Strategic Plan

Issue F

2005 Year-End Progress Report (4^th Quarter)

Issue F: The expectation that people of all nations worldwide will have access to quality, culturally competent speech-language pathology and audiology programs and services to achieve optimum communication abilities across their lifespan, requires encouraging mutual international collaboration efforts to set standards for registration/credentialing for experts in communication sciences and disorders worldwide while respecting each nation's models of education and professional practice.

Outcome 1: Increased recognition and adoption of ASHA credential and accreditation standards within the United States.

Completed Strategies

1. Promote the ASHA credential to external audiences (e.g., U.S. Department of Education, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, state education agencies).
2. Cover news related to recognition of the CCCs and publishing articles in The ASHA Leader which reflect the value of the CCCs in the eyes of external audiences.
3. Develop components required for ASHA certification (e.g., serve on panel to develop and review questions for SLP Praxis exam).
4. Promote the adoption of ASHA CCC standards and other Association policies and programs in state and local laws and regulations.

Outcome 2: Increased understanding of registration/credential standards and their recognition among the United States/United Kingdom/Australia/Canada.

Completed Strategies

1. Respond to queries from the news release announcing the Quadrilateral Mutual Recognition Agreement.
2. Provide information as requested on the Quadrilateral Agreement related to credentialing.

Outcome 3: Increased knowledge of the educational and registration/credential standards in other countries.

Completed Strategies

• Respond to inquiries from other countries to establish credentialing agreements with ASHA.

Year-End Status of All Strategies for Issue F (4^th Quarter)

There are 7 strategies in the work plan for Issue F.