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January/February 2009, NJSHA

of the New JerseySpeech-LanguageHearing AssociationVOICES

President’s Message 2

2009 Election Nominees 3

Medicaid Sign-off 7

AAC Tips 9

Students 10

Multicultural 12

Healthcare 13

Professional Directory 14

NJSHA Calendar 16

INSIDE

Save your professional days!We have hit the groundrunning and are in full speed,preparing for you a compre-hensive schedule packed withwell renowned speakers andexceptional presentations. It ishard to believe convention isonly 4 months away! Weanticipate a huge turnout andlook forward to providing youonce again with an outstand-ing learning experience. Ourstate convention has beenrecognized by many for yearsas one of the best in thenation. It is the ConventionCommittee’s mission to

Trudea, Bill Connors, NancySwigert and Shawn DeSantoare a “must see”! Back bypopular demand, we areoffering a keynote presenta-tion Thursday evening by JohnLiechty and Ruth Resch, whowill be sharing their ownpersonal experiences aboutthe challengesfaced living witha disability.

You can also earnan extra hour ofCEU credit byattending theproduct demon-strations, which

Gateways to Communication:NJSHA CONVENTION APRIL 30TH-MAY 2ND 2009BY NATALIE GLASS, CONVENTION CHAIR & KATHLEEN HOLTERMAN, CONVENTION CO-CHAIR

2009 NJSHA Elections

continue to maintain thisimpressive status for Conven-tion 2009!!

The convention roster is filledto the brim with a wideassortment of diverse topics ofinterest to meet all of yourneeds. Get ready to see someof your favorite pediatricspeakers including JudyMontgomery, Laura Justice,Michelle Garcia-Winner,Dean Mooney, Richard Reid,Barbara Moore, PamelaPayne, Cathrine Shakir andEtoile LeBlanc. If you workwith adults, James Naas, Mike

will be held during the Fridaymorning breakfast. Don’tforget to check out the exhibithall, as we have expanded ourselection of exhibitors for thisyear. School-based therapistsmake sure to put in yourrequests 60 days in advance tosecure your spot!

The excitement isdefinitelymounting!Can’t wait toexperiencethis unfor-gettableevent witheveryone! �

While the United States maybe swearing in its 44thPresident this month, it’sstill election time for theNew Jersey Speech Lan-guage Hearing Association.Let your voice be heard!NJSHA’s leaders shape thefuture of this organization;be sure they represent you!

Voting is your right andyour responsibility, so turnto page 3 and send in yourballot today! �

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VOICES is the official newsletterof the New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association.The Editorial Board encouragesthe submission of letters to theeditors, feature stories and newsreports. Editorial deadlines areJanuary 31, April 25, June 21,September 6, and November 19.

The views expressed in VOICESare the opinions of the membersor contributors and do notnecessarily reflect the opinions ofNJSHA. Nothing contained in thisnewsletter should be construedas legal advice or as the formalposition of NJSHA. The informa-tion contained is informationalonly and may change withoutnotice at any time. Please consultwith an attorney for issues oflegal significance.

Editorial Board:Gerard L. Caracciolo, Chair,Robin Kanis, Nancy Patterson,Sherry Zailer

Managing Editor:Wendy E. Webber

Editorial and advertisingmaterials should be sent to:

Wendy E. WebberManaging Editor, VOICES1996 Glendower DriveLancaster, PA 17601Phone/Fax: 215/893-3659E-mail: [email protected] to the Editor are welcome

Membership & address correc-tions should be forwarded to:

NJSHA Headquarters390 Amwell Road, Suite 403Hillsborough, NJ 08844Phone: 908/359-5308Fax: 908/450-1119E-mail: [email protected] site: www.njsha.org

Annual subscription rate:$28.00 (five issues)This newsletter is produced byProfessional Management Associates,L.L.C., a full-service associationmanagement company.

The publication of any advertisementin VOICES or in any of its publicationsis neither an endorsement of theadvertisers nor of the servicesadvertised. Speech-languagepathologists or audiologists listed inNJSHA’s publications shall not beconsidered an endorsement orrecommendation by NJSHA.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

There is an old Japaneseproverb that says. “One kindword can warm three wintermonths.” Winter is here and itoften is not an easy time forsome of us with the let downof the holidays gone by andthe premonition of snow toshovel in the driveway. This is,however, a good time of yearto remind our membershipthat your Board and Commit-tee Chairs are composed solelyof volunteers, and that it isthrough their warmth andkindness that the mission toserve our professions is carriedout. Whether it is through thelegislative advocacy aboutwhich we remain stalwart, orour state of the art website, thesuperior continuing educationopportunities we offer, or theadvice many of you havereceived from our SchoolAffairs Committee, the peopleresponsible for the initiation ofthese efforts are members justlike you. In fact, the informa-tion you receive throughVOICES is, more often thannot, authored by NJSHAcommittee members. It is truethat we do have back-upsupport from our manage-ment company, VOICES Editor,a lobbyist, and a PR consultant,but it is the volunteers behindthe scenes that insure NJSHA’smember benefits. In the lastissue I began to update you onsome of our committees’endeavors and achievements. Iwould like to share more ofthose with you here.

Perhaps the most excitingnews we have receivedemanates from the ongoingadvocacy efforts of ourAudiology Committee (Bob

Woods, Chair)and LegislativeCommittee(Barbara Glaze-wski, Chair)Committees. OnNovember 24,2008, Grace’s Law(S467, SenatorsBuono andMadden) wasunanimouslyapproved by theNJ Senate. Thismeasure is namedfor Grace Gleba,an eight-year-oldNJ girl with asevere hearingimpairment. Ifsupported in theAssembly, this lawwould requirethat health careproviders coverthe cost ofhearing aids for children age15 and younger. This coveragewould be required every 24months and fund up to $1,000per hearing aid. While familieswould be able to choose morecostly hearing aids, the familywould have to be willing topay any amount above theinitial $1000 allotment.

Also on the advocacy front, inNovember, NJSHA receivednews from the NJ Departmentof Education (NJDOE) that itwill continue to fund theSpeech Upgrade programthrough August 2015. This willprovide an additional fiveyears for the 243 speechcorrectionists who are eitherenrolled in the speech up-grade program workingtoward the equivalent certifi-cate, or in a master’s program

working towardthe speech-languagespecialistcertificate, tocomplete theirprogramrequirements.This extensionbeyond theoriginal 2010deadline alsooffers additionaltime for thosespeech correc-tionists whohave not yet hadthe opportunityto do so, to nowenroll in andcomplete eitherthe upgrade or amaster’sprogram if theyplan to continueworking in the

schools beyond August 31,2015.

Our Convention Committee(Co-Chairs Natalie Glass andKatie Holterman) has workedtirelessly since last May tobring you the best possibleprogram in 2009. In addition tocontracting nationally re-nowned speakers for thisoutstanding continuingeducation event, we havesome new ideas on the way.More information will becomeavailable soon on our website(www.njsha.org), but makesure you mark it in yourcalendar for Thursday, 4/30—Saturday, 5/2/2009.

Another advocacy pointhere— Many of our school-based members have ex-pressed concerns about

Your Boardand Commit-tee Chairs arecomposedsolely of volun-teers, and thatit is throughtheir warmthand kindnessthat the mis-sion to serveour professionsis carried out.

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And the Nominees are.....

