1.The Scope of Practice for the SLPA: provides information regarding the
training, use, and supervision of assistants in speech-language
pathology - a designation that ASHA established to be applicable in a
variety of work settings.
2. The Scope of Practice document does NOT: supersede federal
legislation and regulation requirements or any existing state
credentialing laws, nor does it affect the interpretation or
implementation of such laws.
3. The Scope of Practice document may: serve as a guide for the
development of new laws or, at the appropriate time, for revising
existing licensure laws.
,4. An SLPA must complete: an approved course of academic study,
complete a supervised clinical experience, successfully pass the ASHA
Assistants Certification Exam, meet credentialing requirements of the
state in which they practice, and receive orientation as well as on-the-
job training of SLPA responsibilities specific to the setting.
5.Three Educational Options: 1. Completion of an SLPA program from a
regionally accredited institution (e.g., an associate degree, a technical
training program, a certificate program).
OR
2. Receipt of a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and
disorders from a regionally accredited institution AND completion of
ASHA education modules.
OR
3.Receipt of a bachelor's degree in a field other than communication
sciences and disorders AND completion of ASHA education modules
,AND successful completion of coursework from a regionally or nationally
accredited institution in all of the following areas:
- introductory or overview course in communication disorders
- phonetics
- speech sound disorders
- language development
- language disorders
- anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing mechanisms
6. IN ADDITION to having satisfied one of the three education options, the
SLPA must also meet all the following three requirements:: 1. Completion
of su- pervised clinical experience that consists of a minimum of one
hundred (100) hours under the direct supervision of an ASHA certified
SLP. The supervising SLP must meet all ASHA certification and
supervising requirements and state credentialing requirements.
2. Achieve a passing score on the ASHA Assistants Certification Exam
, 3. Meet all state credentialing requirements
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