Make an impact on your bilingual community as part of the speech-language pathology and audiology services you provide! We welcome new members to join our organization. Your dues enable us to offer one $1,000 and one $500 scholarship to graduate students pursuing a career as bilingual speech-language pathologists or audiologists.
Join TOMMAS and enjoy the following benefits:
Network with professionals focused on providing services with individuals from CLD populations with speech and language disorders
Learn about best practices in assessment and intervention at our bi-annual conference.
Receive advance notifications of events
Support scholarships for bilingual students pursuing careers as bilingual speech-language pathologists or audiologists.
Participate in supporting research in the areas of normal and impaired communication.
“Even though over the years we have more continuing education opportunities relevant for bilingual service providers, I can always count on TOMMAS to address timely topics for serving our bilingual students”
“I like hearing more about how current best practices in
bilingual assessment and intervention can be implemented using the
requirements we follow in Texas. ”
“I’m happy to see that a portion of my conference registration goes
to support scholarships for bilingual students who will be future
SLPs.”
Complete the TOMMAS application to register as a new member or update your contact information if you are a returning member.
Please Complete Application and email to:
Nancy Castilleja
nancy.castilleja@pearson.com
Since our inaugural conference in 2003 in Waco, TX, TOMMAS has hosted nine conferences for bilingual speech-language pathologists and audiologists working with bilingual populations in Texas. At each conference, scholarships have been awarded to graduate students committed to serving bilingual populations.
The Manuela Juarez Scholarship ($1000) is named in honor of the person providing the impetus for forming a group devoted to providing more advanced, enhanced, and in-depth content for professional training for clinicians working with diverse clients. Dr. Manuela Juarez was a founding member of the group and is a long-time benefactor for this scholarship.
The TOMMAS Scholarship ($500) is a scholarship funded by membership dues and donations. This year, we would like to offer a third scholarship for $500.00.
If you would like to donate toward the graduate scholarship fund, donate through our PayPal today.
"I received a TOMMAS scholarship in 2010. At that time I was attending Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock Texas where I had the opportunity to work with a variety of clinical needs including bilingual, cleft palate, cochlear implant, and aphasia.
I now work for Northside ISD and predominately conduct speech-language evaluations with bilingual elementary students. The students range in age from 3 years through 5th grade and vary in both their English language proficiency, and native language skills.
Within those bilingual students I have the opportunity to experience special populations that include cleft palate, cochlear implant, autism, and Down's Syndrome. I also work part time with adult populations in various rehab facilities in San Antonio."
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