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Speech-language pathologist license

Ordinary full Kansas speech-language pathologist license. The application calls its out-of-state issuance route reciprocal licensure. A compact privilege derives from the home-state license under K.S.A. 65-6513 and is not another Kansas license identity.

Licensing authority: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), Health Occupations Credentialing · Application information

Full licensure when Kansas becomes the compact home state
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Signed KDADS application, supporting documents, institution-sent graduate transcript, Social Security documentation, fee, license verifications where applicable, and explanations/documents for affirmative background or disciplinary answers.
Clinical practicum
400 hours: 25 observation and 375 direct client contact, including at least 325 graduate hours in the licensed discipline.
Education
At least a master's degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an institution approved under Kansas standards; non-ASHA-accredited study requires equivalency validation, and foreign study requires acceptable translation and credential evaluation.
Examination documentation
KDADS accepts a passing-score verification or Certificate of Clinical Competence; its full-license checklist requests release of PRAXIS results to Kansas recipient 7272 when the SLP lacks CCCs.
Legacy rule wording
K.A.R. 28-61-2(i) still names the ETS NTE specialty-area test and a score of 600. The current KDADS checklist names PRAXIS; the older numeric scale is retained as source wording, not converted into a Praxis cutoff.
Military processing
Qualifying applicants under K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(1) receive expedited processing; the ordinary endorsement requirements still apply. The application offers military-spouse fee relief and requests military identification.
Postgraduate experience
Supervised experience: 35 hours per week for nine months, or 15-19 for 18 months, 20-24 for 15 months, or 25-34 for 12 months; qualified supervisor and documented monitoring are required.
Residence change
A compact licensee relocating into Kansas must apply for the new home-state license, provide satisfactory evidence of residence change, and satisfy applicable Kansas licensure requirements; the prior home-state license is deactivated under commission rules.
Reciprocal licensure: current
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Signed KDADS application, supporting documents, institution-sent graduate transcript, Social Security documentation, fee, license verifications where applicable, and explanations/documents for affirmative background or disciplinary answers.
Clinical practicum
400 hours: 25 observation and 375 direct client contact, including at least 325 graduate hours in the licensed discipline.
Education
At least a master's degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an institution approved under Kansas standards; non-ASHA-accredited study requires equivalency validation, and foreign study requires acceptable translation and credential evaluation.
Endorsement qualifications
Meet current Kansas education, clinical practicum, postgraduate professional experience and examination qualifications.
Examination documentation
KDADS accepts a passing-score verification or Certificate of Clinical Competence; its full-license checklist requests release of PRAXIS results to Kansas recipient 7272 when the SLP lacks CCCs.
Existing license
Hold a valid out-of-state license; every issuing agency must verify good standing with no pending/effective violations or sanctions; a licensing jurisdiction's qualifications must equal or exceed Kansas qualifications.
Legacy rule wording
K.A.R. 28-61-2(i) still names the ETS NTE specialty-area test and a score of 600. The current KDADS checklist names PRAXIS; the older numeric scale is retained as source wording, not converted into a Praxis cutoff.
Military processing
Qualifying applicants under K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(1) receive expedited processing; the ordinary endorsement requirements still apply. The application offers military-spouse fee relief and requests military identification.
Postgraduate experience
Supervised experience: 35 hours per week for nine months, or 15-19 for 18 months, 20-24 for 15 months, or 25-34 for 12 months; qualified supervisor and documented monitoring are required.
Reciprocal licensure: pre 1993
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Signed KDADS application, supporting documents, institution-sent graduate transcript, Social Security documentation, fee, license verifications where applicable, and explanations/documents for affirmative background or disciplinary answers.
Clinical practicum
400 hours: 25 observation and 375 direct client contact, including at least 325 graduate hours in the licensed discipline.
Education
At least a master's degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an institution approved under Kansas standards; non-ASHA-accredited study requires equivalency validation, and foreign study requires acceptable translation and credential evaluation.
Endorsement qualifications
Master's degree awarded before January 1, 1993, with a speech-language pathology major, supervised clinical practicum, completed postgraduate professional experience and passed speech-language pathology examination.
Examination documentation
KDADS accepts a passing-score verification or Certificate of Clinical Competence; its full-license checklist requests release of PRAXIS results to Kansas recipient 7272 when the SLP lacks CCCs.
