Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
(Effective August 13, 1998)

1. Application for membership shall be at the highest level for which a person is eligible, except as listed in Section 2c for affiliate members.
   
2. Members must agree to abide by the Code of Ethics of the Association

Section 2.   Membership shall consist of six categories: Regular, Associate, Affiliate, Inactive, Student, and Life.

1. Regular members must hold a master's degree or its equivalent with major emphasis in speech-language pathology, audiology, speech and hearing science, education of the hearing impaired or other disciplines directly involved in research or performance in the field of human communication.  These members shall have voting rights and the right to hold office in the association.
   
2. Associate members shall be those persons holding a bachelor's degree but less than a master's degree in the field of speech-language pathology, audiology, or other disciplines directly involved in the field of human communication. Associate members provide clinical services in speech-language pathology of audiology under the direct supervision of a speech-language pathologist or audiologist who has achieved the appropriate professional certification in the area(s) of service or when they are state and federal employees who meet the guidelines established by their state and/or federal employers. These members shall not have voting rights or the right to hold office in the association. Associate members who are employed full or part time and are enrolled in good standing in a speech-language or audiology master's degree program will have a membership fee discount from the full membership fee.
   
3. Affiliate members shall be those persons who are members of other allied professions, professional organizations, consumer groups, or individuals who have less than a bachelor's  degree and are working as speech-language aides. These members shall not have voting rights or the right to hold office in the association.
   
4. Inactive members are those persons who have been Regular or Associate members and who are currently not engaged in professional activities in this state due to sabbatical leave, relocation, visitor status, or retirement. Persons desiring inactive status must provide written request and justification for this category. Requests will be reviewed   and vote don by the CSHA Board of Directors on a yearly basis. These members shall not have voting rights or the right to hold office in the association.
   
5. Student members are those persons who are full-time students in training in speech-language pathology, audiology, speech and hearing science or education of the hearing impaired and who have demonstrated their full-time status and good standing by submitting a verification signature from the academic advisor or other appropriate faculty member. The definition of full-time student will be left to the discretion of the university or college. Student members shall not gave voting rights or the right to hold office.
   
6. Life membership shall be awarded to individuals based on long term membership and service to CSHA and/or other state associations. Long term service shall be defined as a minimum of 20 years active participation in the association. Nomination for life membership must come from a regular member with supporting documentation specific to the service the the individual has done in the associations. The life membership award will be voted on by the CSHA Board of Directors. Life members shall have voting rights and the right to hold office in the association. Membership fees will be waived.

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