The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act now requires the completion of continuing education in the area of ethics. This one hour requirement must be met starting with the 2019 renewal cycle.
In response to this requirement, ISHA has produced a one hour video designed to highlight principles and strategies necessary to make ethical decisions. Presenters apply ASHA Code Of Ethics and a decision making model to navigate four c. Resources and support to facilitate resolving ethical dilemmas is provided.

Speech sound disorders is an umbrella term referring to any difficulty or combination of difficulties with perception, motor production, or phonological representation of speech sounds and speech segments—including phonotactic rules governing permissible speech sound sequences in a language.

A CAA-accredited graduate degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Communicative Sciences and Disorders is your key to professional practice. Not only will it prepare you to sit for the National SLP Praxis Examination and qualify you for state licensure, it will ensure you meet the education requirements for the nationally recognized and highly esteemed Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) through the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), should you choose to pursue the credential.

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The clinic provides speech and language evaluations and therapy for individuals of all ages with communication difficulties. Caregiver involvement is encouraged through ongoing consultation with clinical staff, in-session activities, and observation from behind one-way mirrors.

Only 8% of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) members identify as members of an underrepresented racial group (ASHA, 2021); hence, little is known of the lived experiences and perspectives of these members. Critical investigation of cultural competence in the clinical education and training of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can illuminate problems and solutions with existing frameworks and provide innovative pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning.

A CAA-accredited graduate degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Communicative Sciences and Disorders is your key to professional practice. Not only will it prepare you to sit for the National SLP Praxis Examination and qualify you for state licensure, it will ensure you meet the education requirements for the nationally recognized and highly esteemed Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) through the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), should you choose to pursue the credential.

Dozens of studies over the past year have shown alarming drops in the percentage of students meeting reading benchmarks at the beginning of the current school year, particularly among grades K–2, where 50% or more of students are already behind on foundational literacy skills. The learning loss in math is similarly significant and persistent, those same studies show.

The current educational model for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) was established when the master’s became the entry-level degree in 1963. Since then, the educational model for SLPs has evolved incrementally with standards being added periodically, such as the recently added knowledge and skills pertaining to interprofessional collaborative practice and clinical education/supervision. However, substantial changes to the scope of practice and how SLPs deliver services and provide value within educational and health care systems, coupled with the scarcity of clinical placements, has brought us to a tipping point.

Are you called to pursue a career that involves helping children, adolescents, and adults overcome personal challenges? Do you feel compelled to have a transformative impact on the quality of life for people in need? By pursuing a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) you can learn to help clients transform their human interaction skills by assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech and swallowing disorders.