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 in Speech-Language Pathology
• ASHA's Ethics Resources
  Includes Board of Ethics complaint adjudication, FAQs for the complaint filing process, information on the Student Ethics Essay Award, and featured ethics articles.

The ASHA Leader Articles

• Navigating Medicaid Services in Schools
• 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 with Ethics publications and products 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 Q&A for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists
• A Ten Step Process for Resolving Ethical Issues
• Dysphagia Management for School Children: Dealing With Ethical Dilemmas