ELECTION

Please take a moment to read through the credentials and position statements of our nominees andselect those who you feel would serve your organization best. Members eligible to vote (Regularand Life) have received a ballot with this issue of VOICES. Elections are often decided by just a fewvotes so please take a moment to return your ballot — it will make a difference! Special thanks to allof our nominees. Their willingness to serve is greatly appreciated!

potential difficulty gettingapproval to attend Conventiongiven the State’s latest one-dayworkshop directive. I want youto know that our CEU Consult-ant (Donna Spillman-Kennedy), Convention andLegislative Committee Chairs(Natalie Glass and BarbaraGlazewski), along with ourlobbyist (Lynn Nowak), havebeen working since Septemberto address this issue byrequesting a waiver from theNJ Department of Education.The diversity of programs andquality of this event have beenlauded by ASHA staffers andofficers, and our presenters, asone of the best in the nation.We believe there is no greaterprofessional developmentprogram than the NJSHAConvention to satisfy theunique and varied continuingeducation needs of ourmembership. If you have notbeen able to attend in the past,I urge you to join us this year.Finally, as an added incentive,this year to help offset some ofyour continuing educationexpenses, any current NJSHAmember who recruits a newmember to join NJSHA will geta $50 credit toward registra-tion for any NJSHA CEUprogram.

I hope you are taking advan-tage of all that NJSHA has tooffer, and encourage you toshare us with some of yourcolleagues. May you all findwarmth and kind words duringthese chilly times. I lookforward to seeing you in thespring! �

— Robin Kanis, President

One-Year Term NomineesTwo NJSHA members havebeen nominated for the one,one-year term available,which runs July 1, 2009, toJune 30, 2010. They are:

Robynne Kratchman

Patty Remshifski

ROBYNNEKRATCHMAN

PATTYREMSHIFSKI

THERESABARTOLOTTA

CAROLEGELFER

MARTYSHULMAN

MONIQUEKAYE

KRISTYSORIANO

NATALIEGLASS

Three-Year Term NomineesSix members have beennominated for the three,three-year terms availablewhich run from July 1, 2009,to June 30, 2012. They are:

Theresa Bartolotta

Carole Gelfer

Natalie Glass

Monique Kaye

Marty Shulman

Kristy Soriano

Who will serve is upto you! Turn the pageand decide who getsyour vote!

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experience and backgroundwill allow me to provide abroad perspective to supportthe goals of NJSHA.

PATRICIA A. REMSHIFSKILong Valley, New Jersey

Running ForOne Year Term

Current PositionAssistant Professor,Seton Hall University

EducationMS, Bloomsburg University ofPennsylvania

Certification and LicensesCCC, Licensed SLP

Honors, Awards & OtherProfessional ActivitiesAppointed member, LanguageScience Subcommittee, 2005 &2006, ASHA Convention; ACEAward Recipient, 2008

Professional Affiliations

NJSHA, Budget and FinanceCommittee; HealthcareCommittee; Higher Educationand Marni Reisberg AwardCommittee; ASHA, MemberDivision 13 Swallowing andSwallowing Disorders; MemberDivision 10 Issues in HigherEducation; Member Division 02Neurophysiology and Neuro-genic Speech and LanguageDisorders

StatementAs an active member of theNew Jersey Speech-LanguageHearing Association, I currentlyserve on several committeesincluding: Healthcare Commit-tee, Higher Education/MarniReisberg Award Committeeand Budget and FinanceCommittee. I believe my hardwork at the committee level

has helped me to understandthe complex statewide issuesof the profession including;SLP shortage and supportingaffordable and accessiblecontinuing education for ourmembers. My academic andclinical experiences haveprovided me with the resourc-es needed to promote excel-lence in providing quality careto those we serve with speech,language and hearing disor-ders.

THERESA E.BARTOLOTTALincroft, New Jersey

Running ForThree Year term

Current PositionAssociate Dean, Division ofHealth Sciences, School ofHealth and Medical Sciences,Seton Hall University, SouthOrange, NJ

EducationPhD, Health Sciences, SetonHall University

MA, Speech-Language Pathol-ogy, Queens College, CityUniversity of New York

Certification and Licenses:CCC; Licensed SLP

Honors, Awards & OtherProfessional ActivitiesACE Awards, ASHA

Professional AffiliationsNJSHA, Treasurer, Board ofDirectors; ASHA, SteeringCommittee Member, SpecialInterest Division 10, Issues inHigher Education; New JerseyRett Syndrome Association,Board Member

StatementIt has been my privilege andpleasure to serve the Associa-tion these last four years as aBoard Member. In my currentrole as Treasurer, I have workedwith the NJSHA Board Mem-bers and administrative staff toensure that NJSHA maintains ahealthy financial situation inthese challenging economictimes. My professional experi-ence as a clinician, facultymember, and now as anadministrator in HigherEducation gives me a broadperspective on the issuesfacing our professions and theconsumers we serve. If re-elected to the Board, I lookforward to the opportunity tocontinue my efforts to imple-ment the NJSHA strategic plan,and address challenges inpersonnel shortages, educa-tion of future professionals,and funding for our services.

CAROLE E. GELFERWyckoff, New Jersey

Running ForThree Year Term

Current PositionProfessor and Chairperson,Department of Communica-tion Disorders, William Pater-son University,

EducationPh.D., CUNY Graduate School

Certification and LicensesCCC, Licensed SLP (NJ and NY)

Honors, Awards & OtherProfessional ActivitiesASHA's ACE award for Continu-ing Education

ROBYNNE KRATCHMANWest Orange, New Jersey

Running ForOne Year Term

Current PositionDirector, Speech-LanguagePathology Programs, Speech &Hearing Associates

EducationMS, Teacher’s College, Colum-bia University

Certification and LicensesCCC, Licensed SLP, Speech-Language Specialist Certificate

Honors, Awards & OtherProfessional ActivitiesACE Award, currently enrolledin PhD program at Seton HallUniversity

Professional AffiliationsNJSHA, member, HealthcareCommittee; ASHA, member

StatementIssues confronting speech-language pathologists andaudiologists, such as insurancecoverage, reimbursement rates,and personnel shortages, arebest addressed through aunited, concerted effort. As aboard member, I will share myknowledge and experiencewith clinical supervision,personnel issues, professionaleducation, marketing andprogram development,developed while working in aprivate practice. I participateon NJSHA’s Healthcare Com-mittee focusing on insurancecoverage of speech therapy forchildren. We have madepositive inroads and anticipatesuccess as we continue ourwork. I believe my diverse

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Honors, Awards & OtherProfessional ActivitiesRecipient of three ACE Awards,Member of the School SiteCouncil and the StudentAssistance Team (SAT) atGreenbrook School.

Professional AffiliationsNJSHA: Board of Directors,Convention Committee Chair;School-Affairs SteeringCommittee (SAC) ExecutiveBoard Member; ASHA: Mem-ber; Alexander Bell Associa-tion: Member

StatementBeing an active member of theBoard of Directors this year hasenabled me to further NJSHA’smission for professionalexcellence and achievement. Ifre-elected, one of my objec-tives would be to pioneerimprovements within ourassociation by advocating forand meeting the individualneeds of members. Anotherfocus would be to reach out tobuild resources and providesupport within the medical,school-based and privatepractice sectors. I will strive toachieve NJSHA’s focusedinitiatives by investigating andimplementing strategies toreduce staff shortages,improve healthcare reimburse-ment, and prevent encroach-ment. I plan to take continuedaction to maintain qualitycontinuing education pro-grams and training offered.This will ensure highly quali-fied personnel and superiorservice delivery.

