THE FIELD OF CSD

American Speech, Language, Hearing Association

ASHA stands for…

Professional & scholarly association that manages professional affairs, distributes consumer info, provides CE, advocates for professionals/people w/ comm disorders, maintains journals.

What is ASHA?

Speech language pathologist

Tx/diagnose speech, language, swallowing disorders

Master’s degree, 2 yrs training, 400 hrs clinical field work, national exam, supervised 9 mo clinical fellowship.

Process for earning a CCC-SLP (Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology)

prevent/screen, assess/diagnose, tx/manage comm disorders. Advocate for people w/ comm disorders.

Roles for a SLP

public/private schools, hospital, rehab, home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, community/university clinics, private practices, group homes, state agencies

Work settings for a SLP

Audiologist

Tx/diagnose hearing/ balance/other neural system disorders

Doctoral degree (Au.D.), 3 yrs training, 1,820 hrs supervised clinical field work

Process for becoming an audiologist

 schools/universities, hospital, rehab, community/university clinics, private practices

Where do audiologists work?

Speech, language, and hearing scientists

Focus on research, which can be theoretical (ex learning how the brain organizes lang), applied research (improve practice, design better assessment tools). Can also be university professors who train the next generation, or consulting services