ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT

 

The first election for professional members of the board is now complete.  I am pleased to welcome the following professionals to a term of service following the next board meeting of September 24, 2010.

 

Audiologists – By Acclamation                                                   Speech-Language Pathologists – By Election

Lesley A. Lee                                                                                    Susan Batstone

Kathryn Pereira                                                                                Christy Faraher-Amidon

                                                                                                            Mardi Lowe-Heistad

Hearing Instrument Practitioners – By Acclamation            Linda Rammage

Marian Gunn

Louise Parton

 

 

GRAND-PARENTING PROVISIONS TO EXPIRE OCTOBER 1, 2010

 

Notice to prospective registrants:  Professionals who are not currently practicing, please note that the deadline for applications under the grand-parenting provisions will expire October 1, 2010.  If you wish to take advantage of these registration provisions, you must submit your application (application form, Statutory Declaration, Consent for a Criminal Check and proof of the provisional requirement) and payment no later than September 17, 2010. 

 

The College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC became officially operational as of April 1, 2010. The Registry lists all professionals who are licensed to practice as either Audiologists, Hearing Instrument Practitioners, Speech-Language Pathologists or a combination of professions.

We invite professionals to review the Registry and inform the college of any changes to name, employer or contact information. Policies and guidelines are posted on the college website as well as any new announcements regarding regulations to the practice of speech and hearing professions. For ease of accessing the Regulations for Speech and Hearing Health Professions and the Health Professions Act please use the link provided here.

Working groups established as part of the Quality Assurance Committee are close to finalizing recommendations on the Standards of Practice for several areas.  These documents should be available through this website by the end of September 2010.  

We look forward to continuing working with registrants in ensuring high standards of care are delivered to the public of British Columbia.

Sincerely,

Diane O’Connor
Registrar & Executive Director