (Medical Speech-Language Pathology Council of Ca.)
                                               Inservices
                                               Volunteers
                                                Job postings
                                                      Website:  www.slp-ceu.org     

Join the NSSHLA team!-WALK NOW FOR AUTISM-April 21st

Happy New Year from the NSSHLA board for 2012!

We hope this year brings nothing but happiness and opportunities to showcase how wonderful you all are! On that note, we have the first opportunity available for you :)

It's a well known fact that autism has become increasingly prevalent in America. The numbers show that 1 in every 110 children in America is identified with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum ( US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). With a variety of characteristics that include difficulties in social interaction, communication impairments and atypical behaviors that unintentionally exclude children from their peers, we need to do our part to help those exceptional individuals with autism.

So let's show our support for the services that assist children/adults with autism, the families that work hard to give the best quality of life possible, and most importantly, for the children who have autism themselves.

Join the NSSLHA team and take part in the Walk for Autism on Saturday, April 21, 2012. This awesome event will be taking place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Check out the link below!


https://www.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=993444&lis=1&kntae993444=BF6654943E0840C8950437100F4A5C2D&supId=191089134&team=4906404

By the way, we realize it's a little early. We just want to give you the chance to save the date! Looking forward to seeing everyone there! :)