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Benefits to the Discipline

 

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For more than 40 years, the academic accreditation program has served as a benefit to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders by providing opportunities for:

  • volunteering and leadership development by serving on the CAA and as accreditation site visitors
  • participating in the standards development process and thus contributing to the preparation of future professionals
  • developing academic and clinical curricula
  • increasing collaboration between academics and practitioners in the preparation of future professionals
  • gaining access to personnel preparation federal funding by CAA-accredited programs and students
  • building national awareness of the professions and the quality of our graduate education programs

 



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