Speech Assistant Certification

To be eligible to take the speech language pathology assistants certification exam applicants must complete one of three pathway options that best fits their education and qualifications.

Speech assistant certification. You are not an employee you must hold a speech language pathology license and current registration as well as certification as a teacher of the speech and hearing handicapped. In addition to finishing all the requirements of that option. The asha board of directors voted 140 on november 2 2017 in favor of approving funding and implementation of the assistants certification program for audiology assistants and speech language pathology assistants. If you contract with schools or agencies to provide clinical speech andor language services in the schools or on an itinerant basis ie.

Speech language pathology assistants certification. Apply to staff assistant assistant professor office secretary and more. You must hold a bachelors degree or higher with an emphasis in speech language pathology andor audiology to apply for an assistant in speech language pathology license. Transcripts an original or certified copy of your academic transcripts must be provided.

The elms speech language pathology assistant slpa degrees and certificate are school focused preparing you to assist speech language pathologists with improving childrens ability to learn read write and communicate with others in the classroom. If you have submitted an application under the previous standards you will be able to access and complete that application through the my account link. The american speech language hearing association asha has a speech language pathology assistant scope of practice document and a practice portal page regarding the professional issues related to speech language pathology assistants slpas.