Information for School-Based SLPs

Featured Resource: Applied Behavior Analysis: Talking Points, Issue Brief and sample letters for advocacy.

School-based issues – caseload/workload, service delivery, documentation, IEPs, and more.
Clinical topics and disorders – autism, child language, speech sound disorders, pediatric dysphagia and more.
Professional issues – SLPAs, evidence-based practice, ethics and more.
FAQs on SLPAs, caseload/workload, assessment, service delivery, eligibility and dismissal and more.
2016 Schools Survey results
- Percentage of school-based SLPs treating students by area of intervention (2000–2016 Schools Survey data)
Ready-to-use presentations based on ASHA's brochures:

State Caseload and Salary Data Map

State Caseload and Salary Data Map

Advocacy in the Schools

Advocacy Resources – includes success stories, advocating for improved working conditions and salaries.
ASHA State by State – includes state teacher requirements for speech language pathology, contacts, legislative and regulatory updates, hot topics including ABA, telepractice, PACE (evaluation system for SLPs) and much more.
Related Services: Common Supports for Students with Disabilities (IRIS Center)
Collection on Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISP)
National Center to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities (Personnel Improvement Center)—Practice Briefs

Awards for School-Based SLPs

Contact ASHA's School Services Team.

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