MONIQUE S. KAYEWatchung, New Jersey


Current PositionSpeech-Language Specialist,Long Hill Board Of Education(f/t); Speech-LanguagePathologist, Private Practice(p/t)

EducationMS, Bloomsburg University ofPennsylvania

Certification and LicensesCCC, Licensed SLP,Speech-Language SpecialistCertificate, Certified OrofacialMyologist

Honors, Awards & OtherProfessional Activities14 Awards for ContinuingEducation; Honors of theAssociation, NJSHA 2006;Certificate of Appreciation forOutstanding Contributions forthe Care and Treatment ofDudley Moore, ASHA 2000

Professional AffiliationsNJSHA, Immediate PastPresident, President, Secretary,Website Chair (njsha.org);Council for State AssociationPresidents, Member; ASHA,Member; InternationalAssociation of OrofacialMyology, Certified OrofacialMyologist; Associate Editor ofSubscriptions for InternationalJournal of Orofacial Myology

StatementIt has been my great honorand privilege to serve theconstituents of NJSHA in manycapacities since 1999. I haveserved as President, VicePresident, and Secretary, and Iam currently the ImmediatePast President. I have attended

our Strategic Planning Meet-ings to help NJSHA membersachieve the best goals andoutcomes for our organization.I would like to continue tomeet our mission statement aswell as to work towardsdeveloping NJSHA into thebest state organization tomeet all the needs of ourmembers. My history withNJSHA in my various leader-ship models will help meetthose goals. I have also servedas Chair of the njsha.orgwebsite which has gonethrough many changes. I havea varied background which willhelp represent the differentsettings in our field. I haveworked in a rehabilitationhospital, public school, privatepractice, early intervention,and home based services forthe geriatric population. I amalso an adjunct professor at aNew Jersey University and I amworking towards my PhD inSpeech-Language Pathology. Iam a strong proponent ofcontinuing education andensuring that speech-languagepathologists have access to thebest, cutting edge educationpossible in our state to ensureevidence based practice in hisor her setting.

MARTIN D. SHULMANEast Brunswick, New Jersey


Current PositionChair, Department ofCommunication Disordersand Deafness, Kean University

Professional AffiliationsASHA, member; NJSHA,Chairperson, Higher EducationCommittee; AcousticalSociety of America, member

StatementThe current focus on evidence-based practice has highlightedthe importance of clinicalevidence in our field. Based onmy own experience as aclinician, an educator and aresearcher, it is my impressionthat clinical work and researchare often viewed as mutuallyexclusive. However, goodclinicians are also researcherson some level, and this informsthe treatment that theyprovide. I believe that theemphasis on this in oureducational programs and itsreflection in our professionalstandards are consistent withthe mission of NJSHA, and as aBoard member I would work topromote it through profession-al development and continu-ing education.

NATALIE GLASSEast Brunswick, New Jersey


Current PositionSpeech-Language Specialist,South Brunswick Board OfEducation — GreenbrookSchool (f/t); Speech-LanguagePathologist, Sunny Days/VistaRehab — Early InterventionSystem (p/t)

EducationMS, Seton Hall University

Certification and LicensesCCC, Licensed SLP,Speech-Language SpecialistCertificate


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VENDOR MEMBERSSpecial thanks to NJSHA’sVendor Members:

Stacey CartagenovaTherapy Source, Inc.10119 Valley Forge CircleKing of Prussia, PA 19406

Barbara L. KurmanNortheasternTechnologies Group, Inc.40 Glen StreetGlen Cove, NY 11542

WE WANT TO HEARFROM YOU!Share your recent accomplish-ments, published works, ormoment in the spotlight withyour colleagues in the field. It’sa great way to keep fellowmembers informed! Send yournewsmaking item by January31st to VOICES c/o WendyWebber, Managing Editor, 1996Glendower Drive, Lancaster, PA17601; or [email protected].

WHAT’S MY NJSHAWEBSITE PASSWORD?Take advantage of all that thenew NJSHA website(www.njsha.org) has to offer,including the NJSHA chatroom! Just log on to theMembers Only section ofnjsha.org. Your User Name isyour primary e-mail address.Your Password is your mem-bership number which appearson each issue of VOICES rightabove your name on theaddress panel.

Log on today to connect withyour fellow members.

EducationPhD, University of Minnesota

Certification and LicensesCCC, Licensed SLP

Honors, Awards & OtherProfessional ActivitiesHonors of the Association,NJSHA; NJSHA DistinguishedService Award; GraduateTeacher of the Year, KeanUniversity, Past elected NJLegislative Counselor to ASHA

Professional AffiliationsNJSHA, various leadershippositions since 1974 includingConvention Chair and Presi-dent; ASHA, member

StatementI am seeking another termbecause involvement in NJSHAis an integral part of myprofessional life. I came to NJ in1973, chaired the NJSHAconvention in ’75, served asPresident in ’76 and have beenon one committee or anotherever since! I’ve served on thestate’s licensing board for 14years, supervised students inevery type of setting whereSLPs are employed, beeninvolved in writing rules andregulations that govern ourprofessions and have beenactive in other state andnational professional organiza-tions. In recent years on theNJSHA Board of Directors, I’veworked to make the Associa-tion more attractive andwelcoming to students, ourfuture colleagues. I’m currentlycommitted to the challengingtask of combing through theAssociation By-Laws to createboth an organizational plan of

guiding principles and aseparate manual of operations.I’d welcome the opportunity tocontinue this work, bring myhistorical perspective andbroad-based experiences tothe Association and, mostimportantly, maintain my closeassociation with other dedicat-ed Board members who striveto enhance our professionsand the people we serve.

KRISTIE R. SORIANOBasking Ridge, New Jersey


Current PositionCoordinator/Clinical Director ofSpeech Services, JFK JohnsonRehab Institute; Kean Universi-ty Adjunct Professor

EducationMS, Boston University

Certification and LicensesCCC-SLP

Honors, Awards & OtherProfessional ActivitiesNJSHA, Board of Directors(2002-2005); ASHA, LegislativeCouncil (1999-2002)

Professional AffiliationsNJSHA, ASHA

StatementAs Clinical Director of SpeechServices in a large hospitalbased Speech and AudiologyDepartment, I think I can wellrepresent issues facing speechpathologists and audiologistsin the State of NJ. My programprovides speech services toclients in acute care, inpatientrehabilitation, subacute,homecare, long term care, andoutpatient based clinicalservice. We have an activestudent intern programinterfacing with the stateuniversities and colleges in thearea. Monitoring legislationwhich impacts practiceguidelines, insurance reim-bursement, and encroachmentare some of the issues I’vebeen exposed to in my role onyour Board of Directors.

As the liaison to the NJSHAHealthcare Committee some ofthe issues we are working oninclude Early Interventionguidelines, insurance reim-bursement for children andadults, input into continuingeducation, personnel shortag-es, and a membership initia-tive. I look forward to continu-ing my work in these areas asyour representative on theNJSHA Board of Directors. �

Be sure to complete yourenclosed ballot and returnit by February 27th

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SCHOOLS

SCHOOLS IN SESSION

Medicaid Sign Off: A ChoiceBY SUE GOLDMAN

Depending on the time of year,questions from memberscontinue to either pour ortrickle into the NJSHA mailbox-es. Members of the SchoolAffairs Steering Committee,who volunteer their own timeto respond to these questionsin addition to fulfilling theresponsibilities of their ownjobs, attempt to respond in astimely a manner as possible. Itis not always easy to conveyprompt responses, but beaware that questions fromNJSHA members take prece-dence over those of non-members. Because it is withinNJSHA’s mission to advocatefor speech-language patholo-gists and individuals withspeech, language and hearingdisorders, the SAC committeehas made it a policy to re-spond only to a single ques-tion from non-members,inviting them to join if theyhave further questions. This fall,the most frequently askedquestions have been onesrelating to Medicaid sign off.Suddenly there seems to beconfusion and disparityconcerning interpretations ofwho can sign off on Medicaid.

According to one contact atthe Public Consulting Group(PCG) that runs NJ’s SEMIprogram in the schools, SLPswho graduated before January1, 1993 need their CCCs to signoff on Medicaid. After January1, 1993, the Master’s only is

what is needed. We have beenconfused by this response,which does not appear tomatch the information con-tained in the SEMI handbook.Previous information indicatedthat the ASHA Certificate ofClinical Competence (CCC) orits equivalent was required tosign off on Medicaid. Becauseobtaining a New Jersey licenserequires completion of similarrequirements as does CCC,including undergoing theequivalent of a Clinical Fellow-ship, a license seems to qualifyas an equivalent. So, weconsulted ASHA and receivedthe following response:“Medicaid is a joint state-federal program so the statecan require licensure. Servicesby unlicensed SLPs can becovered by Medicaid if alicensed SLP (with education &experience as required for theCCC) is supervising theunlicensed practitioner.”

