ASHA SLPA Certification Exam Study
Guide Part 2 With Correct Solutions 2024
The .Scope .of .Practice .for .the .SLPA .- .correct .answer.provides .information .regarding .the
.training, .use, .and .supervision .of .assistants .in .speech-language .pathology .- .a .designation
.that .ASHA .established .to .be .applicable .in .a .variety .of .work .settings.
The .Scope .of .Practice .document .does .NOT .- .correct .answer.supersede .federal
.legislation .and .regulation .requirements .or .any .existing .state .credentialing .laws, .nor .does
.it .affect .the .interpretation .or .implementation .of .such .laws.
The .Scope .of .Practice .document .may .- .correct .answer.serve .as .a .guide .for .the
.development .of .new .laws .or, .at .the .appropriate .time, .for .revising .existing .licensure .laws.
An .SLPA .must .complete .- .correct .answer.an .approved .course .of .academic .study,
.complete .a .supervised .clinical .experience, .successfully .pass .the .ASHA .Assistants
.Certification .Exam, .meet .credentialing .requirements .of .the .state .in .which .they .practice,
.and .receive .orientation .as .well .as .on-the-job .training .of .SLPA .responsibilities .specific .to
.the .setting.
Three .Educational .Options .- .correct .answer.1. .Completion .of .an .SLPA .program .from .a
.regionally .accredited .institution .(e.g., .an .associate .degree, .a .technical .training .program,
.a .certificate .program).
.OR
2. .Receipt .of .a .bachelor's .degree .in .communication .sciences .and .disorders .from .a
.regionally .accredited .institution .AND .completion .of .ASHA .education .modules.
.OR
3. .Receipt .of .a .bachelor's .degree .in .a .field .other .than .communication .sciences .and
.disorders .AND .completion .of .ASHA .education .modules .AND .successful .completion .of
.coursework .from .a .regionally .or .nationally .accredited .institution .in .all .of .the .following
.areas:
- .introductory .or .overview .course .in .communication .disorders
- .phonetics
- .speech .sound .disorders
- .language .development
- .language .disorders
, - .anatomy .and .physiology .of .speech .and .hearing .mechanisms
IN .ADDITION .to .having .satisfied .one .of .the .three .education .options, .the .SLPA .must .also
.meet .all .the .following .three .requirements: .- .correct .answer.1. .Completion .of .supervised
.clinical .experience .that .consists .of .a .minimum .of .one .hundred .(100) .hours .under .the
.direct .supervision .of .an .ASHA .certified .SLP. .The .supervising .SLP .must .meet .all .ASHA
.certification .and .supervising .requirements .and .state .credentialing .requirements.
2. .Achieve .a .passing .score .on .the .ASHA .Assistants .Certification .Exam
3. .Meet .all .state .credentialing .requirements
The .following .list .details .of .the .roles .and .performance .expectations .of .an .ASHA-certified
.SLPA: .- .correct .answer.- .Adhere .to .all .applicable .state .laws .and .rules .regulating .the
.practice .of .speech-language .pathology.
- .Adhere .to .the .responsibilities .for .SLPAs .specified .in .this .scope .of .practice .document
.and .in .state .requirements.
- .Avoid .performing .tasks .or .activities .that .are .the .exclusive .responsibility .of .the .SLP.
- .Perform .only .those .tasks .approved .by .the .supervising .SLP.
- .Work .only .in .settings .for .which .the .SLPA .has .been .trained .and .in .which .state
.regulations .allow .for .SLPA .employment. .
- .Deliver .services .only .with .an .ASHA-certified .and .state .licensed .SLP .providing .direct .and
.indirect .supervision .on .a .regular .and .systematic .basis. .Frequency .and .type .of
.supervision .should .be .based .on .the .SLPA's .competencies, .and .the .caseload .need, .both
.of .which .are .determined .by .the .supervising .SLP.
- .Conduct .oneself .ethically .within .the .ASHA .Assistant's .Code .of .Conduct .and .state .ethical
.codes.
- .Self-advocate .for .needed .supervision .while .communicating .and .collaborating .with
.students, .patients, .clients, .the .supervising .SLP, .colleagues, .families, .caregivers, .and
.other .stakeholders. .
- .Actively .pursue .continuing .education .and .professional .development .activities.
- .Obtain .information .regarding .availability .and .need .for .liability .insurance.
The .supervising .SLP .retains .- .correct .answer.full .legal .and .ethical .responsibility .for
.students, .patients, .and .clients .served .but .may .delegate .specific .tasks .to .the .SLPA.
Services .performed .by .the .SLPA .are .- .correct .answer.only .those .within .the .scope .of
.practice .and .are .tasks .that .the .SLPA .has .the .training .and .skill .to .perform .as .verified .by
.the .supervising .SLP.
Under .NO .circumstances .should .the .use .of .an .SLPA's .services .- .correct .answer.(a)
.violate .the .ASHA .Code .of .Ethics .or .the .ASHA .Assistants .Code .of .Conduct .or
(b) .negatively .impact .the .quality .of .services.
