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Supporting Public Education & Policy in the Professions

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Supporting Public Education
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  • Our faculty and students regularly give voice care workshops to student teachers at 海角社区 and Toastmaster Members.
  • In the parnership with Jewish General Hospital, our faculty and students provide free swallowing awareness education to the public.
  • Dr. Linda Polka听serves as judges of science fairs in local high schools.听Dr. Nicole Li-Jessen serves as the judge of Canada-Wide Science Fair.听
  • The Child Phonology Lab sponsors a blogthat provides education to educators and the general public about the use of and impact of digital media on child development.
  • Dr. Susan Rvachew is the editor of the Language and Literacy section (and upcoming Digital Media section) of the on-line that provides education to the public in four languages.
  • 听provides education to Speech-Language Pathologists world wide about the implications of the most recent research for the assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders in children.
  • The school bi-annual newsletter Speaking of Language informs the public of student outreach activities and provides education about communication disorders and helpful interventions.
  • Dr. Rvachew has edited a section of the online Encyclopaedia on Early Childhood Development entitled 鈥溾�� comprised of 5 papers contributed by leading experts, an introduction, synthesis, and policy commentary written by Dr. Rvachew and a pamphlet and resource links for parents.
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Serving National/International Policy Boards of SLP
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  • Dr. Susan Rvachew is the Knowledge Transfer Advisor, Pan-Canadian Alliance of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Organizations.听She is the Principal Investigator of the听Benchmark Wait Times Project, resulting in .听

  • SCSD鈥檚 Coordinators of Clinical Education, Kelly Root and Sophie Vaillancourt, 听act as liaison agents between the provincial and national accreditation bodies and the clinical program.

  • Ms. Kelly听Root is a听Clinical Member on the in Audiology and Speech Language-Pathology responsible for accrediting Canadian S-LP and audiology Programs.听

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