There is a SEMI ProviderHandbook (see Chapter 4 forspecifics regarding SLPresponsibilities and qualifica-tions) that can be downloadedat: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/administration/Documents/SEMIHandbook.pdf

The manual contains thefollowing information which isquoted below in italics:

According to federal regula-tions (42 CFR § 440.110(c)),

Services forindividuals withspeech, hearing andlanguage disordersmeans diagnostic,screening, preven-tive, or correctiveservices providedby or under thedirection of aspeech pathologistor audiologist, forwhich a patient isreferred by aphysician or otherlicensed practitio-ner of the healingarts within thescope of his or herpractice under Statelaw.

This regulation may explainthe interpretation that a statelicense from the Audiologyand Speech-LanguagePathology Advisory Commit-tee is needed.

The SEMI handbook continuesas quoted in italics below:

For speech therapy, a licensedpractitioner is an individualwho meets either of these two(2) conditions:

1. Holds a Certificate of ClinicalCompetence from the Ameri-can Speech and HearingAssociation (ASHA),

2. Has completed the equiva-lent educational requirementsand work experience neces-sary for ASHA certification.

PractitionerQualifications:In accordancewith NewJersey law atNJSA 45:3B-2,speechtherapy (orspeech-languagepathology)and speechevaluationservices mustbe providedby a speech-languagepathologistlicensed bythe Audiology

and Speech-LanguagePathology Advisory Commit-tee and certified or endorsedby the Department of Educa-tion. A speech-languagepathologist may also be calleda “speech-language specialist,”“speech correctionist” or othertitles authorized by New Jerseylaw. (NJSA 45:3B-2).

Again NJSHA is trying to clarifythat either CCC from ASHA orlicensure by the Audiology andSpeech-Language PathologyAdvisory Committee is neededin addition to the SLS orspeech correctionist certificate.It may be the case, however,that CCC alone does notsuffice. Be advised that onlythose speech correctionists

Anyone whodoes sign offon Medicaid islegally respon-sible for thetherapy beingprovided andruns the risk ofbeing heldliable and tak-en to court ifany damageoccurs in thefuture.

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with Master’s degrees andone of the above certifica-tions would be able to signoff on Medicaid.

I would also like to take thisopportunity to clarify theconcern of NJSHA’s SchoolAffairs Steering Committeerelative to signing off onothers’ therapy, especially if theprofessional who is signing offis not adequately supervisingthe SLS and students involved.Signing off on Medicaid forsomeone else’s work should bea choice not a mandate.Anyone who does sign off onMedicaid is legally responsiblefor the therapy being providedand runs the risk of being heldliable and taken to court if anydamage occurs in the future. IfSLSs with Master’s degrees arebeing directed to sign off onMedicaid without beingprovided adequate time tosupervise or if they are beingcoerced to sign off when theywould rather not, it would beadvisable to inform theireducation associations(unions). Point out to theeducation association that youdo not have a Supervisor’sCertificate or that your jobdescription does not includesupervision of peers. If yourunion refuses to help, contactyour county UniServ office (forNJEA). Anyone who holds the

position of supervisor overSLPs would be qualified to signoff for others’ work on Medic-aid as long as s/he meetsMedicaid requirements to doso. Information should also beprovided to directors/supervi-sors and colleagues thatanyone who does sign off onMedicaid without supervisingaccording to appropriatespecifications can be heldliable and that districts andstates across the country havebeen investigated and sued forfraudulent practices. Keep inmind that ASHA is very clearthat any SLP “signing off”without direct supervision riskslosing ASHA certification. Thismay apply to licensure also.Any ASHA member in yourdistrict can searchwww.asha.org for articles onthese lawsuits, published overthe past 2 to 5 years in ASHALeader. A 2003 ASHA Leader(vol. 8, No, 11, pp. 1, 12-14)article by Marat Moore givesextensive information on thistopic.

The SEMI handbook is alsoclear about the meaning of“under the direction of” asquoted in italics below.

“Under the direction” meansthat the ASHA-certified orequivalent personnel:

• Maintains responsibility forthe services delivered;

• Sees the student, at least,once;

• Provides input into the typeof care provided;

• Monitors treatment statusafter treatment has begun;

• Meets regularly with the staffbeing supervised; and

• Is available to the supervisedstaff.

Think about whether or not it’seven possible to meet all ofthe above qualifications. Itwould be wise to show theSEMI handbook with theabove information to youradministrators and youreducation association and tothink carefully about whetheror not your choice will be tosign off on Medicaid. �

Nothing contained in thisarticle should be construed aslegal advice or as the formalposition of NJSHA. The infor-mation contained in thiscorrespondence is informa-tional only and may changewithout notice at any time.Please consult with an attorneyfor issues of legal significance.— NJSHA School AffairsCommittees

PublicRelationsCommitteeThe PR Committee has beenactively promoting NJSHA andraising awareness for speech,language and hearing issues ina number of ways. Here are afew of the highlights.

• Public Service Announce-ments (PSAs) have been sentto NJ radio stations on thesubject of Better Hearing andSpeech Month and SummerLiteracy. We are planning todistribute additional PSAs onProtecting Hearing from LoudMusic/Noise Abuse andPreventing Ear Infections. Weare also preparing PSAs forlocal NJ cable TV stations.

• Letters to the Editor,Editorials and News Articleshave been published in localNJ newspapers on a variety oftopics. We also are pursuingnational media coverageopportunities.

• Web Site Content wasprovided to the Web SiteCommittee to create resourcesections for the media,parents/caregivers andhealthcare providers onNJSHA’s exciting new Web site.

If you have any suggestions orwould like to be part of the PRCommittee, please contact:

Ellie Murray, PRCommittee Chairperson,[email protected]

Patty Murray, PRConsultant to NJSHA,[email protected]

Apply Today!Attention Holders of Speech Correctionist Certificates who have Master’s degrees in

Speech-language Pathology — You have until 2010 to apply for and be granted the SLS

certificate without submitting NTE/Praxis scores.

If you have not yet done so, apply now!

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19. Explore whether a switchlatch is needed for battery-operated toys and activities asthis increases the child’scontrol. It is often difficult tomaintain pressure on a switchsurface. The electronic activi-ties can be latched throughthe Powerlink.

20. Try placing walking switchtoys inside the sensory tablesfilled with macaroni or beansand operated with a switch.

21. Holiday jobs could includeturning on the Christmas lights,or Hanukah candles, or “delivermail” via trucks or walking toys,

22. Adapt an animated puppetby placing a puppet on aspinning lollipop.

23. Classroom jobs/responsibil-ities: operating electronicpencil sharpener, etc.

24. Low-tech communicator forchoosing centers, identifyingpeers, choosing songs orbooks, playing games orgeneral communicating.

25. Let the child be the life ofthe party by operating the fogmachine, blacklight, discolights, karaoke machine, or CDplayer with a Powerlink.

26. Place a puppet on top of abump and go toy for animation.

27. Encourage the child’sobject permanence by havingthe child move the switch toybehind a barrier or play tunnel.

28. Encourage the child to rollby placing a notebook or flatswitch on the floor connectedto a tape recorder or otherfavorite switch toy.

29. Book adaptations:

a. Physical: build up pages bylamination, cut books andplace pages into plastic pageprotectors and put in binder,attach binder clips to pages,Velcro circles, buy two copiesof book and cut each out/mount on cardboard/laminate/place in binder, attach icecream sticks to pages to helpturn, notebook dividers (large),turn pages using unsharpenedpencils held with the eraserdown to turn the pages, use ofbook holders and stands, orelectronic page turners.

b. Language/Cognitive: use oradapt generic story timeboards by attaching a fewblank squares for customizedicons, sentence strips tosummarize books on eachindividual page which arecalled “ Talk About It” pictures,highlight repetitive lines orimportant text in the book, usetalking devices to record therepetitive lines or fun text, taperecord the book and play witha switch, develop a talkingbook using authoring softwaresuch as Intellipics, etc.

