About ArkSHA

The Mission of the Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association is to provide leadership, professional development, and quality membership services for audiologists and speech-language pathologists; to serve as the catalyst for innovative practices in prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of communication, hearing, balance, and swallowing disorders; and to advocate for the provision of quality programs and services and for the rights of people with communication hearing, balance, and swallowing disorders.

ArkSHA Offers:

• Annual Professional conventions and co-sponsored workshops with continuing professional education credits.

• ArkSHA Quarterly Newsletter.

• Job Placement Bureau.

• Directory of Membership.

• Directory of Services.

• Legislative lobbying for the Profession.

• Participation on committees and association activities.

• Voting privileges for election of association officers.

• Professional information network.

• Professional visibility through participation.

• Referral networking.

Services Provided:

• Monitoring issues related to third party reimbursement.

• Advocating for improved services to people with disabilities.

• Developing joint committees between ArkSHA and other agencies to address issues of mutual concern.

• Establishing a network for disseminating information regarding position vacancies in the public schools and other settings.

• Lobbying to improve the standards that affect services and reimbursement.

• Forming ad hoc committees to address timely issues that affect delivery of quality services.

• Development of association position statements that concern the membership.