![]() ![]() (you can’t give standardized or non-standardized tests or interpret them) Assist the SLP during assessment of students, patients, and clients exclusive of administration and/or interpretation.(help with giving the screenings but not interpreting whether or not the child has a disorder) Assist the SLP with speech, language, and hearing screenings without clinical interpretation.demonstration of competency in the skills required of an SLPA.successful completion of a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervised field work experience or its clinical experience equivalent.an associate’s degree in an SLPA programĪ bachelor’s degree in a speech-language pathology or communication disorders program.What Training Does an SLPA Need?Īgain, here’s what ASHA says you must have to be a licensed SLPA: In other words, they get some amount of training and do something that a speech therapist tells them to do.ĪSHA actually has an entire document dedicated to outlining what an SLPA can and cannot do so I’ll try to pull out the good parts here. “Speech-language pathology assistants are support personnel who, following academic coursework, fieldwork, and on-the-job training, perform tasks prescribed, directed, and supervised by ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists.” ![]() Here’s what the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) defines as a speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA): For resources, materials, and support: scroll down! **This first part is about the roles of an SLPA. ![]()
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