Ethics and Schools Practice

This information is designed to assist school-based SLPs in dealing with ethical issues in the school setting. Challenges occur as SLPs implement IDEA, supervise non-certified SLPs or speech assistants, and manage diverse caseloads.

ASHA Practice Policy

• ASHA Code of Ethics
• Accepting Referrals for Private Practice From Primary Place of Employment
• Supervision of Student Clinicians
• Responsibilities of Individuals Who Mentor Clinical Fellows
• ASHA's Ethics Index
  Includes scope of practice and procedures of the Board of Ethics, procedures for appeals, an archive of past discussions on ethics and a complete list of ethics related articles from the The ASHA Leader.

The ASHA Leader Articles

• Preserving Our Integrity
• Ethics and Research
• Supervision of Student Clinicians: Modeling Ethical Practice for Future Professionals
• When Clinician and Parent Disagree
• The Ethics of Assessment With Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

Continuing Your Education

Opportunities to learn and earn CEUs from the ASHA Online Store.

ASHA Journal Articles

Read articles from the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, and Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools and Perspectives (ASHA's Special Interest Division newsletter)

Related Resources

• Ethics FAQs for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists
• A Ten Step Process for Resolving Ethical Issues
• Ethics Articles from Special Interest Division 16 Perspectives newsletter
• Dysphagia Management for School Children: Dealing With Ethical Dilemmas