We wish to acknowledge
Lafayette
Convention and Visitors Commission,
Royal
Service and Rental, Inc., and
PHI, Inc. for supporting our Speech Pathologists
and Audiologists in Louisiana Schools (SPALS) organization.
SPALS is a non-profit organization
hosting a statewide conference to be held October 2 and 3, 2008 at the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette, Louisiana. SPALS represents
professional Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Audiologists (AUDs)
who service students with communication disorders in Louisiana schools.
We anticipate 800 to 900 professionals to attend our two-day conference.
Good communicative skills are
crucial for students to succeed academically, pass high stakes testing
and achieve gainful employment during their adulthood. However,
communicative disorders impede students from accessing the general
curriculum and require intervention to address specific concerns,
thereby assisting students in acquiring successful communication skills.
This conference provides continuing education from outstanding
professionals presenting the latest research in our field for school
speech-language pathologists and audiologists to integrate into their
clinical skills and needs of their students.
If you are interested in a
sponsorship for either the 2008 or the 2009 SPALS Annual Conferences,
please contact us through this website