Existing license
Hold a valid out-of-state license; every issuing agency must verify good standing with no pending/effective violations or sanctions; a licensing jurisdiction's qualifications must equal or exceed Kansas qualifications.
Legacy rule wording
K.A.R. 28-61-2(i) still names the ETS NTE specialty-area test and a score of 600. The current KDADS checklist names PRAXIS; the older numeric scale is retained as source wording, not converted into a Praxis cutoff.
Military processing
Qualifying applicants under K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(1) receive expedited processing; the ordinary endorsement requirements still apply. The application offers military-spouse fee relief and requests military identification.
Postgraduate experience
Supervised experience: 35 hours per week for nine months, or 15-19 for 18 months, 20-24 for 15 months, or 25-34 for 12 months; qualified supervisor and documented monitoring are required.
Initial full licensure using Certificate of Clinical Competence
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Signed KDADS application, supporting documents, institution-sent graduate transcript, Social Security documentation, fee, license verifications where applicable, and explanations/documents for affirmative background or disciplinary answers.
Certificate
Submit ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence as the application's accepted proof of practicum, postgraduate experience and examination; the statute's examination requirement remains part of this route.
Clinical practicum
400 hours: 25 observation and 375 direct client contact, including at least 325 graduate hours in the licensed discipline.
Education
At least a master's degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an institution approved under Kansas standards; non-ASHA-accredited study requires equivalency validation, and foreign study requires acceptable translation and credential evaluation.
Examination documentation
KDADS accepts a passing-score verification or Certificate of Clinical Competence; its full-license checklist requests release of PRAXIS results to Kansas recipient 7272 when the SLP lacks CCCs.
Legacy rule wording
K.A.R. 28-61-2(i) still names the ETS NTE specialty-area test and a score of 600. The current KDADS checklist names PRAXIS; the older numeric scale is retained as source wording, not converted into a Praxis cutoff.
Military processing
Qualifying applicants under K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(1) receive expedited processing; the ordinary endorsement requirements still apply. The application offers military-spouse fee relief and requests military identification.
Postgraduate experience
Supervised experience: 35 hours per week for nine months, or 15-19 for 18 months, 20-24 for 15 months, or 25-34 for 12 months; qualified supervisor and documented monitoring are required.
Initial full licensure by examination
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Signed KDADS application, supporting documents, institution-sent graduate transcript, Social Security documentation, fee, license verifications where applicable, and explanations/documents for affirmative background or disciplinary answers.
Clinical practicum
400 hours: 25 observation and 375 direct client contact, including at least 325 graduate hours in the licensed discipline.
Education
At least a master's degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an institution approved under Kansas standards; non-ASHA-accredited study requires equivalency validation, and foreign study requires acceptable translation and credential evaluation.
Examination documentation
KDADS accepts a passing-score verification or Certificate of Clinical Competence; its full-license checklist requests release of PRAXIS results to Kansas recipient 7272 when the SLP lacks CCCs.
Legacy rule wording
K.A.R. 28-61-2(i) still names the ETS NTE specialty-area test and a score of 600. The current KDADS checklist names PRAXIS; the older numeric scale is retained as source wording, not converted into a Praxis cutoff.
Military processing
Qualifying applicants under K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(1) receive expedited processing; the ordinary endorsement requirements still apply. The application offers military-spouse fee relief and requests military identification.
Postgraduate experience
Supervised experience: 35 hours per week for nine months, or 15-19 for 18 months, 20-24 for 15 months, or 25-34 for 12 months; qualified supervisor and documented monitoring are required.
Late renewal within thirty days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Secretary-approved renewal application, supporting documents and renewal fee.
Continuing education
Twenty approved clock-hours in each two-year single-license period (thirty for a dual SLP/audiology license), with documentation and no carryover; shortened initial periods have prorated hours.
Deadline
Application, renewal fee and late fee must be received within thirty days after expiration; thereafter reinstatement is required.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial full licensure with equivalent military education
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Signed KDADS application, supporting documents, institution-sent graduate transcript, Social Security documentation, fee, license verifications where applicable, and explanations/documents for affirmative background or disciplinary answers.
Clinical practicum
400 hours: 25 observation and 375 direct client contact, including at least 325 graduate hours in the licensed discipline.
Education
At least a master's degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an institution approved under Kansas standards; non-ASHA-accredited study requires equivalency validation, and foreign study requires acceptable translation and credential evaluation.