30. Playboards: attach variousthemed toys or pictures of toyswith Velcro or shoe laces toPlexiglas boards. Ideas forboards: Mr. Potato Head, potsand pans, dollhouse, vehicles. �

Send your questionsabout AAC to Jackie Hughes,AAC Committee Chair,[email protected]

10. Encourage the child tooperate a massage pad orflexible wand.

11. Facilitate the child’s abilityto turn on lights in the room,holiday lights, lights in aclassroom tent, lava lamps,light sculptures, backlight, etc.

12. Feed classroom pets, waterplants, and assist in cookingactivities using the pouringswitch.

13. Classroom appliances canbe a great source of fun,participation, and sensoryexperiences using the Power-link with hot air popcornpoppers, shake machine,toaster oven, sandwichmachine, and blenders withadult supervision.

14. Remember to use theclassroom tape recorder/CDplayer with switches forindependent music play.

15. Read books using low techtalking switches to speak therepetitive lines of the book.

16. Partial participationactivities with peers can be funin the class with one childpouring ingredients and theother operating the Spin Art orblender for example.

17. Attach markers to the backof switch cars or place thewheels of the car in the paintand then have the child “paint”on a large piece of paper.

18. The independent operationof an overhead projector forbooks copied to transparen-cies or a light box can beaccomplished with thePowerlink.

Source: Molly Shannon, OTR/L, ATP, derived from Fifty Fun Ideas for Simple Switch or Low Tech Activities, a handout presented atthe Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference, January, 2006, Caribe Royale Resorts and Convention Center, Orlando, FL.Modifications by Gail Holling, SLP. NJSHA AAC Committee Member

AAC TIPS

Fun Ideas forSimple Switchor Low TechActivities1. Place a switch that playsmusic inside a shape sorter sothat it will activate when theshapes are inserted.

2. Encourage the child to makea walking switch toy knockover blocks.

3. Stage a race with twochildren operating two walkingswitch toys.

4. Bubbles: Use an electronicfan with a Powerlink fromAblenet or use a battery-operated fan to blow bubbles.If available, use an electronicbubble blower with a switch.

5. Place bump and go switchtoys within confined areas (toypen, hula hoop, or box lid).

6. Dress up the switch toys toreflect the seasons or class-room units, example: attach hatfor witch, doll clothes for holidays.

7. Add a sensory component tovarious switch toys: addfragrance or extracts to thetoys, cool them in a refrigerator.

8. Place cards on the fireman’stall ladder toy at variousheights so that the child canstop when the fireman gets tothe various cards. Try colors,shapes, numbers, the weather,peers name’s, center choices,book and song suggestions.

9. Cut a door out of a box andhave the child walk the pig orcow into “Old MacDonald’sFarm” or a doghouse, etc.


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As the fall semester wounddown, graduate studentsthroughout the state submit-ted papers and prepared forfinals. Some sat for compre-hensive exams, others finalizedthe data collection for theirtheses and still others complet-ed graduation applications. Fall2008 graduation has passedand Spring 2009 is quicklyapproaching. What onceseemed like a long ride issuddenly a short sprint and thefinish line is in sight.

Previous articles by Dr. MartinShulman and past studentboard member AngelaHeerah Park have detailedlicensing and certification. As arefresher I will list some detailsto remember here.

In addition to your master’sdegree, clinical hours andPraxis examination scores(school setting requires 550,other settings 600), additionalrequirements will depend onyour career path:

• a school setting will requirespeech language specialistcertification from the state. Thiscan be filed through yourgraduating institution or youcan file independently throughthe NJ Department of Educa-tion www.state.nj.us/educa-tion/educators/license/ .

• a non-school setting willrequire a Temporary NewJersey state license. This licenseis effective while you arecompleting your Clinical

application — Clinical Intern-ship at:www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/aud/apps/clinical_intern.pdf

For ASHA, you need to worktoward fulfilling the require-ments of the Clinical Fellow-ship. At last year’s ASHAconvention the requirementswere summarized as follows:

• 36 weeks of full-time (35hours per week) experience(or the equivalent part-timeexperience),

• Supervision/mentoring by anindividual holding ASHAcertification in speech-language pathology

• A score of “3” or better on thecore skills in the finalsegment of the experience

• Submission of an approvedCF Report and Rating form

(Theresa Rodgers, 2007)

You know you need to bothevaluate and providetreatment, but what aboutthe Clinical Fellowship ASHAcertified supervisor?

The purpose of the ClinicalFellowship experience is totransition from constantsupervision to independentpractice. The ability to have asupervisor during this processis a wonderful opportunity todiscover strengths andweaknesses in our knowledgeand skills and address themwith a professional who iswilling to share their experi-ences and help us to becomecompetent clinicians. Althoughwe are transitioning, we will beexpected to evaluate andprovide treatment, performingin an independent and

Fellowship (CF) for a maximumperiod of eighteen months.Once you’ve completed yourClinical Fellowship experienceyour application can besubmitted for your regularlicense. Both Temporary andRegular License applicationsare submitted towww.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/audiology.htm

So you’re ready and knowwhat documents you need;your next step is the ClinicalFellowship!

If you are going to work undera NJ Temporary License,remember that you will needto file a Supervision Plan withthe Division of ConsumerAffairs. Although very similar,this is different from theClinical Fellowship that youmust complete for ASHA. It canget very confusing. You areworking toward a state License(NJ Division of ConsumerAffairs) at the same time thatyou’re working toward nationalcertification (ASHA).

For the NJ Temporary License,you will need to prepare aSupervision Plan detailing yourpersonal information, employ-ment setting, supervisorinformation and the number ofhours each week that will bespent providing assessment,intervention, training etc.

A Supervision Plan applicationis found embedded within theaudiology/speech languagepathology Temporary License

professional manner at alltimes.

To have a successful experi-ence you should gather asmuch information as possible.Talk to your potential supervi-sor and find out what her/hisown CF process was like andwhat her/his supervisoryexperiences have been like. Ifpossible speak to other CFswho have been mentored bythis supervisor. Gather infor-mation about the facility,requirements, procedures,routines, paperwork.

Some settings choose yoursupervisor for you. In this caseyou might want to considerhow the supervisor is chosenfor you and whether you willmeet and speak to this personbefore accepting the position.Determine if there are estab-lished guidelines you mustfollow and procedures ifproblems arise. Again, ifpossible speak to another CFpresently at the facility and askher/him to share her/hisexperiences.

Where will you find thatClinical Fellowship supervisor?

One of the wonderful thingsabout this field is the diversity.There are so many optionswithin the broad categories ofschool or healthcare that it canbe difficult to decide in whichdirection to begin. Perhaps theeasiest path is to apply to asetting where you’ve alreadydone an externship. This canbe a wonderful choice be-cause you know the popula-

STUDENTS

The Finish Line is in SightBY JOANNE CHRISTODOULOU

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tion and work setting well andyou’ve met the people you’llbe working with. A fair numberof students seem to find theirniche this way but mostchoose the job hunt. There areseveral good ways to getstarted.

Our own NJSHA convention isperhaps the most efficient “inperson” way to network withhealthcare facilities, largerschool districts and placementservices. Last year’s conventionincluded recruiters from:

Camden City Public [email protected]

Catapult [email protected]

Children’s SpecializedHospitalwww.childrens-specialized.org

Delaware Autism Program/Christina School [email protected]

Harborside Healthcarewww.harborsidehealthcare.com

HCR Manor Care – Therapywww.hcrmanorcare.com

HMS School for Childrenwith Cerebral Palsywww.hmsschool.org

Holy Redeemer Home [email protected]

JFK Johnson [email protected]

The New Jersey School forthe Deafwww.mksd.org

Mary’s Place Pediatric Rehabwww.marysplacerehab.com

Morris-Union JointureCommissionwww.mujc.com

Newark Public [email protected]

Onward Healthcarewww.onwardhealthcare.com

Oxford Consulting Serviceswww.oxfordconsulting.com

Select Medical Rehabilita-tion/Kessler [email protected]

Somerset Medical Centerwww.somersetmedicalcenter.com

SpeechPathology.comwww.speechpathology.com

Tender Touch HealthcareServiceswww.tendertouch.com/index.html

Theracarewww.theracare.com

Therapy Resource Associatesof [email protected]

Therapy Source Inc.www.txsource.net

Virtua Healthwww.virtua.org

Vista Rehab [email protected]

Weisman Children’s Rehabili-tation [email protected]

And each year brings new anddifferent opportunities toexplore!

