AHSA application/dues

[Aimee St. Hilaire]

Hey Everyone,
Just a note about ASHA application:
I sent it in with credit card payment, thinking that I wouldn't be
charged until the process was complete. But they actually charged me
membership dues for this year and by the time I am done with my CF, I
will have to pay dues again! Does anyone know if there are distinct
benefits to being a member even when not certified? I really don't go
to their site all that often to do research...

Anyway, I called them to ask for a refund and to explain why, and they
weren't very forgiving. I may end up loosing the $340 and just having
to pay again next year. So if you haven't sent in the ASHA app, I
think it can wait until you are done with your CF. If anyone knows
anything different, please post.
Thanks,
Aimee

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Elizabeth Ledeboer
<ehend...@worcester.edu> wrote:
> hey guys!
> i hope everyone's doing well! annie, i do keep track of my hours, but just
> informally by writing it down. i asked the girl who i'm replacing about
> that (just finished her cf) she said she didn't really track her hours.
> i also have a question. i know we need to send the form to the mass
> licensing board (with our supervisor's information) within 30 days after we
> begin our cf. do we need to send anything into asha right away?? (other
> than the stuff from our records check).
> also, i sent in the things needed from our records check, but it's making me
> nervous because neither of the checks have gone through yet. did it take
> long for anyone else?? i'm just nervous that they didn't get it or
> something, and i hope it's okay that i started my cf before that all went
> through???
> so many questions....sorry for bombarding you all! let me know if you have
> any insight, i'd really appreciate it. i hope everyone's doing well, we
> should all get together!
> thanks,
> liz
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Ann Alexopoulos <agr...@worcester.edu>
> wrote:
>>
>> I just send the board and email, I write reports everyday, it would be
>> impossible for my supervisor to sigh them, she only comes once a week (and
>> those are the guidelines) Is anyone clocking their hours? Are they doing
>> it a specific way or just writing it on a calendar?
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:11 AM, Anna Mazaheri <amaz...@worcester.edu>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> HI Ladies,
>>>
>>> I finally got through to the MA licensing board, and they told me that
>>> the CF supervisor DOES need to co-sign our reports. The CF supervisor could
>>> loose her license if she does not.
>>>
>>> In addition, we are not allowed to call ourselves SLPs yet, not even with
>>> he CF at the end, since we are not yet licenced. WE are supposed to sign as
>>> "Clinical Fellow in Speech Language Pathology", or Speech Language Pathology
>>> Clinical Fellow". This seems contradictory to what is said in the ASHA
>>> docs. Doesn't ASHA say to sign as SLP-CF?
>>>
>>> Anna
>>>
>>
>> >>
>



--
Aimee

[skyqueen]

Wow - Aimee

I didn't realize that at all! Mine has already been processed except that they are waiting for the transcript with the degree awarded. Why did the school have us do this?

mika

[Aimee St. Hilaire]

Good question, I asked myself the same thing! I wrote a letter to ask
for a refund. I am doubting a positive outcome however...
I really could use that money, while I wait to be eligible!!!

--
Aimee

[asthi...@worcester.edu]

Here's an update on the ASHA dues. I wrote a letter to request a
refund for my dues so that I wouldn't have to pay for membership
during my CF. I got the following response:

I am responding to your request for a refund of your ASHA membership
and
> certification dues while you are a member-in-process. While you are in
> process you receive all of the benefits and services of a certified member.
> We certainly understand the cost of a graduate education and ASHA developed
> a program just for you. The Gifts to the Grad program which takes place
> between May 1 and August 31, 2009 provides up to 20 months of membership for
> the price of 12. I would like to offer you this option. Instead of refunding
> your money, we would change your membership date to May 1 and you will
> receive membership through December 2010.

> Melanie K. Johnson
> Membership Program Manager
> American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
> 2200 Research Blvd
> Rockville, MD 20850
> Direct: 301-296-8681
>
> Fax: 301-296-8583

So if you haven't sent in your application and dues, wait till May to
take advantage of this option, or call/email Melanie to request it.
Aimee

On Jan 13, 5:31 am, "Aimee St. Hilaire" <asthila...@worcester.edu>
wrote:

> >> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:11 AM, Anna Mazaheri <amazah...@worcester.edu>