 The Value of WSHA-P Membership
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- Representation by Broydrick and Associates, Wisconsin’s premier lobbying firm, on health and education issues affecting our professions
- Presence at state decision making meetings that impact your work place and the service you provide to those with communication disorders
- Multiple opportunities each year to earn Continuing Education Units (CEU)
- Discount registration fees at the annual convention and other conferences
- Access to public awareness materials for use in presentations, displays, and other marketing activities
- Opportunity to participate in a computer-based referral network for peers and consumers
- A dynamic Web site (www.wisha.org) with sections for members, students, and consumers that are updated frequently for our changing professions
- A quarterly magazine-style newsletter, Communication Connection, covering professional activities and information needed by audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- A quarterly bulletin, News Brief, informing members of Board activities
- A committee structure that monitors virtually every aspect of the professions and offers numerous opportunities for participation
- A forum to network with peers to share ideas and manage change
- An online membership directory listing member specialties and communication disorder resources
- Quick contact with the WSHA-P office by a toll-free number (800-545-0640)
- Access to the network of state speech-language-hearing associations
- Liaison with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Membership is Cost Effective
Invest in your professional development for only 26 cents
a day!
Membership Fees
Regular member (graduate degree) $95.00
Associate member (undergraduate degree/interest in field)
$90.00
Student member (full time student in college/university) $25.00
Life member (regular member upon retirement) $0.00
Every Member Counts!
In these budget-tightening times, speech-language pathologists
and audiologists in Wisconsin need to have a strong voice
in Madison to ensure that the services we provide continue
to be supported. To maintain and enlarge the perception of
WSHA-P being the official voice for audiologists and speech-language
pathologists, we need a majority membership. The audiologists
have approximately 75 percent of those who practice in Wisconsin
as WSHA-P members, but the speech-language pathologists, who
number near 3,000, can boast only 30 percent membership in
WSHA-P. When WSHA-P’s lobbyist represents professional
interests before the state legislature, make sure that your
interests are included in WSHA-P’s voice. The strength
of WSHA-P depends on the strength and depth of our membership.
Every member counts!Contact the WSHA-P administrative office
(800-545-0640 or wsha@wisha.org)
with any comments or questions.
Join by Mail, Fax
or Email
Join by mail, fax (888) 729-3489 or email wsha@wisha.org.
If joining by email, download the membership
application form from this web site and attach it to your
email message. Email and fax applications must be paid by
credit card.Can you join WSHA-P online at our Web site? Not
yet, but this will be changing soon.
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WSHA Student Sponsorship Program
The WSHA-P Student Sponsorship Program enables professional speech-language pathologists and audiologists to provide full or partial sponsorship for WSHA-P memberships to current graduate students in speech-language pathology or audiology. To sponsor students, members should indicate the amount of their contribution on their membership application or renewal. The fee for sponsoring a student is $20 per year. To qualify for a sponsored membership, a student must be currently enrolled in a graduate program in speech-language pathology or audiology at one of the universities in Wisconsin. Student(s) must complete a WSHA-P membership application and note “Student Sponsorship” on the application form. The Department Chairperson must sign the application as well. Sponsored student memberships depend on funds available and are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. For more information, contact WSHA.
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