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Professional Issues

May is Better Speech and Hearing Month

May 2, 2013

As a school-based bilingual speech and language pathologist, May is typically the time of year when I am buried under evaluations and IEP meetings.  However, I try not to let this month pass me by without doing an activity at school for the American Speech and Hearing Association’s “Better Hearing and Speech Month”.  It is [...]

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Prepare to Rock the CF Interview

March 14, 2013

Ready to start interviewing for your Clinical Fellowship? As the Recruitment Director for Bilingual Therapies, part of my role is help prepare Clinical Fellows for some pretty tough interviewing and to ensure that my CFs have the competitive edge. Here are my top seven recommendations: 1.      Please Enjoy the Music Do get rid of ring [...]

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Bilingual Therapies 2013 Symposium in San Jose, Costa Rica

January 10, 2013

Bilingual Therapies 2013 Symposium in San Jose, Costa Rica We at Bilingual Therapies hope that 2013 is filled much happiness and success.  We are excited to let everyone know about our 2013 symposium which will be held at the beautiful Costa Rica Marriot Hotel in San Jose.  We are very proud to announce our speakers [...]

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I Have a Dream – School Therapy Session Ideas

January 3, 2013

I Have a Dream – School Therapy Session Ideas         The New Year means working toward goals and focusing attention on these items. It can also be the perfect time to call on a person and his dreams to inspire young children. January 21 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For many [...]

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Budget Short Falls, Healthcare Reform, Economic Turmoil, Trillion Dollar Deficits!!!!!!!!!!!!!

July 6, 2010

Tim Starling, Division Director, Bilingual Therapies Tim Starling is currently the Division Director of Bilingual Therapies. Tim received his introduction to healthcare in 2000 as a recruiter who placed neurological, orthopedic, and general surgeons in some of the country’s leading hospital systems. He later joined Soliant Health where he pioneered the schools division that places [...]

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ASHA’s Newest Division: Division 17 Global Issues in Communication Science and Related Disorders

June 2, 2010

Marlene B. Salas-Provance, Ph.D., F-CCC-SLP, Director of the Program in Communication Disorders, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico Dr. Salas-Provance currently serves as Director of the Program in Communication Disorders at New Mexico State University.  She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from New Mexico State University, her doctorate in speech-language pathology from [...]

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