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.