Committees

Help MSHA to better represent you by volunteering for a committee of your choice.  Not all committees meet on a regular basis and meetings are held at locations throughout the state, by conference call or even by Skype. Our standing committees conduct almost all of the business of MSHA.  
 

• Advocacy: Follows legislative activity affecting members.  Monitors bills and/or proposed rules that impact upon our profession.  Active in planning and participation of MSHA legislative activities. 
   
• Continuing Education: Provides opportunities for updating professional skills and obtaining CEUs through MSHA sponsored programs.  Works closely with the Professional Development and Education Committee.
   
• Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion: Serves to make positive changes to embrace diversity and equality throughout the profession. 
   
• Ethics:  Serves as a resource to MSHA membership on questions or concerns of professional ethics.  
   
• Finance: Develops annual budget and serves as MSHA Treasurer.  
   
• Membership:  Promotes membership in MSHA; encourages increased communication between MSHA and regional associations and special interest groups.  
   
• Professional Development and Education: Plans and coordinates annual conference; assures quality conference sessions; assumes specific responsibilities and contributes to overall program planning. 
   
• Public Relations: Promotes May as Better Hearing and Speech month and creates increased awareness of professional services via media.  Works closely with the Communication and Networking Committee. 
   
• SLP Healthcare:  Monitors issues affecting provision of services in medical speech-language pathology and audiology.  Coordinates the Medical Speech-Language Pathology Forum held at the MSHA Annual Conference.  Reviews nominations and selects recipients for the MSHA Clinical ServiceAward.  Maintains contacts with reimbursement agencies including Medicaid, Medicare, and Blue Cross.  
   
• SLP Public Schools: Monitors issues affecting provision of services in schools and encourages excellence in programming. Activities include: Program of the Year recognition; ongoing liaison with Michigan’s Office of Special Education Services, and SEAC (Special Education Advisory Committee)
   
• Student Affairs: Helps plan conference sessions of special interest to student members; responds to issues and concerns relevant to students.