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ASHA Workload Calculator

What is workload?

Direct and indirect Services Other activities

https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/professional-issues/Caseload-and-Workload/

ASHA’s Position Statement on Workload

https://www.asha.org/policy/PS2002-00122/

“…the total workload activities required and performed by school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) must be taken into account to set caseload standards.” (ASHA, 2002)

Previous Resources

ASHA Implementation Guide: A Workload Analysis Approach for Establishing Speech-Language Caseload Standards in Schools ASHA’s Implementation Guide was developed as a supplement to the 2002 workload position statement, technical report, and guidelines Includes several components, including

• success stories;
• workload activity clusters;
• talking points to use with decision

makers Can be used to document and analyze workload Other workload calculators and resources are available from:

• Pearson
• Heartland Area Education Agency, Iowa
• Ohio Calculator
• North Carolina Workload Guidance

ASHA Workload Calculator https://www.asha.org/SLP/schools/Workload- Calculator/

• Calculates/analyzes workload
• Helps to determine if workload is balanced
• Assists the SLP in collaborating with others to address

workload issues

• Corresponds with information in ASHA’s Caseload and

Workload Practice Portal resource

• Syncs with data points from ASHA Implementation Guide
• Gives school-based SLPs an opportunity to quickly and

easily translate data into graphic form

• Can be shared with administrators and colleagues

ASHA Workload Calculator Domains

The ASHA Workload Calculator can document:

• 1. Enter your total

hours for the week.

• 2. Enter your

minutes/hours for each activity, on each day.

Upon completion of entering your minutes/hours into the ASHA School Services Workload Calculator, you will have two data visualizations populated with your information.

Detailed reports are populated with your input.

Questions and answers...

How long does it take to use?

• Variable – 5 minutes, informally;

approximately an hour if completed in detail

Do I have to do anything with the graphics?

• NO – all information transfers automatically

from forms to two charts

In the directions what does “scheduled weekly hours” mean?

• Indicates the number of hours you are

committed to work per your employment contract

Can I save my data?

• Yes, once you download it, save it with a

different name

ASHA Member Feedback

The ASHA Workload Calculator was refined based on survey data received from members who used it while in pilot phase.

Questions?

If you have questions about how to use the ASHA Workload Calculator or the results to advocate for your workload, please contact the ASHA School Services Team schools@asha.org