Events
Westchester Speech, Hearing and Language Association Presents:
“Setting Yourself Up for Success in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology”
Sunday, January 28, 2024
10 am – 2 pm
Sam’s of Gedney Way
50 Gedney Way, White Plains, NY
This course is offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs, Professional, Intermediate Level
Course Description:
This course will provide current perspectives for speech-language pathologists and audiologists to address diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Examples and supporting research will promote effective communication and action-based steps which encourage professional development in compliance with updated standards of cultural humility and responsiveness in communication sciences and disorders.
Learning Outcomes
- Participants will learn relevant terminology of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) to have more effective conversations on the topic with clients and other professionals.
- Participants will learn ways to take actionable steps in their careers towards DEI professional improvement milestones.
- Participants will understand examples of needs and successes from DEI advocates in SLP and Audiology.
Presenter:
Dawn Cotter-Jenkins, (MA CCC-SLP, MS Healthcare Informatics) is the Director of Clinical Education and Services at Mercy University’s Communication Disorders department.
Although she has worked across the lifespan from early intervention to adults in her own private practice, World Class Speech Services, her current areas of specialty include telepractice training and development, and adult professional speech and communication.
She has expanded her scope of work to utilize her certification in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies. In 2021, Dawn was a facilitator of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, Raw Conversation on the book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? She was the keynote speaker for the 2021 National Black Association of Speech Language and Hearing student mentoring convention event. She co-presented to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Student To Empowered Professional (STEP) program on the topic of university admissions. In 2022, she launched a LinkedIn Live weekly vid-cast called DEI Speech IQ, where she talked to guests about DEI topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders careers and services.
Her volunteer work includes being the president-elect of CORSPAN- the Corporate Speech Pathology Network and is a co-chairperson of the Telepractice topic committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 2024 convention. Dawn has been serving as an ASHA mentor for over 10 years. She served on the NY Professional Licensing Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology for 10 years and was on the Media Strategy committee of Council on Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In her spare time, she has been the speech coach for TEDx Deer Park for 7 years.
Disclosure: Financial – Dawn will receive an honorarium for this program. Non-Financial – Dawn is employed by Mercy University and World Class Speech Services.
Agenda:
10 –10:05 Introduction and disclosures (5 mins)
10:05-10:20 DEI terminology and implications for updates (15 mins)
10:20-10:45 Relevance of DEI in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (25 mins)
10:45-11:20 Strategies for effective conversations for improved client outcomes (35 mins)
11:20-11:30 Troubleshooting uncomfortable conversations (10 mins)
11:30-12:00 Break / Lunch / Raffle
12-12:15 Examples of DEI needs and visions from advocates (15 mins)
12:15-12:35 Small group strategizing for DEI success in the workplace (20 mins)
12:35-1 Setting milestones for moving from intention to action in DEI (25 mins)
1-1:15 Tools to move from cultural awareness to cultural responsiveness at work (15 mins)
1:15-1:30 Q & A (15 mins)
Registration Fee:
2024 WSHLA Member $115.00 ($65.00 Registration+ $50 Membership Fee)
Registration Only $65 (Already paid Members)