Charges
Primary responsibilities include reviewing scope of practice and practice standards, for relevancy and inclusion while recommending changes or additions to be approved by the House of Delegates, as well as, researching practice issues and developing opinions through the advisory opinion statement process. Council members should be able to provide guidance on practice trends that emerge as well as promote the practice standards among the profession. Each council member serves as chair of a Practice Standards Council subcommittee.
Duties:
The ASRT Practice Standards Council members are appointed by the ASRT Board of Directors as representatives for the 12 disciplines and specialties recognized by the ASRT House of Delegates. Primary responsibilities include reviewing scope of practice and practice standards, recommending changes or additions to be approved by the House of Delegates and developing opinions through the advisory opinion statement process. Council members should be able to provide guidance on practice trends that emerge as well as promote the practice standards among the profession. Each council member serves as chair of a Practice Standards Council subcommittee.
Time Commitment
Practice Standards Council members can expect to spend a minimum of six hours per month reviewing emails and documents from ASRT, participating in council meetings and contacting ASRT members to gather opinions about practice-related issues.
In the year when the discipline or specialty practice standards are due for revision, the council member can expect to spend a minimum of five hours per week from July through September facilitating the work of their subcommittee by responding to email, reviewing practice standards documents, leading webinars and finalizing practice standards revisions.
Practice Standards Council members are expected to attend all meetings of the council. Most of these meetings occur through webinar or phone conference.
Travel Commitment
Travel may be required for an in-person meeting of the council one time per year at the Albuquerque, N.M., office with expected minimum travel of three days to attend these meetings. These travel days occur during the week and on a weekend. ASRT provides financial assistance for this travel.
Skills
Practice Standards Council members must have in-depth knowledge and clinical experience in the discipline or specialty they represent to provide opinions on behalf of members. Council members must be able to manage multiple projects, be detail oriented, be comfortable leading a group to a decision and soliciting opinions from others, be knowledgeable of ASRT practice standards processes, be able to build collaborative relationships and be able to manage group conflict.
Criteria
- Shall be an ASRT member.
- Shall be a member of an ASRT affiliate.
- Shall be a member of the chapter the council member is appointed to represent.
- Shall be credentialed in the practice area the council is appointed to represent.
- Shall practice in the area the council member is appointed to represent.
- Council members shall meet the qualifications for practicing in the area being represented as defined in the House of Delegates Procedure Manual.
- Consideration shall be given to geographic representation.