South African Speech Language and Hearing Association (SASLHA)

Description

The objectives of the Association shall be:

Maintenance of professional standards;

Provision of a means for informing members on matters relating to the profession, and exchanging information between members;

Ensuring continuing education promotion;

Protection of the interests of the profession and professionals;

Liaison between the Association and other professional and government bodies.

Member benefits

HPCSA professional board
Ethics and Standards
The Journal of Stuttering Therapy, Advocacy & Research (JSTAR)
Position Statements
Policy Statement
ICD 10 Codes
SASLHA Publications
PR & Marketing
Job Opportunities
Medicolegal Guidelines for SLT and Audiologists

Mission / Aims

The South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association is committed to ensuring accessible and appropriate services for all persons with communication disorders. It further aims to develop and co-ordinate the skills and resources of the communication professionals.

Principal activities

The profession is committed to the holistic idea of health. Communication is central to every human interaction and disordered communication imposes limits on an individual's function and opportunity.

The Association will:

Co-operate with and support training institutions;

Recommend that training institutions accommodate students with disadvantaged educational backgrounds thus facilitating service delivery to the whole community in regard to training and to professional services;

Promote the public image of speech-language-hearing therapy and audiology and the profession;

Promote continuing high standards of practice;

Promote the provision of speech-language-hearing therapy and audiology services in both the public and private sectors, emphasising community participation;

Request representation by a member of the profession in the Central Bargaining Chamber of the Public Servant Administration and in any other department, forum and work group concerned with career structures;

Promote the concept of intersectorial collaboration both within the profession and with other professional groups.

Training / Licensing / Certification

Internet CPD activities

Affiliations

We are member of:

International Association of Logopedia and Phonoatrica (IALP)