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What is "Total Workload"?

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Recognizing the growth and complexity of the direct and indirect services and activities performed by SLPs in the schools, ASHA developed policy documents to reflect the range of responsibilities that lie within the jurisdiction of a school-based SLP. (To access the documents, see ASHA Resources sidebar).

The following are the many roles and responsibilities that school-based SLPs may engage in:

  • Prevention
  • Identification
  • Diagnosis
  • Assessment
  • Data collection
  • Individualized Education Program /Individual Family Service Plan development
  • Case management
  • Intervention
  • Consultation
  • Transition services
  • Supervision
  • Documentation
  • Parent/staff training
  • Planning teams
  • Research
  • Advocacy
  • Policy-making

 



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