Certifed SLPA

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Certifed SLPA

expectations

Obtain information regarding availability and need for liability insurance.

Actively pursue continuing education and professional development activities

Provide culturally responsive services while communicating and collaborating with students, patients, clients, the supervising SLP, colleagues, families, caregivers, and other stakeholders.

Self-advocate for needed supervision and training and for adherence to this SLPA scope of practice and other requirements.

Conduct oneself ethically within the ASHA Assistant’s Code of Conduct (ASHA, 2020b) and state ethical codes.

Work only in settings for which the SLPA has been trained and in which state regulations allow for SLPA employment.

Deliver services only with an ASHA-certified and state licensed SLP providing direct and indirect supervision on a regular and systematic basis.

Perform only those tasks approved by the supervising SLP.

Avoid performing tasks or activities that are the exclusive responsibility of the SLP.

Adhere to the responsibilities for SLPAs specified in this scope of practice document and in state requirements

Adhere to state laws and rules regulating the practice of speech-language pathology.

Settings

corporate and industrial settings

research facilities

Universities and colleges

Private practice

non residential care settings

residential care settings

hospitals (outpatient and inpatient)

early intervention (daycares, preschools, and homes)

Schools (secondary and elementary) (public, private, and charter)

Ethical considerations

Individuals shall not knowingly allow anyone under their supervision to engage in any practice that violates the Code of Ethics.

Individuals shall not defraud through intent, ignorance, or negligence or engage in any scheme to defraud in connection with obtaining payment, reimbursement, or grants and contracts for services provided

Individuals in administrative or supervisory roles shall not require or permit their professional staff to provide services or conduct research activities that exceed the staff member’s certification status, competence, education, training, and experience.

Individuals who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence shall engage in only those aspects of the professions that are within the scope of their professional practice and competence, considering their certification status, education, training, and experience.

Individuals who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence shall not delegate tasks that require the unique skills, knowledge, judgment, or credentials that are within the scope of their profession to aides, assistants, technicians, sup-port personnel, or any nonprofessionals

Individuals shall not misrepresent the credentials of aides, assistants, technicians, support personnel, students, research interns, Clinical Fellows, or any others under their supervision

Individuals who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence may delegate tasks related to the provision of clinical services to aides, assistants, technicians, support personnel, or any other persons only if those persons are adequately prepared and appropriately supervised.

Individuals shall provide all clinical ser-vices and scientific activities competently.

Minimum requirements

Receipt of a bachelor degree in a field other than communication science and disorders AND completion of ASHA education modules AND successful completion of coursework from a regionally or nationally accredited institution

Anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing mechanism

Language develpoment

Speech sound disorders

Phonetics

Introductory or overview course in communication disorder

Receipt of a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and disorders from an accredited institution AND completion of ASHA education module

Completion of an SLPA program from a regionally accredited institution

responsiblites

prevention and advocacy

administration support

responsibilities for all practitioners

cultural responsive practice

service delivery