Examination documentation
KDADS accepts a passing-score verification or Certificate of Clinical Competence; its full-license checklist requests release of PRAXIS results to Kansas recipient 7272 when the SLP lacks CCCs.
Legacy rule wording
K.A.R. 28-61-2(i) still names the ETS NTE specialty-area test and a score of 600. The current KDADS checklist names PRAXIS; the older numeric scale is retained as source wording, not converted into a Praxis cutoff.
Military education
Honorable discharge: substantially equivalent active-service education, training or service must be accepted toward educational requirements; a general discharge under honorable conditions allows discretionary acceptance. It counts toward examination requirements only if KDADS provides a waiver.
Military processing
Qualifying applicants under K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(1) receive expedited processing; the ordinary endorsement requirements still apply. The application offers military-spouse fee relief and requests military identification.
Postgraduate experience
Supervised experience: 35 hours per week for nine months, or 15-19 for 18 months, 20-24 for 15 months, or 25-34 for 12 months; qualified supervisor and documented monitoring are required.
Reinstatement after more than five years: approved plan
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the reinstatement application and applicable reinstatement/renewal fees and documentation.
Lapse
Kansas license expired more than five years earlier.
Reinstatement evidence
Satisfactory completion of a reinstatement plan submitted to and approved by the SLP/audiology advisory board and KDADS.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after more than five years: current license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the reinstatement application and applicable reinstatement/renewal fees and documentation.
Lapse
Kansas license expired more than five years earlier.
Reinstatement evidence
Current license elsewhere requiring at least the Kansas-equivalent continuing education hours for renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after more than five years: recent license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the reinstatement application and applicable reinstatement/renewal fees and documentation.
Lapse
Kansas license expired more than five years earlier.
Reinstatement evidence
License elsewhere during the preceding five years plus twenty approved contact hours in the two calendar years before applying.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement within five years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
KDADS reinstatement form, supporting CE documents, reinstatement and renewal fees, and required background/discipline disclosures.
Continuing education
Twenty approved contact hours accumulated in the two calendar years before applying.
Lapse
No more than five years since the most recent expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial full license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Secretary-approved renewal application, supporting documents and renewal fee.
Continuing education
Twenty approved clock-hours in each two-year single-license period (thirty for a dual SLP/audiology license), with documentation and no carryover; shortened initial periods have prorated hours.
Deadline
Renew before the biennial October 31 expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

License continuation during military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
After release
Renew within six months after release and no later than two weeks after resuming Kansas practice.
Continuation
License stays valid during military service and six months after release; no renewal application, fee, CE or other maintenance conditions during service.
Service
An existing licensee entering military service, or a person obtaining the license while on active service, under K.S.A. 48-3401.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal following release from military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Deadline
Submit current-period renewal fee and completed application within six months after release, and no later than two weeks after resuming Kansas practice.
Waivers
No late fee/penalty; CE waived until completion of the next full licensure period if the timely application/fee requirement is met.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion of statewide recognition probationary license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conversion
Upon completion of probationary period the credential becomes non-probationary; false application information may result in revocation.
Probationary period
Previously issued under K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2); probationary period is no longer than six months.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Statewide recognition based on private certification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
Licensing under subsection (e) or (f) is discretionary; KDADS may decline where public health or safety would be jeopardized.
Eligibility
Current valid private certification in good standing and at least two years of occupational work in a jurisdiction that does not require occupational licensure or governmental certification.
Good standing
Meet K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2)(C)-(H): disciplinary/denial history, unresolved proceedings, disqualifying criminal record, required solvency/bonding/insurance, fees and signed truthful affidavit.
Residency
Military servicemember/spouse residing or planning residence due to military assignment, or another person who has established or intends to establish Kansas residence.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Statewide recognition based on work experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
Licensing under subsection (e) or (f) is discretionary; KDADS may decline where public health or safety would be jeopardized.
Eligibility
Worked at least three years during the preceding four in a jurisdiction that does not license, register, certify or privately certify the occupation.
Good standing
Meet K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2)(C)-(H): disciplinary/denial history, unresolved proceedings, disqualifying criminal record, required solvency/bonding/insurance, fees and signed truthful affidavit.
