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

To be announced

Participant Acceptance

To be announced. Please check back for more information on the availability of the next TLA cohort.