Academic Program Capacity Building in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Capacity Building Resources for Academic Programs

The following resources are available to academic programs to support their efforts toward expanding academic program capacity for graduate student enrollment.

• Higher Education Data System (HES) Reports (existing capacity trends)
• Guide to Starting an Academic Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD)
• Strategic Planning for Programs
• Innovative Models of Education and Partnerships [PDF] (designed to increase capacity)
• Facilitating Academic Program Capacity: Issues of Mission, Quality, and Resources, an article by Robert M. Augustine and Mary Anne Hanner of Eastern Illinois University
• Quality Indicators to Support Expanded Capacity: A useful tool based on information in the article "Facilitating Academic Program Capacity: Issues of Mission, Quality and Resources"

Other ASHA Resources and Initiatives Addressing Personnel Shortages

ASHA has also engaged in initiatives to address other contributing factors impacting capacity for the professions across work settings.

• Workforce Reports (supply and demand for the professions)
• Solving Personnel Shortages: ASHA's Initiatives and Resources
• Personnel Issues in Education: Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Speech-Language Pathologists in the Public Schools
• State, National Efforts Address Personnel Shortages
• Advocacy Resource Guide for the Salary Supplement Initiative
• Forum on Strategizing Solutions to Personnel Shortages in Speech-Language Pathology
• Mentoring Program Relieves Staffing Shortages (The ASHA Leader article)
• 2008 ASHA-Certified-Personnel-to-Population Ratios and FAQs

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