Residency
Military servicemember/spouse residing or planning residence due to military assignment, or another person who has established or intends to establish Kansas residence.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Speech-Language Pathology (5331)

Provider
Educational Testing Service (ETS); computer delivered at a test center or at home (online); ASHA announces a transition to PSI, a wholly owned ETS subsidiary, on January 11, 2027, with availability through ETS and Prometric through December 31, 2026
Format
Computer-delivered selected-response questions; the test may contain some questions that do not count toward the score; the score is based on the number of questions answered correctly
Exam questions
132 selected-response questions (approximately 44 in each of the three content categories)
Time limit
150 minutes
Passing score
States, institutions, and associations that require the test set their own passing scores; the passing score for purposes of ASHA certification is 162 on a 100-200 scale
Exam fee
$146.00
Examination outline
  • I. Foundations and Professional Practice (approximately 44 questions; approximately 33% of examination). Speech-language pathologists must have strong foundational knowledge about typical communication development, as well as common characteristics of communication and swallowing disorders and potential factors impacting communication. SLPs must also understand the professional practice requirements that support the provision of services. Knowledge about these requirements ensures that ethical, culturally competent services are provided within the framework of legislative and regulatory requirements and are founded in research.
    • A. Foundations — 1. Typical development and performance across the lifespan: a. developmental norms; b. speech sound and phonology; c. receptive and expressive language (–– syntax and morphology; –– semantics; –– pragmatics/social language); d. fluency; e. voice, resonance, and motor speech; f. feeding and swallowing; g. cognition; h. processing; i. motor and linguistic processes
    • A. Foundations — 2. Factors that influence communication, feeding, and swallowing: a. medical; b. cultural and ethnic; c. linguistic; d. psychological; e. anatomy/physiology; f. environmental; g. genetics; h. auditory
    • A. Foundations — 3. Epidemiology and characteristics of common communication and swallowing disorders: a. speech sound and phonology; b. syntax and morphology; c. semantics; d. pragmatics; e. fluency; f. voice, resonance, and motor speech; g. feeding and swallowing; h. cognition; i. processing
    • B. Professional Practice — 1. Wellness and prevention: a. prevention terminology, practices, and public education; b. risk factors for communication disorders
    • B. Professional Practice — 2. Culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery: a. understanding, respecting, and responding to explicit and implicit cultural factors that influence communication; b. identifying the impact of assimilation and acculturation on communication patterns; c. communication differences between speakers of the same language
    • B. Professional Practice — 3. Counseling, collaboration, and teaming: a. interpersonal communication and counseling techniques; b. integration of other professionals into the assessment and treatment process; c. communication with patient/client/student, families, and other professionals
    • B. Professional Practice — 4. Documentation: a. legal and regulatory requirements; b. purposes of documentation; c. privacy requirements; d. official records
    • B. Professional Practice — 5. Ethics: a. standards of ethical practice (–– permissions, referrals, and record keeping; –– client/patient/student privacy; –– supervisory requirements; –– conflicts of interest; –– professional competence)
    • B. Professional Practice — 6. Legislation and client advocacy: a. federal laws and regulations impacting delivery of services; b. reporting requirements of governmental agencies; c. licensing requirements and standards
    • B. Professional Practice — 7. Research methodology and evidence-based practice: a. criterion for test selection; b. determining reliability of assessment procedures; c. models of research design; d. test construction principles; e. tenets of evidence-based practice
  • II. Screening, Assessment, Evaluation, and Diagnosis (approximately 44 questions; approximately 33% of examination). Speech-language pathologists use a variety of tools and strategies to gather information about clients with communication and swallowing disorders. They must synthesize and analyze the information to develop appropriate management plans. This section will focus on screening, assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis of communication and swallowing disorders. Topics include how SLPs use and interpret various screening and assessment tools to determine whether additional formal evaluation is indicated, as well as issues related to the selection of appropriate tools and approaches for screening, assessment, and evaluation. Identification of relevant factors from the case history, determining an appropriate assessment protocol, and interpretation of findings to determine a diagnosis and formulate recommendations are covered in this section of the exam, as well.
    • A. Screening — 1. Communication disorders: a. role of the SLP in screening for speech, language, and hearing disorders; b. screening procedures and approaches; c. identification of clients/patients and characteristics requiring further evaluation; d. knowledge of populations at risk for communication disorders
    • A. Screening — 2. Feeding and swallowing disorders: a. role of the SLP in screening for feeding and swallowing disorders; b. screening procedures and approaches; c. identification of clients/patients and characteristics which require further evaluation; d. knowledge of factors leading to increased risk of swallowing and feeding disorders in various populations
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 1. Developing case histories: a. reviewing records for pertinent information; b. interviewing techniques to obtain pertinent information; c. integrating critical factors identified in the case history
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 2. Selecting appropriate assessment instruments, procedures, and materials: a. identifying factors that influence test/procedure selection; b. identifying factors that require adaptation of traditional assessment procedures, instruments, and materials; c. selecting instrumental approaches that can be utilized to evaluate various communication and swallowing disorders (e.g., imaging, acoustic, aerodynamic, etc.)
