WHY JOIN PSHA?

The Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association can help address your concerns on these vital issues:

• Case selection and caseload size in the schools
• Inclusion of treatment for speech, language, and hearing problems in insurance plans.
• Assurance that services to the public are delivered by professionals with the highest level credentials.
• Improvement of reimbursements for speech and hearing services provided for preschool children.
• Recognition of speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and teachers of the hearing-impaired as heath-care providers that can receive direct reimbursement from insurance carriers.

Membership Benefits

• Professional Standards
• Website Bulletin Board
• PSHA Annual Convention

• PSHA Website
• The Keystater (PSHA's newsletter)
• Free Annual Directory
• Special Mailings

• Priority Notification
• Reciprocity with Neighboring States
• PSHA Annual Convention

• Leadership Opportunities
• Committees of Interest
• Client Advocacy
• ASHA Open House

• A Legislative Voice

• PSHA Annual Convention

Membership Rates

The PSHA membership year is from January 1 to December 31. Rates are based on the type of membership and the number of years joined.

PSHA Membership Categories

• Professional Membership
  Master's degree or equivalent in speech pathology, audiology or education of the hearing impaired.

• Provisional Professional Membership
  Bachelor's degree in speech pathology, audiology, or education of the hearing impaired.

• Associate Membership
  Person such as advocates, parents, or administrators, interested in the objectives of PSHA, but not eligible for other memberships.

• Life Membership
  Professional membership for a period of 15 consecutive years immediately prior to application. Must have attained the age of 65.

• Recent Graduate
  An individual who has completed a graduate program within the past year.

• Student Membership
  Full-time students working toward a degree in speech pathology, audiology, or education of the hearing impaired.

PSHA/Regional Memberships
Join PSHA and a Regional Group together. When you become a PSHA member, also become a member of either the South Western Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SWPSHA) or the North Eastern Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NESAP). Please note that this option is only available for one year memberships.