CSHA Position Papers

ASHA Workload documents (2004):

Position Statement:

A Workload Analysis Approach for Establishing Speech-Language Caseload Standards in the Schools
www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/2EEEE195-7C1C-4C25-8E89-D4391B699A04/0/19072_1.pdf

Workloads - Technical report:
www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/17965AF5-C37D-488E-9497-FD4C368E71D2/0/19105_1.pdf

Workloads - Guidelines:
www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/13845ECE-1CC1-46B4-8EA8-D17D19E7410C/0/19118_1.pdf

For additional information contact:
Kathleen A. Whitmire, PhD, CCC-SLP, Fellow, ASHA Director of School Services
301-897-0137; Fax 301-897-7354 ; Email: kwhitmire@asha.org ; Website: www.asha.org 

1. Special Ed Clarifications for Speech & Language (2/1/06):
• Speech & Language still one of IDEA's primary disability categories,not just a related service
• Adversely affect "Educational Performance" not just academics -- includes "ability to communicate and relate to others."
2. Frequency & Duration; Make-up Sessions; Use of Substitutes (Jan '05)
3. Assistive Technology and Services for Students
   Considerations of AT andservices to individuals with disabilities (CDE - Updated 12/09/04):
   www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/astvtech.asp
4. CAPD Document (Approved 01/07)
   Guidelines for the Diagnosis & Treatment for Auditory Processing Disorders(Approved 01/07)
5. Encroachment - Policy Statement (1/12/04)
6. Working with Unions, Guidelines & Procedures for Advocacy at the Local Level (5/12/03)
7. Best Practice Documents
• Best Practices in the Management of Speech-Language Caseloads in CA Public Schools (3/03)
• Preferred Practice Patterns for SLPs in Service Delivery to Infants and Toddlers and Their Families:  Guidelines for Intervention Planning and Delivery (Fall 2002)
• Alternative Assessment to Determine Communicative Abilities (9/94)
• Using Language Sampling In the Assessment of Limited English Proficient Children (1994)
8. Inclusion: Implications for the Provision of Speech-Language and Audiology Services
9. Cerumen Management
10. CSHA Technical Report on the Utilization of Speech Aides in Public Schools
11. Training, Credentialing, Use and Supervision of Support Personnel in Speech-Language Pathology, ASHA, 2004. Adopted as a CSHA Position Statement (2007).
12. Tests for Bilingual-Spanish Children (1999)
13. The Role of the SLP in Community College (6/95)
14. Scope of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (ASHA, 2001) - adopted as a CSHA position statement (2002)
15. ASHA documents on feeding and swallowing - adopted as CSHA position papers (2002):
• Roles of Speech-Language Pathologists in Swallowing and Feeding Disorders: (ASHA 2001)
• Roles of Speech-Language Pathologists in Swallowing and Feeding Disorders:  Technical Report Executive Summary (ASHA, 2001)
• Knowledge and Skills Needed by Speech-Language Pathologists Providing Services to Individuals with Swallowing and Feeding Disorders(ASHA, 2001)
• Knowledge and Skills for Speech-Language Pathologists Performing Endoscopic Assessment of Swallowing (ASHA, 2001)
16. Position Paper on Auditory Trainers (FM Systems) 5/03
17. Assessment of the African American Child (1/03)
• Practice Guidelines for the Assessment of the African American Child
18. Prop 227 Position Statement (English Language Learners) (3/00)
19. CSHA Magazine articles - position taken is endorsed by CSHA
• To Screen or Not to Screen...That is the Question (4/02)
• LEA School Medi-Cal Billing Program Q & A (May 5, 2002 Revision)
• LEA M-Cal Billing Program article in magazine
20. Caseloads: Language, Speech, Hearing Service Delivery in the Public Schools (Legal and Ethical Considerations)(10/95)
21. Service Delivery to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Individuals
22. Utilizing Services from an Interpreter/Translator in Speech Pathology and Audiology
23. Interpreting the Meaning of Messages Generated by Persons with Complex Communication Needs (3/2007)
24. Children with Speech, Language and Learning Disorders: Finding Some Answers (Encroachment Brochure)
25. Learning to Read is a Family Affair
26. Utilization of SLP-As and SLP Aides in the School Settings

 

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