CDS-Connection: FW: CSD Book Club

Thu Dec 2 08:37:33 PST 2021

From: Jessica Beers <jess at speaktacularslp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 12:44 PM
Subject: CSD Book Club

Hello!

My name is Jessica Beers, and I am an SLP in private practice. I am starting a virtual communication sciences & disorders (CSD) book club in January. The plan is to meet monthly for one hour via Zoom.

The aims of the book club are:

  1.  Create a pleasurable activity that will serve as a social and intellectual forum for open dialogue
  2.  Attempt to address gaps in the less tangible "soft skills" that may not be directly or thoroughly taught in courses
  3.  Extricate ourselves from our personal interest silos and explore topics that we otherwise may not have thought about
Details for our first meeting are as follows:

  *   Being Mortal by Atul Gawande<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.amazon.com/dp/B00KM46CSS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1__;!!C5qS4YX3!UIUBf_Xv7UtzO3V3gIe_vbO9enxiWHWsdSyeYzngApJB1S3a-zYC-DWqJZySPg$>
  *   Tuesday, January 4th from 6-7 PST
  *   Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85389142519?pwd=SnliSGMzTDZiSEU1bDZ4S3FPajdHZz09<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us06web.zoom.us/j/85389142519?pwd=SnliSGMzTDZiSEU1bDZ4S3FPajdHZz09__;!!C5qS4YX3!UIUBf_Xv7UtzO3V3gIe_vbO9enxiWHWsdSyeYzngApJB1S3a-zYC-DWRuR0HrA$>

     *   Meeting ID: 853 8914 2519
     *   Passcode: 102592
Other information:

  *   The book club is open to any and all who are interested (all levels and professionals). Please feel free to forward.
  *   I will send a calendar reminder 1 week prior to the meeting, along with the discussion questions.
  *   Reading the book is not required.
  *   Following the first session, books will be chosen by popular vote.
  *   Meetings will be held the first Tuesday of each month from 6-7 PST.
I would like to recognize and thank Southern Louisiana University's Drs. Lillian Stiegler, Rebecca Davis, and Donna Thomas for inspiring this project. They presented a poster at this year's ASHA conference outlining the CSD book club they've facilitated for six years. They noted multiple benefits, including increased self-reflection, the interweaving of pleasure and practicality, and the nurturing of "soft skills." My hope is this book club will have the same benefits!

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Jessica Beers
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Speech-Language Pathologist, MS, CCC-SLP and Owner
Speaktacular Speech & Language, LLC<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/speaktacularslp.com/__;!!C5qS4YX3!UIUBf_Xv7UtzO3V3gIe_vbO9enxiWHWsdSyeYzngApJB1S3a-zYC-DXZ9L60uQ$>
(503) 673-9982
jess at speaktacularslp.com<mailto:jess at speaktacularslp.com>
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