Conversations In Speech Pathology

On today's show I'm talking with Jennifer Schultz, a speech pathologist and instructor at the Mitchell Technical Institute, about Speech Language Pathology Assistants (SLPA). Jennifer is well versed on the topic of assistants in our profession and we cover a number of areas including: The roles of an SLPA Reasons for becoming an assistant. Requirements for licensure. There are a lot of resources Jennifer provided me on SLPA's (and related info). Here are some of them: General Resources: ASHA Resources for Associates and Supervisors ASHA Clinical Education and Supervision Practice Portal ASHA Practice Portal: Clinical Education and Supervision ASHA Practice Portal: Speech-Language Pathology Assistants ASHA SIG 11: Administration & Supervision ASHA State Overviews (Select your state and choose “support personnel to find information about SLPA regulation) ASHA State Support Personnel Trends Chart Practical Tools and Forms for Supervising Speech-Language Pathology Assistants Salary Info