ASHA Strategic Plan

Issue F

Second Quarter Progress Report (April-June, 2006)

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.

2^nd Quarter Highlights

• ASHA continues to support passage of state legislation and adoption of local policies that provide a salary supplement for speech-language pathologists that have the Certificate of Clinical Competence via consultation and, distribution of advocacy materials. Three states (AL, RI, and WV) have proposed bills to provide a salary supplement during this year’s legislative session in their states.
• Three additional states funded salary supplement legislation this year, bringing the number of the states with such laws to 6; and, 2 additional states have approved the concept without funding.

There are 8 strategies in the work plan for Issue F. Following is the status for the 1^st and 2^nd quarter.

NOTE:  Many of the strategies included in the Strategic Plan work plan are ongoing.  Please access the 2006 work plan to review all of the strategies being implemented.