ADVANCE is a free weeklymagazine for SLPS andaudiologists. Each issuecontains interesting articlesand job offerings listed bystate/region. They also sponsorjob fairs that are held periodi-cally throughout the country.Online information alsoincludes a resume builder and

salary calculator. http://www.advanceweb.com/

The ASHA annual conventionheld this year in Chicago,Illinois, also included opportu-nities to meet potentialemployers and recruiters.Employment Opportunities arediverse and can be especiallyhelpful if you’re interested inworking in other areas of thecountry. (http://www.asha.org/about/events/convention/)

Don’t neglect to look at theflyers that are sent to youruniversity requesting applica-tions from new graduates andread those helpful emails fromyour department head. KeanUniversity’s Dr. BarbaraGlazewski forwards email frompotential employers; amongthe most interesting are alwaysthe traveling positions.Companies like MTX TherapyServices, a national staffingagency, place SLPs in tempo-rary positions in exotic locales.In the past they have offeredjobs in Hawaii, Alaska andother areas throughout the US.(http:/www.mtxtherapy.com/)

With so many choices it mayseem overwhelming. Take thetime to discover all youroptions andyou’ll find aperfectmatch;onethatwill

provide an enriching experi-ence and a successful launchinto your career.

If you have questions, com-ments, concerns about thisarticle or NJSHA studentbenefits and opportunities Ican be reached at 732-546-4073, 908-737-5816,[email protected] [email protected]

Special Note: Additionalinformation about the ClinicalFellowship can be found at theASHA website @www.asha.org. A valuablehandout written by TheresaRodgers given at last year’sASHA convention about theClinical Fellowship experiencecan be found on their websiteat http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/883386C7-E933-43D1-BAE8-2DEBD814B05E/0/07TheCFExperience.pdf

Thank you to Patricia Ochoa-Werschulz and DanielleCatarino for their valuablecontribution to this article.

ATTENTION STUDENTSAt the last NJSHA boardmeeting the members votedto allow students to attend the

convention for onetenth of the

regular fee. Besure to take

advantage of thisgreat opportunity!

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It seems that feelings ofuncertainty are still wide-spread since many SLP’scontinue to be unclear aboutwhat the regulations are inreference to assessmentoutcomes for culturally andlinguistically diverse (CLD)children. In this article we willattempt to give clarificationand steer the readers toresources where they can getinformation on this issue.

IDEA states that assessmentand other evaluation materialshave to be administered in thelanguage and form most likelyto yield accurate information.IDEA also emphasizes the needfor appropriate evaluations forCLD students.

What does appropriatemean? We have always reliedon standardized tests toqualify students for services.

Can we continue to rely onstandardized tests whenassessing CLD children? No,the use of standardized testsmay not be appropriate in allcases.

Why not? Weren’t we alltaught to rely on the resultsof standardized tests byobtaining a raw score, astandard score, a percentilerank and confidence inter-vals? We can also look at thebell curve and clearly see

and Over-Identification inIDEA 2004, (http://www.asha.org/about/legisla-tion-advocacy/federal/idea/ELL_IDEA04), and fromquestions that we normally askour bilingual parents orstudents during our assess-ments.

What country are the parentsoriginally from?

How long has the child residedin the United States?

How old was the child whenthey moved to the UnitedStates?

When did the child first startlearning English?

What language(s) are used athome and at school?

Is the child receiving ESLservices? If so, how is the childprogressing?

Is the child communicatingwith his/her peers on theplayground?

How is the child performingacademically?

What language(s)/dialect dothe parents/caregivers speakto the child?

In what language does thechild respond to the parents/caregivers?

What language(s) is used bythe child’s siblings?

It is important to try to includewhat percent of time eachlanguage is used to communi-cate (e.g. 20% English at homeand 80% Spanish at home or100% English at school and 0%Spanish at school).

We all know that state regula-tions have emphasized theimportance of functionalassessments and observationsas tools to help make moreappropriate eligibility deci-

where the student’s perfor-mance falls. However, what isnot obvious in the bell curveare the many variances withinthe curve. It does not provideinformation on how manychildren from the same speechcommunity, country, region orcultural background were inthe sample. All too often manypeople assume that Spanish isSpanish; it’s all the same. Justas there are a variety of peoplewho speak English fromIreland, Scotland, England,Canada, and Australia, they doso with dialectal differenceswithin these regions becauseof cultural commonality andvocabulary differences. Thesame holds true for theHispanic community and otherprimary languages. Spanish ismade up of multiple dialectsfrom Mexico, Spain, PuertoRico, Cuba, El Salvador, Colum-bia, Dominican Republic, Peru,Chile, and so many othercountries.

In order to develop moreaccurate and qualitativereports, it is extremely impor-tant to consider the child’sspeech community along withpertinent information gath-ered by asking appropriateand critical questions.

The following are questionsthat should be asked during anevaluation interview. This listwas compiled from the ASHAarticle, English LanguageLearners, Minority Students

sions. Federal regulations donot state that you must havetest scores to meet eligibilitycriteria. However, in NewJersey we are challenged bythe eligibility criteria for theclassification of “Communica-tion Impaired” which statesthat a student is deemedeligible if that student receivesa score, “… below 1.5 standarddeviations, or the 10th percen-tile on at least two standard-ized language tests, wheresuch tests are appropriate oneof which shall be a compre-hensive test of both receptiveand expressive language(NJAC 6A:14, 3.5, (C) 4.).”

Preschool children must meetthe criteria of a 25% delay intwo developmental areas or a33% delay in one developmen-tal area. We need to considerall these factors and work likesensitive investigators toobtain more accurate evalua-tions and to make moreappropriate decisions aboutCLD student’s language andacademic performance.

How do I know what testsare acceptable? Use acomprehensive language testor other language tests thathave normalization standardsin the child’s native language.

What are appropriatenorms? Norms should bebased on a large enoughpopulation in a particularspeech community in order tobe unbiased.

What if I can’t find a stan-dardized test with appropri-ate norms? You will have todepend heavily on functionalassessments that shouldinclude:

MULTICULTURAL

IDEA 2004 and New Regulationsfor CLD Evaluation Procedures:Functional and DescriptiveLanguage OutcomesBY YESENIA CONCEPCION AND BRUNILDA NEGRON

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HEALTHCARE

LOOKING AHEADPLAN TO JOIN US!The next Healthcare Commit-tee Meeting will be Monday,February 23, 2009 at 7:30pm.You may attend in person orvia conference call format.

