TSHA Leadership Academy

The TSHA Leadership Academy (TLA) is a program designed to facilitate the development of leaders in the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA) and the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (TSHF).

TLA Mission

To facilitate development of leaders within TSHA and the Texas Speech-Language Hearing Foundation (TSHF).

TLA Objectives

To increase the number of individuals willing to serve in a leadership role in TSHA and/or TSHF
To increase awareness among cohort members of the TSHA organization and the importance of leaders in TSHA and TSHF
To provide multiple opportunities for cohort members to acquire and apply information on leadership in TSHA and TSHF
To provide opportunities for cohort members to serve in a volunteer capacity in TSHA

Expectations of Cohort Participants

To actively participate in all TLA activities, including attendance at all face-to-face meetings
To complete assignments in a timely manner
To volunteer to serve on a TSHA or TSHF committee, task force, or project
To provide feedback on experiences in the TLA

Leadership Training Topics

Leadership and leadership styles
Leadership tools such as motivating/guiding others, delegation, forming effective groups,
Strategic planning, goal-setting, budgets, meeting planning/facilitation
TSHA organizational and operational structure, budget and strategic plan
Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Book reviews with discussions at face-to-face meetings

Instructional Methods

Interactional presentations
Small group/table discussions and activities
Large group discussions

Mentor Opportunities

Each cohort member will be paired with a current TSHA Leader in a volunteer area of interest throughout the Leadership Academy

Volunteer Opportunities

Each participant will be required to participate in a TSHA or TSHF committee while participating in the TSHA Leadership Academy

Schedule

Saturday of 2020 TSHA convention

Saturday/Sunday, October 2020

Saturday of 2021 TSHA convention

Cost

Travel and overnight hotel stays will be paid by TSHA for the October 2020 meeting. Travel and lodging to the two meetings held in association with the 2020 and 2021 conventions will be the responsibility of the participant. Each participant's convention registration will be covered at the 2020 and 2021 convention.

Participant Acceptance

This cohort of the TSHA Leadership Academy is for current graduate students or a student who will start graduate school in January 2020.

APPLY TODAY

The deadline to apply is Monday, December 16, 2019.