| Welcome to the ADVANCE electronic newsletter, a feature offered to subscribers of ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists. This free newsletter is updated weekly to offer you the latest news and previews of our Web and print editions.
We welcome your comments and suggestions. Contact Web Editor Alyssa Banotai at abanotai@advanceweb.com.
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Take the NEW 2009 Salary Survey!
ADVANCE is pleased to introduce our revised 2009 Salary Survey . The new survey layout is designed to be easy to take and provide even better cumulative results, which readers will find in our December 14, 2009 issue.
The new survey is comprised of 15 questions and should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.
The survey boasts a completely redesigned layout and platform so the information from readers who previously filled out our Salary Calculator will NOT be included in the 2009 results.The ADVANCE Salary Survey is one of the most-viewed features on our site month after month. Please take a few minutes to add your data to the survey. You are not required to provide any personal information and, as always, participation is free.
The 2009 Salary Survey will be available until December 1, 2009. No more entries will be accepted after that date.
So, in the coming months, be sure to take the survey and urge friends and colleagues in your profession to do the same. The more data we collect, the more valuable the survey results will be for you and your colleagues.
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| Introducing NEW Microsites!
Choose Your Specialty Online
Check out our latest online resource! ADVANCE is proud to introduce our microsites, targeted focus branches of our Web site, based on some of the most popular topics according to our readers. These sites are our response to readers' request for easy access to specific information. Get the latest information, research, job postings and continuing education opportunities specifically targeted to YOUR interests!
Our first six microsite topics are:
You can access each site by clicking on the "Specialty" tab on the blue menu that stretches across the top of our home page. If you currently have an ADVANCE username and password, you can explore all the content available on the sites. If you do not have an ADVANCE username and password, now is the perfect time to sign up. It's FREE and easy to sign up.
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| Book Reviewers Wanted! |
Keep your colleagues up to date on new book releases by writing reviews for ADVANCE! For more information, contact Jason Mosheim at jmosheim@advanceweb.com . Please include your areas of expertise.
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| Blog: Early Intervention Speech Therapy |
| Open Post |
| Stephanie is taking a brief hiatus. In the meantime, consider this post an open thread to initiate discussion with colleagues about issues pertinent to early intervention. Or, feel free to leave suggestions for Stephanie regarding topics you'd like to see covered in this blog.
Please take care to keep comments appropriate and on-topic.
Read the post and offer your thoughts in the comments section of the blog.
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Revisiting Apraxia
Stephanie addresses reader concerns on apraxia:
"Every few days or so, I read through recent comments posted throughout the blog and attempt to address the questions that have been raised by our readers. One of the most pressing issues that is frequently raised by parents reading the blog is apraxia."
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| Become a Fan of ADVANCE on Facebook! |
| Join over 3,300 of your colleagues who have become fans of ADVANCE on Facebook!
Show your support for ADVANCE by becoming a "fan" of our Facebook page here .
Facebook is a free social networking application so if you don't yet have a page, create one and network with your colleagues!
We'd love to hear your suggestions on how to enhance our page and make it more appealing and helpful to our readers.
E-mail Web Editor Alyssa Banotai at abanotai@advanceweb.com with "Facebook" in the subject line of the e-mail with your suggestions and feedback.
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| Clinicians in the Classroom |
| Submit a Column |
| Published every month, the Clinicians in the Classroom column allows speech-language pathologists and audiologists to share ideas, projects and programs that they have implemented in the classroom.
Submissions should be about 1200 words long.
Clinicians who are interested in contributing to the column should contact Acquisitions Editor Jason Mosheim at jmosheim@advanceweb.com . The column will appear both in print and online, and contributors will receive a $150 honorarium.
For any questions regarding word length or other submission guidelines, please consult our Writer's Guidelines .
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| Humor in Therapy |
| In response to reader request, ADVANCE will introduce a Web-exclusive column devoted to humor in the field of speech and hearing. Speech-language pathologists and audiologists now will have a place on our Web site to share the lighter moments of their jobs with colleagues in the field. Readers are invited to submit humorous anecdotes and observations to Web Editor Alyssa Banotai at abanotai@advanceweb.com.
Submissions may be edited for content or appropriateness. The column will appear on our Web site in the coming weeks. If your submission is accepted for publication on our site, you will receive a $25 honorarium.
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| Coming Soon! |
| In the Dec. 14 print issue of ADVANCE, look for our Annual Salary Survey. The deadline for responses is Dec. 1. If you haven't taken it, please take ten minutes to do so and you could win a $100 gift certificate to the ADVANCE Healthcare Shop.
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