Clinical Supervision and Consulting
Clinical Fellowship (CF) Mentoring
The speech-language pathology Clinical Fellowship Year is a mandatory mentored professional experience that is completed during the first year of a speech-language pathologist's employment, following completion of a master's degree. Clinical fellows (CFs) must be supervised according to the guidelines set by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association:
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) Supervision
Speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) are trained support personnel who assist licensed speech-language pathologists in serving their caseloads. SLPAs may deliver therapy minutes, following a treatment plan designed by the SLP, while being supervised in accordance with strict guidelines, including:
Professional Development
Professional Development is designed to facilitate knowledge and skill acquisition for school personnel. This may include inservice trainings, job coaching, or consultations. Relevant topics at this time may include:
Program Planning and Consulting
Program planning and consulting services are provided to assist districts in handling caseload overflow, staff absence, compensatory services, and other unique needs. Our speech-language pathologist consultants can help in determining:
For more information about our telepractice services, click here.
The speech-language pathology Clinical Fellowship Year is a mandatory mentored professional experience that is completed during the first year of a speech-language pathologist's employment, following completion of a master's degree. Clinical fellows (CFs) must be supervised according to the guidelines set by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association:
- Supervisors must hold a current CCC-SLP throughout the CF experience
- Supervisors must provide a minimum of 36 hours of supervision (18 direct and 18 indirect) during the course of the CF year
- Supervisors must meet the 2020 Speech-Language Pathology Certification Standards for professional development
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) Supervision
Speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) are trained support personnel who assist licensed speech-language pathologists in serving their caseloads. SLPAs may deliver therapy minutes, following a treatment plan designed by the SLP, while being supervised in accordance with strict guidelines, including:
- supervisors must hold current SLP certification and/or state licensure and have practiced for at least 2 years following certification
- supervisors must have completed at least 10 hours of continuing education credits in the area of supervision
- supervisors must provide supervision for 30% of the SLPA's client contact time during the first 90 work days, with modified requirements thereafter
Professional Development
Professional Development is designed to facilitate knowledge and skill acquisition for school personnel. This may include inservice trainings, job coaching, or consultations. Relevant topics at this time may include:
- Implementation of telepractice and distance learning speech and language programs
- Utilization and management of support personnel (SLPAs) to extend speech and language services
- Using the parent coaching model to support students who are unable to participate directly in telepractice services (e.g., early intervention clients, some mod-severe populations)
Program Planning and Consulting
Program planning and consulting services are provided to assist districts in handling caseload overflow, staff absence, compensatory services, and other unique needs. Our speech-language pathologist consultants can help in determining:
- appropriate division of caseloads among current employees
- opportunities to effectively utilize support personnel (SLPAs)
- appropriateness of a service delivery model (e.g., telepractice, parent coaching model) for a particular student
For more information about our telepractice services, click here.