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 3. Assessing factors that influence communication and swallowing disorders: a. cultural and ethnic factors; b. linguistic factors; c. medical factors (e.g., stable versus progressive conditions, early versus late onset, etc.); d. developmental and cognitive factors; e. psychological factors; f. environmental factors
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 4. Assessment of anatomy and physiology: a. assessment of pertinent anatomy, physiology, and neural substrates for: –– respiration; –– phonation; –– speech sound production; –– resonance; –– speech/language perception and processing; –– feeding and swallowing
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 1. Speech sound production: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of speech sound production; c. instrumental assessment of speech sound production; d. differential diagnosis of speech sound disorders; e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 2. Fluency: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of fluency; c. instrumental assessment of fluency disorders; d. differential diagnosis of fluency disorders (e.g., stuttering versus cluttering); e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 3. Voice, resonance, and motor speech: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of voice, resonance, and motor speech disorders; c. instrumental assessment of voice, resonance, and motor speech disorders; d. differential diagnosis of voice, resonance, and motor speech disorders; e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 4. Receptive and expressive language: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of receptive and expressive language disorders; c. instrumental assessment of language disorders; d. differential diagnosis of language disorders; e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 5. Social aspects of communication, including pragmatics: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of social aspects of communication, including pragmatics; c. differential diagnosis of social communication disorders and pragmatic disorders; d. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 6. Cognitive aspects of communication: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of cognitive communication disorders; c. differential diagnosis of cognitive communication disorders; d. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 7. Augmentative and alternative communication: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. low tech and high tech instrumental assessment procedures; c. parameters of assessment for augmentative and alternative communication; d. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 8. Hearing: a. assessment approaches; b. considerations related to age, developmental status, medical condition, etc.; c. interpretation of assessment (e.g., audiograms and tympanograms) and identification of indicators for referral
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 9. Feeding and swallowing: a. instrumental and noninstrumental assessment procedures; b. considerations related to age, developmental status, medical/surgical history, etc.; c. differential diagnosis of feeding and swallowing disorders; d. interpretation of assessment data and indications for referral
    • D. Etiology — 1. Genetic: a. modes of inheritance; b. genetic conditions associated with communication disorders and feeding/swallowing disorders, including common syndromes; c. features of common syndromes and their impact on communication and feeding/swallowing (e.g., Trisomy 21, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, etc.)
    • D. Etiology — 2. Developmental: a. developmental delay; b. congenital and acquired conditions associated with developmental communication and feeding/swallowing disorders
    • D. Etiology — 3. Disease processes: a. childhood (e.g., congenital vocal fold paralysis, cystic fibrosis); b. acquired (e.g., Bell’s palsy, iatrogenic); c. progressive (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myopathy)
    • D. Etiology — 4. Auditory problems: a. congenital and childhood hearing loss; b. acquired hearing loss
    • D. Etiology — 5. Neurological: a. congenital (e.g., cerebral palsy); b. acquired (e.g., TBI, neoplasms, stroke)
    • D. Etiology — 6. Structural and functional: a. congenital (e.g., craniofacial anomalies); b. acquired (e.g., head and neck surgery, trauma, and iatrogenic causes); c. functional causes (e.g., velopharyngeal mislearning, vocal misuse)
    • D. Etiology — 7. Psychogenic
  • III. Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Treatment (approximately 44 questions; approximately 33% of examination). Speech-language pathologists are responsible for designing and implementing evidence-based treatments to help clients maximize their functioning in communication and/or swallowing. Consequently, the test includes a range of items that pertain to treatment planning, implementation, and evaluation. This topic area includes issues related to the development and evaluation of treatment plans, as well as evidence-based principles and procedures associated with specific communication and swallowing disorders.