The .amount .of .supervision .may .vary .depending .on .- .correct .answer.the .case's
.complexity .and .the .SLPA's .experience
Guide Part 2 With Correct Solutions 2024
The .Scope .of .Practice .for .the .SLPA .- .correct .answer.provides .information .regarding .the
.training, .use, .and .supervision .of .assistants .in .speech-language .pathology .- .a .designation
.that .ASHA .established .to .be .applicable .in .a .variety .of .work .settings.
The .Scope .of .Practice .document .does .NOT .- .correct .answer.supersede .federal
.legislation .and .regulation .requirements .or .any .existing .state .credentialing .laws, .nor .does
.it .affect .the .interpretation .or .implementation .of .such .laws.
The .Scope .of .Practice .document .may .- .correct .answer.serve .as .a .guide .for .the
.development .of .new .laws .or, .at .the .appropriate .time, .for .revising .existing .licensure .laws.
An .SLPA .must .complete .- .correct .answer.an .approved .course .of .academic .study,
.complete .a .supervised .clinical .experience, .successfully .pass .the .ASHA .Assistants
.Certification .Exam, .meet .credentialing .requirements .of .the .state .in .which .they .practice,
.and .receive .orientation .as .well .as .on-the-job .training .of .SLPA .responsibilities .specific .to
.the .setting.
Three .Educational .Options .- .correct .answer.1. .Completion .of .an .SLPA .program .from .a
.regionally .accredited .institution .(e.g., .an .associate .degree, .a .technical .training .program,
.a .certificate .program).
.OR
2. .Receipt .of .a .bachelor's .degree .in .communication .sciences .and .disorders .from .a
.regionally .accredited .institution .AND .completion .of .ASHA .education .modules.
.OR
3. .Receipt .of .a .bachelor's .degree .in .a .field .other .than .communication .sciences .and
.disorders .AND .completion .of .ASHA .education .modules .AND .successful .completion .of
.coursework .from .a .regionally .or .nationally .accredited .institution .in .all .of .the .following
.areas:
- .introductory .or .overview .course .in .communication .disorders
- .phonetics
- .speech .sound .disorders
- .language .development
- .language .disorders
, - .anatomy .and .physiology .of .speech .and .hearing .mechanisms
IN .ADDITION .to .having .satisfied .one .of .the .three .education .options, .the .SLPA .must .also
.meet .all .the .following .three .requirements: .- .correct .answer.1. .Completion .of .supervised
.clinical .experience .that .consists .of .a .minimum .of .one .hundred .(100) .hours .under .the
.direct .supervision .of .an .ASHA .certified .SLP. .The .supervising .SLP .must .meet .all .ASHA
.certification .and .supervising .requirements .and .state .credentialing .requirements.
2. .Achieve .a .passing .score .on .the .ASHA .Assistants .Certification .Exam
3. .Meet .all .state .credentialing .requirements
The .following .list .details .of .the .roles .and .performance .expectations .of .an .ASHA-certified
.SLPA: .- .correct .answer.- .Adhere .to .all .applicable .state .laws .and .rules .regulating .the
.practice .of .speech-language .pathology.
- .Adhere .to .the .responsibilities .for .SLPAs .specified .in .this .scope .of .practice .document
.and .in .state .requirements.
- .Avoid .performing .tasks .or .activities .that .are .the .exclusive .responsibility .of .the .SLP.
- .Perform .only .those .tasks .approved .by .the .supervising .SLP.
- .Work .only .in .settings .for .which .the .SLPA .has .been .trained .and .in .which .state
.regulations .allow .for .SLPA .employment. .
- .Deliver .services .only .with .an .ASHA-certified .and .state .licensed .SLP .providing .direct .and
.indirect .supervision .on .a .regular .and .systematic .basis. .Frequency .and .type .of
.supervision .should .be .based .on .the .SLPA's .competencies, .and .the .caseload .need, .both
.of .which .are .determined .by .the .supervising .SLP.
- .Conduct .oneself .ethically .within .the .ASHA .Assistant's .Code .of .Conduct .and .state .ethical
.codes.
- .Self-advocate .for .needed .supervision .while .communicating .and .collaborating .with
.students, .patients, .clients, .the .supervising .SLP, .colleagues, .families, .caregivers, .and
.other .stakeholders. .
- .Actively .pursue .continuing .education .and .professional .development .activities.
- .Obtain .information .regarding .availability .and .need .for .liability .insurance.
The .supervising .SLP .retains .- .correct .answer.full .legal .and .ethical .responsibility .for
.students, .patients, .and .clients .served .but .may .delegate .specific .tasks .to .the .SLPA.
Services .performed .by .the .SLPA .are .- .correct .answer.only .those .within .the .scope .of
.practice .and .are .tasks .that .the .SLPA .has .the .training .and .skill .to .perform .as .verified .by
.the .supervising .SLP.
Under .NO .circumstances .should .the .use .of .an .SLPA's .services .- .correct .answer.(a)
.violate .the .ASHA .Code .of .Ethics .or .the .ASHA .Assistants .Code .of .Conduct .or
(b) .negatively .impact .the .quality .of .services.
The .amount .of .supervision .may .vary .depending .on .- .correct .answer.the .case's
.complexity .and .the .SLPA's .experience
