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GUIDELINES
FOR
MSHA'S CLINICAL
SERVICE AWARD
It
is the intent of the Community and Hospital Service Committee's (CHSC) "Clinical
Service Award" to accomplish the following:
· Give visible recognition
to outstanding clinical speech, language, and hearing programs in the
state of Michigan as well as those persons responsible for their development
and implementation.
· Promote and share quality
professional programs with our colleagues statewide.
· Motivate individuals and departments to enrich their own programs.
· Showcase these programs to promote public awareness of the services delivered by our professions.
This project is an annual event wherein recognition is given to one or more programs. Extensive coverage will be given to the program(s) at the MSHA Conference, in MSHA publications, and on the MSHA website. A media press release will be provided.
For
purposes of participation in this project, program
is defined as follows:
any provision of service to the speech, language, and hearing impaired in a clinical setting. This can include an entire department, a sub-unit of a department, an itinerant program, a clinic, an individual professional's program or a multi-professional team effort. At least one individual participating in the program must be a MSHA member prior to application. If unsure, contact the MSHA office.This program must be in existence more than 24 months and must comply with pertinent regulatory agency rules and regulations. This award is not open to public school programs.
The procedure for participating is as follows: nominations may be made by anyone - client, caregiver, colleague, director. Nominations must be submitted on the Clinical Service Award Nomination Form. Nominations will be reviewed by the CHS subcommittee. The administrator in charge of the program selected for final consideration will be contacted and briefed regarding the project. Thos nominations which meet criteria will then be required to submit the following: copy of accreditation, i.e., JCAHO, CARF; copy of philosophy/mission statement; list of conferences at which program members have presented and list of articles which program members have had published; copies of evaluation, interim and discharge reports for two individuals served; outcomes data; list of community outreach activities in which program members have participated, and list of presentations/inservices provided to professional colleagues. Upon review of this information, an onsite visit will be conducted.
Deadline for nominations: September 1st