    • A. Treatment Planning — 1. Evaluating factors that can affect treatment: a. evaluating the evidence base associated with a particular treatment strategy or approach; b. evaluating the role of client factors such as age, disorder type, disorder severity, concomitant disorders, personal goals/aspirations, and sociocultural background when planning and implementing treatment goals; c. evaluating the role of external factors such as caregivers’ interactions with the client, school or workplace policies, public laws, medications and iatrogenic, and societal stereotypes when planning and implementing treatment goals
    • A. Treatment Planning — 2. Initiating and prioritizing treatment and developing goals: a. processes and procedures for developing comprehensive, appropriate treatment goals; b. processes and procedures associated with integrating assessment results, caregiver or client/patient/student preferences, and treatment outcomes research; c. factors that affect when to begin, modify, or terminate a treatment plan; d. factors that affect the order in which treatment goals are addressed
    • A. Treatment Planning — 3. Determining appropriate treatment details: a. factors related to treatment scheduling (e.g., number and duration of sessions, time and location of sessions); b. factors related to treatment delivery (e.g., individual versus group sessions, sequential or simultaneous targeting of goals); c. personnel requirements (e.g., extent to which caregivers, teachers, peers, etc., are involved with treatment); d. training requirements (e.g., extent to which caregivers, teachers, peers, etc., need to be trained prior to participating in treatment or implementing generalization activities)
    • A. Treatment Planning — 4. Generating a prognosis: a. considering/accounting for client/patient/student factors (e.g., age, motivation, nature of disorder) that can affect treatment outcome; b. considering/accounting for external factors (e.g., family support, availability of services) that can affect treatment outcome
    • A. Treatment Planning — 5. Communicating recommendations: a. procedures, requirements, and best practices for communicating treatment-related recommendations to clients/patients/students and (when appropriate) their family members; b. procedures, requirements, and best practices for communicating treatment-related recommendations to other professionals who are involved in the client/patient/student’s treatment plan; c. principles of interprofessional practice
    • A. Treatment Planning — 6. General treatment principles and procedures: a. general principles and procedures to consider when selecting a treatment (e.g., age, disorder, sociocultural background, severity of impairment, nature of disability)
    • B. Treatment Evaluation — 1. Establishing methods for monitoring treatment progress and outcomes to evaluate assessment and/or treatment plans: a. procedures associated with identifying appropriate measures of treatment progress and treatment outcomes; b. methods associated with measuring baseline performance; c. methods associated with measuring progress while treatment is ongoing; d. procedures associated with modifying progress measures, if necessary, while treatment is ongoing; e. methods associated with evaluating performance when treatment concludes (e.g., short- and long-term outcomes); f. methods associated with determining the social validity of treatment outcomes and the impact of treatment outcomes on a client/patient’s quality of life
    • B. Treatment Evaluation — 2. Follow-up on post-treatment referrals and recommendations
    • C. Treatment — 1. Speech sound production: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of disorders that affect speech sound production; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with speech sound production disorders or differences
    • C. Treatment — 2. Fluency: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of fluency disorders; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with fluency disorders
    • C. Treatment — 3. Voice, resonance, and motor speech: a. voice (–– principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of voice disorders; –– strategies and procedures for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with voice disorders); b. resonance (–– principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of resonance disorders; –– strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with resonance disorders); c. motor speech (–– principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of motor speech disorders; –– strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with motor speech disorder)
    • C. Treatment — 4. Receptive and expressive language: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of receptive and expressive disorders; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disabilities associated with receptive and expressive language functioning
    • C. Treatment — 5. Social aspects of communication, including pragmatics: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used to treat social aspects of communication, including pragmatics; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with social aspects of communication
    • C. Treatment — 6. Communication impairments related to cognition: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used to treat communication impairments that are related to cognitive functioning; b. srategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with cognitively based communication impairments
    • C. Treatment — 7. Treatment involving augmentative and alternative communication: a. factors involved in determining candidacy for AAC approaches; b. factors involved in selecting an appropriate AAC approach; c. principles and characteristics of AAC options/strategies; strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability in those who use AAC
    • C. Treatment — 8. Hearing and aural rehabilitation: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of hearing loss; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating speech-language and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with hearing impairment
    • C. Treatment — 9. Swallowing and feeding: a. rationale for selection of interventions used in the treatment of swallowing and feeding disorders based on evaluation data; b. other factors (outside of evaluation data) affecting the likelihood of success for a given treatment for feeding/swallowing disorders; c. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating swallowing and feeding disorders; d. strategies for reducing the common health-related adverse consequences of swallowing and feeding disorders
Examination sources