ANCDS Fellowship Mentor: Janet Patterson

Written By: Rebecca Goodridge, ANCDS Student Member

Written By: Emily J. Braun, Maria Dekhtyar, and Swathi Kiran

Written By: Written By: Katie A. Strong, PhD, CCC-SLP

Over the last three years, the ANCDS Certification Board has engaged in a range of activities to encourage SLPs to apply for board certification. These activities have included poster sessions and talks at state and national conventions, podcasts, and various forms of personal outreach.  One of the things that became evident from these different attempts was that many SLPs were aware that ANCDS offered board certification and aspired to such recognition of their clinical expertise, but they lacked the confidence that they could complete the process successfully. Most SLPs have never submitted a written or oral case study that would be subjected to peer review. 

Written By: Megan Schliep, MA, CCC-SLP, MPH

Written By: Jenny Fortin, MFA, MS, CF-SLP

Dafne Abur
Doctoral Student
Boston University
Mentor: Edy Strand

The focus of this ANCDS presentation was to propose new ideas for providing meaningful and effective treatment for individuals with cognitive-communication disorders.  The recent explosion of ‘person-centered’-ness is changing the ways we think about the services we deliver to our clients. Clinicians' frustration, and the dissatisfaction of our clients, with the effects of current treatment practices compels us to seek out some new and different treatment approaches.

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Past Fellow Interview: Alyssa Lanzi, PhD, CCC-SLP

Member Spotlight: Rik Lemoncello, PhD, CCC-SLP

All of our committees have been working very hard, as you can see by the updates in this and previous newsletters. I want to especially acknowledge the Education and Standards Committee, particularly the Chair of the Meetings subcommittee, Mike de Riesthal, for their time and effort in getting the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting program in place so early. They have put together another really excellent program. You should have received an email about it, and you can also find the information on our webpage. I hope that many of you are planning to attend.