10/8/2018 Eileen Crowe Director, State Association Relations ASHA - - PDF document
10/8/2018 Eileen Crowe Director, State Association Relations ASHA OSHA Conference October 13, 2018 Financial Relationship: ASHA employee Nonfinancial Relationship: None ASHA State Liaisons ASHAs History with Support Personnel
Financial Relationship: ASHA employee Nonfinancial Relationship: None ASHA State Liaisons ASHA’s History with Support Personnel ASHA Scope of Practice, Education, and
ASHA Practice Portal and Use of Support
Reimbursement ASHA Networks and Nationwide Trends ASHA Web Resources and State Examples ASHA Affiliates Program Scenarios
Southern Region Shannon Morney Director, State Health Care and Education Affairs smorney@asha.org 301-296-5666 Northeastern Region Susan Adams Director, State Legislative & Regulatory Affairs sadams@asha.org 301-296-5665 Central Region Janet Deppe, Director, State Affairs jdeppe@asha.org 301-296-5668 Western Region Eileen Crowe, Director, State Association Relations ecrowe@asha.org 301-296-5667
ASHA should develop a shared lexicon ASHA should develop and publish a framework
ASHA should consider developing a
ASHA should
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Status of ASHA Assistants Certification Program
ASHA
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The academic course of study must include or
Successful completion of a minimum of 100
Demonstration of competency in the skills
The SLPA should
The SLPA should The SLPA should The SLPA should NOT NOT NOT NOT engage in the following: engage in the following: engage in the following: engage in the following:
Representing themselves as an SLP; Performing standardized or nonstandardized diagnostic
tests, formal or informal evaluations, or swallowing screenings/checklists;
Performing procedures that require a high level of clinical
acumen and technical skill (e.g., vocal tract prosthesis shaping or fitting, vocal tract imaging and oral pharyngeal swallow therapy with bolus material);
Tabulating or interpreting results and observations of
feeding and swallowing evaluations performed by SLPs;
Participating in formal parent conferences, case
conferences, or any interdisciplinary team without the presence of the supervising SLP or other designated SLP;
Providing interpretative information to the
student/patient/client, family, or others regarding the patient/client status or service;
Writing, developing, or modifying a student's, patient's, or
client's treatment plan in any way;
Assisting with students, patients, or clients without
following the individualized treatment plan prepared by the certified SLP and/or without access to supervision;
Signing any formal documents (e.g., treatment plans,
reimbursement forms, or reports; the SLPA should should should should sign or initial informal treatment notes for review and co-sign with the supervising SLP as requested);
Selecting students, patients, or clients for service; Discharging a student, patient, or client from services;
Making referrals for additional service; Disclosing clinical or confidential information
Developing or determining the swallowing
Treating medically fragile
Designing or selecting augmentative and
Currently, ASHA suggests 30% weekly (at
Direct supervision is defined as on-site, in-
Holds a CCC in SLP from ASHA and/or state
Have an active interest in the use of and
Practiced SLP for at least 2 years following
Have completed, or be currently enrolled in,
Impact Impact Impact Impact Workload Workload Workload Workload Caseload Caseload Caseload Caseload Increased 46.3 26.7 Decreased 30.3 35.9 No Impact 19.8 33.4
http://www.asha.org/academic/reports/
www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Professional-
The amount and type of supervision required
SLPAs are used in many states and in a variety
Medicare policy currently does not recognize
Private insurers may cover licensed or
Medicaid reimbursement for SLPA services
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Oregon SEAL-Janet Wagner jwagnerslp@gmail.com ASHA Staff Liaison
Oregon StAMP- Melissa Fryer
ASHA staff liaison Sarah Warren
Oregon STAR-Tina Haskins tvhask@icloud.com ASHA staff liaison
School Support Personnel Trends Chart www.asha.org/advocacy/state/StateLicensureTrends Support Personnel Trends Chart-Outside of
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Provide official transcripts showing 45 quarter hours
and Official transcripts showing 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours of general education credit; and Written evidence of completion of clinical fieldwork that builds skills and competencies needed to practice as an SLPA
(a) Conduct speech and language screenings without
interpretation, utilizing screening protocols specified by the supervising SLP.
(b) Provide direct treatment assistance, excluding dysphagia (as
identified by the supervising SLP by following written treatment plans or protocols developed by the supervising SLP.
(c) Document patient/client progress, without interpretation of
findings, toward meeting established objectives as stated in the treatment plan, and report this information to the supervising SLP.
(d) Assist the SLP in collecting and tallying of data for
assessment purposes, without interpretation.
(e) Act as second-language interpreters during
(f) Assist the SLP with informal documentation
(g) Schedule activities and prepare charts,
(h) Perform checks and maintenance of
(i) Participate with the SLP in research
(j) Initial each clinical entry and sign each
(a) May not conduct swallowing screening,
(b) May not administer standardized or non-
(c) May not participate in parent conferences,
(d) May not write, develop, or modify a
(e) May not provide intervention for
(f) May not sign any formal documents
(g) May not select patients/clients for
(h) May not discharge patients/clients from
(i) May not disclose clinical or confidential
(j) May not make referral for additional
Active, valid license from the Board of
Is exempt from licensure under Oregon law
First 90 days of employment, a minimum of
After the first 90 calendar days of
If the supervising SLP is on extended leave,
The caseload of the supervising SLP must
The supervising SLP may not supervise more
The supervising SLP must co-sign each page
Supervision of the SLPA must be documented.
In remote geographic areas of the state, or in other
This exemption allows educational facilities to use
Limited term certificates may be issued to
Limited term certificates expire at the same
Provisional SLPA Certificates are temporary
A holder of a Provisional SLPA Certificate
Be active in your state association https://www.oregonspeechandhearing.org/ http://www.txsha.org/page/slp-assistants-
Roles/Responsibilities of SLPAs Roles/Responsibilities of Supervisors Clinical Considerations Therapy Planning Speech Sound Disorders Language Disorders Disorders Related to Cultural Linguistic
Fluency Disorders
An SLPA must be licensed by the Board An SLPA must hold an associate’s degree from an
Continuing education requirements that apply to
The Board considers the following before granting
The SLPA must practice in a geographic setting
The SLPA must be supervised by an SLP who has
The SLPA license is granted for one year A licensed SLP may not supervise more than two
Supervision and scope of duties follow ASHA
http://www.oar.state.ok.us/oar/codedoc02.nsf/f
provided by the assistant, consistent with the licensure board's designated standards and requirements;
assistant receive prior written notification that services are to be provided, in whole or in part, by an SLPA; and
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Potential applicants will be required to obtain the
If applicants are not employed, they will have to
Applicants will have to agree to follow all ASHA
Applicants will have to pay annual fees to
Applicants will also have to be qualified to
Networking opportunities with other assistants Affinity benefits Consultation provided by ASHA's professional
Listing and search capabilities on ASHA's online
Opportunity to participate in advocacy efforts Opportunity to participate in mentoring
Reduced registration fees for education programs
Online Career Center Subscription to The ASHA Leader and access
Access to four online scholarly journals Subscription to Associate e-newsletter Associate e-Group (listserv/forum/social
Professional Development Hours for
For more information about ASHA’s
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Scope of Practice
www.asha.org/policy/SP2013-00337/
ASHA Associates Program: ASHA SLP Professional
Summit Report www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/2011-SLP-Summit- Report.pdf
Support Personnel Requirements State-by-State
www.asha.org/advocacy/state/
Technical Training Programs for SLPAs
What are the implications for each scenario? What resources would you use to support