Want to know more?Contact : Kathy [email protected] orBarbara [email protected]

For the Healthcare Forum atthe NJSHA Convention. We willexplore “The Changing Faceof Healthcare.” �

Adler Aphasia Center

Advantage Rehab

Atlantic Coast Rehab andHealthcare Center

Bacharach Institute forRehabilitation

Bergen Regional MedicalCenter

Briarwood Care and RehabCenter

Bridgeway Care Center

Care One At The Highlands

Centra State Hospital

Children’s Center atMonmouthChildrens Specialized Hospital

Chilton Memorial Hospital

Christ Hospital

Clara Maass Medical Center

Community Medical Center

Country Manor Nursing Home

Douglas DevelopmentalCenter

Emory Nursing andRehabilitation Center

East Orange V.A. Hospital

GenesisHackensack UniversityMedical Center

Hackettstown Medical Center

Harborage Nursing Home

Healthsouth Rehabilitation

Holy Name Hospital

Hospital of Tinton Falls

Hunterdon Medical Center

Institute for Adults Livingwith CommunicationDisordersJersey City Medical Center

Jersey Shore Medical Center

JFK Medical Center andAffiliates

JFK Johnson Rehab Institute

JFK PediatricsKensington Manor Nursingand Rehab Center

Kessler Institute ofRehabilitation

Kimball Medical Center

Lyons V.A. Medical Center

Manor Healthcare

Matheny School andHospital

Meadowlands Hospital andRehab Institute

Monmouth Medical Center

Morristown Memorial andRehab Institute

Mountainside Hospital

Newark Beth Israel MedicalCenter

Newcomb Hospital

Newton Memorial Hospital

North Jersey DevelopmentalCenter

Ocean Medical Center

Omni Rehab Center

Our Lady of LourdesMedical Center

Overlook Hospital

Palisades Medical Center

Preakness Healthcare Center

Raritan Bay Medical Center

Rehabilitation Hospital ofTinton Falls

Riverview Medical Center

Robert Wood JohnsonUniversity Hospital

Somerset Medical Center

St. Clare’s Hospitals

St. Barnabas Medical Centerand Rehab Affiliates

St. Josephs Medical Center

St. Josephs Wayne General

St. Lawrence RehabilitationCenter

St. Michaels Medical Center

St. Peters Medical CenterSt. Peters University Hospital

Select Medical Services

Somerset Medical Center

Sundance RehabilitationTrinitas Hospital

Universal Institute INC.

UMDNJ University Hospital

Vorhees Pediatric RehabHospital

Wanaque Health Center

Warren Hospital

Weisman Childrens Hospital

Willow Creek Rehab andCare Center

NJSHA Extends GratitudeTo the supervisors at the following facilities in the State of N.J.

Please accept our gratitude for providing clinical externships. We know you have given valuabletime, expertise and energy to our students. We sincerely appreciate you and your efforts preparingthe next generation of medical SLPs and Audiologists.

— for the Healthcare Committee, Kathleen Palatucci and Patricia Remshifski

• Parent/caretaker interviews

• Student interview whenappropriate

• Observations-preferably in astructured and non-struc-tured setting

• Teacher interview andsamples of class work

• Review of records (educa-tional & medical)

• Hearing assessment

• Use of criteria referencedmeasures

• Descriptions of the child’sperformance �

REFERENCESEnglish Language Learners,Minority Students, and Overiden-tification in IDEA”04":asha.org

Culturally and LinguisticallyDiverse Students: IDEA IssueBrief: www.asha.org

New Jersey Code:www.state.NJ.US.edu/code/current

IDEA: Library of Congress

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PROFESSIONAL

Sound Advice • Gail Wuhl, M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Evaluations & Therapy, Children& Adults; Foreign Accent Modification: Compton

P-ESL; Oral Presentation Skills/Voice Improvement

Glen Rock & Engelwood (201)[email protected] Lic #YS00565

Stuttering Institute of PrincetonKay M. Monkhouse, Ph.D., CCC/SLP

Board Recognized Fluency Specialist

Speech Easy® Provider 609-924-2809

License #[email protected]

Debbie Friedman, MA, CCC-SLP

Evaluations & TherapySpeech • Language • Myofunctional

Specializing in PediatricsHillsborough, NJ

908/281-6330 Lic #YS00188

Share Communication, LLCProviding Speech and Language Services

38 North Cottage Place, Westfield, NJ

Lynn Shereshewsky, MA, SLP, President908-233-6928 [email protected]

License #41YS00087900

Speaking of Aphasia, LLCShirley Morganstein & Marilyn Certner Smith

“Providing a Life Participation Approach”

Montclair, NJ (973) 746-1151www.speakingofaphasia.com

License #YS002023 & #YS000135

Sperling-Ratiner351 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840

Heidi Sperling, MS, CCC-SP, 41YS00080300Sharon Ratiner, MA, CCC-SP, 41YS00057000

732/321-1780 732/321-0164 faxwww.sperlingratinerspeech.com

The Davis CenterTesting & Sound-based Therapies for

Learning -Development-Wellness

AIT • TOMATIS • FF• IM • BioAcoustics

World’s Sound Therapy Center YA00030

862/251-4637 www.thedaviscenter.com

CAROL A. SMITH, MA, CCC-SLP

Adult C I Auditory RehabilitationSpeechreading973-701-0253

Chatham, NJ Lic #YS00614

DIRECTORY

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appear in NJSHA’s Professional Directory for a full year — all

five issues. The same ad will be used in each issue.

Log on to www.njsha.org for your reservation form or e-

mail Wendy Webber at [email protected] for more

information.

A special thanks to all current professionals for your

continued support each year. You should have already

received your renewal form for 2009. New ads will start with

the next issue. �

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AUDITORY PROCESSING EVALUATIONSFOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS

Audiology Associates of Freehold77 Schanck Road, Freehold, NJ

732/462-1413Robert M. DiSogra, AuD, FAAA, Lic. #17

NATALIE B. LUBINSKY, MS, CCCSpeech-Language Pathologist

ASHA Certified NJ Licensed

1169 Fairfield Rd., Bridgewater, NJ 08807By Appointment Lic. #YS 00506

908/722-6465 [email protected]

RIDGEWOOD SPEECH andLANGUAGE CENTER

Beth S. Kotek, MS, CCC , Director, #YS000317

Speech-Language-Oral Motor-Voice-Fluency Children & Adults

Midland Park, NJ 201-444-6305

Adele Ben’Ary, MA, CCCThe Center for Accent Reduction

and Ben’Ary AssociatesBerkeley Heights, NJ 07922

FAX 908/771-0462

908/771-0460 Lic. #YS 00019

Good Talking People, LLCArlene F. Rubin, MA, CCC-SLP,

And Associates, Lic. #YS 00623

773 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666201.837.8371 fax: 201.837.1668www.goodtalkingpeople.com

PRINCETON SPEECH-LANGUAGE & LEARNING CENTERTerri Rossman, MS-CCC, Executive Director

Social Skills • PROMPT • Lindamood BellWilson Reading • Fast ForWord • Auditory Verbal Therapy

609-924-7080 • www.psllcnj.com • Lic #YS000872

Communicorp• Speech and Language Evaluations • Voice, Oral-

Motor, Fluency • Public Speaking, Accent Reduction

• Hearing Impairment • Children & Adults

Laural Thurston, MA-CCC, Lic #YS 1014Basking Ridge 908/647-2055

Communication TherapiesRosemarie A. Perretta, MA, CCC-SLP

Easton, PA 610-438-8636Specializing in Pediatrics

[email protected] NJ Lic.# 41YS00152000 PA Licensed

METROPOLITAN SPEECH& LANGUAGE CENTER

Lillian S. Dollinger, MA, CCC-SLP, Director

66 W. Mt. Pleasant AvenueLivingston, New Jersey 07039

973/994-4468 Lic. #41YS 000835

BONNIE SUSSER, MA, CCC26 Madison Ave.

Morristown, NJ 07960

Stroboscopic AnalysisFast ForWord

973/292-2265 Lic. #YS 00104

SPEECH THERAPY CENTER, LLC

Cheryl Kaplan, CCC-SLPSpeech, Language, Myofunctional

and Oral Motor Therapy

60 Broadway, Ste. 22, Denville, NJ 07834

973/627-6100 Lic. #YS 02032

ASAP is a therapeutic intervention programdevoted to eval/tx preK-7 yr children diag.w/ASD, social-cognitive delays, behavioral

and speech-language impairments.

