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4 Speak Out December 2017
Association news
SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA’S Board of Directors is
responsible for the strategic development, implementation and
evaluation of the Association's policies and procedures within the
rules of the Constitution.
Under the Association’s Constitution Board nominations are
currently being sought for four positions.
Directors hold major responsibility within the Association and as
such, many Directors have never previously undertaken a role with
similar legal, financial and strategic management responsibilities.
Every possible support and assistance is provided by experienced
Directors, especially members of Board Executive Subcommittee,
the Chief Executive Officer and National Office staff.
This key leadership role offers a wonderful opportunity to develop
new skills and contribute significantly to the strategic direction of
the Association and the speech pathology profession. Directors
are required to attend four Board meetings each year.
From the incoming Board four Directors are then elected to the
office bearer positions of President, Vice President Operations
(VPO) and Vice President Communication (VPC), who form the
Board Executive Subcommittee (BES).
Board nomination forms for the four vacant Director and
an information package are available on our website. Each
nomination must address key selection criteria and completed
nomination forms must be received at National Office by
Wednesday, 31 January 2018.
The appointments will be effective from the 2018 Annual General
Meeting in May for a period of two years.
Any voting member is encouraged to nominate, while retiring
Directors are eligible to renominate. Elections will be held if more
than four nominations meeting the selection criteria are received.
For further information, please see the Director Position
Description, contained within the Policy and Procedures Manual,
available on the Speech Pathology Australia website or contact a
current Director, or Gail Mulcair (Chief Executive Officer).
Call for Board nominations
Enclosed with this edition of Speak Out you will find a
copy of the Communication Milestones Poster.
The poster is part of a resource kit developed by the
SPA Queensland Branch and National Office staff.
The kit includes individual fact sheets based around the
age groupings, and also a downloadable A3 version of
the poster.
You can find the full resource kit at:
Milestone poster enclosed
Editorial Committee for the
Journal of Clinical Practice in
Speech-Language Pathology
(JCPSLP)
Expressions of interest are invited for Editorial Committee Members
for the Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology
(JCPSLP).
Editorial Committee members work in collaboration with the Editor
to strengthen the Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language
Pathology (JCPSLP) as a significant publication for Speech
Pathology Australia and the profession.
Committee members may be involved in a broad range of tasks,
under the direction of the Editor, including:
• solicitation of material;
• managing specific sections of the journal;
• supporting the implementation of editorial policy;
• editing of articles in accordance with established editorial
policy, guidelines to contributors: ‘Writing and Style Guidelines’
and the ‘Corporate Image Guide; and
• acknowledging receipt of submissions.
Previous experience in reviewing, editing, writing and/or publishing
of manuscripts is highly desirable, as is the possession of a
postgraduate degree. Appointment to the Editorial Committee is
for a two year term.
Please direct enquiries to: Leigha Dark PhD, Editor, Journal of
Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (JCPSLP) at
.
Please forward your expression of interest, curriculum vitae and
two referees to Gail Mulcair, Chief Executive Officer, Speech
Pathology Australia at .
au by close of business, Friday 12 January 2018.