Membership Overview
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Summary statement
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Here you will find a range of information on membership, including; how to become a member of the Ghana Association of Speech and Language Therapists; the different types of membership available, membership information for SLTs who have qualified overseas and the benefits of becoming a member.
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GSLT member benefits
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Membership application forms
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Membership categories and fees
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Assistant membership
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Coming to work in Ghana/SLTs qualified overseas
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Further enquiries
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GSLT Membership Benefits
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Full GSLT membership comes with many other benefits, which we always encourage SLT students to take up:
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Professional indemnity insurance, for certified, student and assistant members - protecting you against the impact of work-related litigation.
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Bulletin magazine, with the latest speech and language therapy news, features and job opportunities.
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Access to your online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) diary to help you prepare and organise evidence of your CPD activity.
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Online access to over 1,700 journal titles through our research centre including access to the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders.
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Member-only area of the website.
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Discounts on events including a new range of CPD opportunities such as webinars, e-learning and other resources.
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GSLT publications.
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Access to GSLT grants to support CPD and research.
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Your membership fees contribute to the development of the latest professional and clinical guidelines and help pay for many activities that strengthen speech and language therapy through engagement with the GSLT's key stakeholders.
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Examples of such work by the GSLT include:
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Promoting awareness of speech and language therapy provision to decision makers.
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Responding to Government consultations, like the SLCN Review of services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
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Raise funding from Sponsors/Government into research on communication disability in Ghana.
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Working to develop children's services with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.
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Representing the profession on the International front through Advisory Committees, and International Exchanges.
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Why it makes sense to join the GSLT
GSLT members contribute to, and benefit from, the development of the speech and language therapy profession in Ghana.
Membership of the GSLT is excellent value for money and provides you with high-quality support for your practice.
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