Lina Slim-Topdjian, CCC-SLP BCBA #YS02639

Basking Ridge, NJ 908.542.0002

Barbara L. Kurman, AuD, FAAAVice President, 41YA00008900

Northeastern Technologies Group, Inc.Serving the Hearing Healthcare Professional

1-800-229-4634www.northeasterntech.com

Jeffrey Glass, MS, CCCProblemas del Habla y Lenguaje

Evaluacion e IntervencionMas de 30 anos en

educacion multiculturalLic. #263 Northern NJ: 800 987 4565

Stephanie Shaeffer, MS, CCC-SLP; CERT. AVT

Certified Auditory-Verbal TherapistSpeech Language Pathologist

908/879-0404Chester, NJ Lic. #YS01994

[email protected]

Communication Center of WyckoffComprehensive Speech and Language Services

640 Wishing Well Road, Wyckoff, NJ 07481

michelle.wycoffspeech.org

[email protected] Flexible Hours

(201) 891-3439 License #41YSOO377500

Cynthia James, MA, CCC-SLP

Midland Park, NJ 07432

Pediatric Speech, Languageand Oral-Motor Therapy

201-447-1336 Lic.# YS00049000

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SUBURBAN SPEECH CENTERPrivate pediatric practice specializing in

diagnostic and therapeutic services for children

15 Speech-Language Pathologists on Staff

Short Hills, NJ 973/921-1400Nancy Polow, PhD, CCC-SLP Lic.#74

Lori L. Roth, MA, CCC-SLP

Oral Motor SpecialistPROMPT TrainedCedar Knolls, NJ

973/540-8884 Lic.# YS000873

Reila Zimmerman, MS, CCC-SLPSpecializing in Speech, Language

and Auditory Processing Disordersin Children

12 Taylor Street, Milburn, NJ 07041

973/467-0085 Lic. #YS 00745

Kay M. Monkhouse, Ph.D., CCC/SLP

194 North Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ 08540

[email protected] Lic #00355

Speech, Language, Voice, Myofunctional

Therapy, Foreign Accent ReductionFluency Specialist 609-924-2809

George Marge, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech – Language Pathologist500 Barnett Place

Ho-ho-kus, NJ 07423

201-445-4805Lic #YS 03374

Eugenia Della Sala MA, CCC-SLP/LSpeech Language Pathologist, Certified VitalStim Provider

233 Berkely Ave., Belle Mead, NJ Lic YS00110700

908-599-8005 [email protected] in speech, language, cognitive

and feeding needs in the home environment

Speech Language Learning Connection

Karen T. Kimberlin, MS, CCC-SLP, YS00310

speech • language • feeding • voice • readingwriting • APD • PROMPT • study skills

709 Sycamore Ave., Tinton Falls, NJ 07701

732-450-1111 fax: 732-450-1144

WORD, LLCSharon K. Watt, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathology Services

Monmouth and Ocean Counties732.620.1616 Lic#41YS00466300

Teaneck Speech & Language Center10 West Tryon Ave., Teaneck, NJ 07666

Joanne Kornbluth, MS, Lic #YS 1299; AvivaRamras, MS, Lic #YS 2342; Elyse Bergman, MA,Lic #YS 1850; Freda Attinson, MS, Lic #YS 2563

201-862-0333

MARILYN GREENBERG, MA, CCC-SLP

9 Blue Devil Lane, Mercerville, NJ 08619

Myofunctional TherapySpeech-Language Pathology

609/586-5959 Lic. #YS 00197

VICKI L. SADEWITZ, MS, CCCCenter for Communication Advancement

Speech - Language - Voice - Fluency- Children and Adults -

- Craniofacial Disorders -

Rt 46. Dover 973/366-6667 Lic. #YS00083

VOICE CENTER OF NJTerri G. Rosenberg, MA, CCC

Voice-Speech-LanguageChildren and Adults

181 Somerset St., New Brunswick, NJ

732/247-2401 Lic. #YS 00757

Morris County Speech/Language Center

ROSE LEVINE, M.Ed, CCC-SLPLicensed Speech/Language Pathologist

Lic. #41YS 00100900

4 Woodstone Road 973/267-3343Morris Plains, NJ 07950 [email protected]

Speech and Language Services of Westfield, LLC

Eileen Eisner, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, Director

Evaluation and Treatment ofCommunication Difficulties

325 North Ave. East, Westfield, NJ, Lic #YSO1946

[email protected] 908/233-6602

Constance N. Wieler, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech, Language & LiteracyConsultants of Princeton

Princeton Professional Park, Ste C-1601 Ewing St., Princeton, NJ 08540

tel: 609/688-0200 Lic# 41YS00191000

A.C.T.I.O.N SPEECHAll Communication Therapies

Intervention – Ongoing & NecessaryJoyce Gerstein, CCC-SLP

Lic #YS00313200

Tel: 973/746-4655 Cell: 201/280-6896

K. GOLDING-KUSHNER, PhD, CCC-SLPExec. Dir., VCFS Educational Foundation

25+ yr artic, cleft palate,craniofacial disorders, nasality

NJ License YS 01352 tel. 732-238-5494East Brunswick, NJ [email protected]

Speech Partners, Inc.Nancy V. Schumann, MA, CCC-SLP, Cert. AVT

Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist

Auditory Verbal Therapy • Aural HabilitationCommunication Evals • Speech • Language

Bound Brook, NJ 732/537-9090 Lic #YS 3855


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JANUARY

14Second Language Literacyand Learning, DeborahChitester, MS, CCC-SLP, 7:00 -9:00 pm, sponsored by theCentral Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Assn.Contact: www.geocities.com/cnjspeechandhearing/index.html

FEBRUARY

28Drugs and Dysphagia, Dr.Lynette Carl, PharmD &Memory, Cognition andDementia: Communicatingwith the Cognitively Im-paired, Dr. Peter R. Johnson,PhD, CCC-SLP, Seton HallUniversity, Marni ReisbergMemorial Conference &Student Recognition ProgramContact: www.njsha.org

MARCH

11Socialization Program:Pragmatics Outside the

Speech Therapy Room,Lindsay Hilsen, MEd, BCBA; 7:00- 9:00 pm, sponsored by theCentral Jersey Speech-Lan-guage Hearing Assn.,Contact: www.geocities.com/cnjspeechandhearing/index.html

23Lucy Reed, SLP, will speakabout her personal experienc-es with dysfluency and it’simpact as an SLP as well astherapy techniques for schoolaged students, 6:30 - 8:30 pm,Mt. Laurel Library, sponsoredby Tricounty Speech-LanguageHearing Association, Contact:Ruth [email protected]

26Overcoming Writing Disabil-ities (Dysgraphia, Dyslexia,and OWL LD) through EarlyIntervention, Problem-Solving Consultation, andDifferential Diagnosis andTreatment, Virginia W.Berninger, PhD, Marriott

NJ, sponsored by the WarrenCounty Speech-LanguageHearing Association, Contact:Colleen Makarevich [email protected]

13Response to Intervention(RTI), 7:00 - 9:00 pm, sponsoredby the Central Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Assn.Contact: www.geocities.com/cnjspeechandhearing/index.html

14The SLP in the SchoolSetting: Future Roles &Responsibilities, Sue Gold-man, MA, Adjunct Faculty, KeanUniversity, sponsored byMorris County Speech/Language Hearing Association,Metrowest Lautenberg FamilyJewish Community Center,Contact: Betty Jane Maher,973-857-9074

Newark Airport, cosponsoredby The New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Associationand the NJ Branch of theInternational Dyslexia Associa-tion, Contact: www.njsha.org

28A conference on speech,language and hearing earlyintervention with Dr. Robert E.Owens, Jr., PhD, 8am - 4pm,Pomona, NJ, sponsored by TheRichard Stockton College ofNew Jersey. Contact:www.stockton.edu/hshs or call609.652.4227

APRIL

30 - MAY 2NJSHA Convention: Gate-ways to Communication,Atlantic City, NJ, Contact:www.njsha.org

MAY

11Augmentative and Alterna-tive Communication, TravisTollman, 9:00 -3:00, Mansfield,

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