State Action Toolkit
For Use by Qualified Personnel for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Services
The following ASHA resources are provided for professionals seeking to address the issue of using qualified personnel to provide audiology and speech-language pathology services in educational and health care settings. These resources provide an overview of the issue, include data to frame the issue, list information for a first-step, common-sense approach to tackling the use of qualified personnel, and suggest additional tools and advocacy pointers for resolving the problem. ASHA resources on qualified personnel for federal programs and guidelines regarding support personnel are included.
I. Introduction/Overview
- Who Are Qualified Providers?
- Qualified Providers in Schools; Frequently Asked Questions
- Personnel Issues in Education: Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Speech-Language Pathologists in the Public Schools
- Recruitment and Retention of SLPs in Health Care A Guide for Administrators, Program Directors, and Recruiters
II. Building the Case
- Supply and Demand for Speech-Language Pathologists Resource List [PDF]
- Attrition Survey: What do we know about SLPs who are not currently employed? [PDF]
- Schools Surveys
- SPeNSE
III. Mitigating the Shortages: Recruitment/Retention
- Retention vs. Recruitment
- Recruitment and Retention Strategies
- Recruitment and Retention of Qualified SLPs in the Public Schools
- SLPs' Prioritization of Job Satisfaction Factors
- Recruitment Sources
- State Recruitment/Retention Initiatives
- Explore Career Opportunities for SLPs
- Qualified Provider Resources
- Code of Ethics
- Scope of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology
- Quality Indicators for Professional Service Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
IV. Advocacy & Tools for Success
- How to Work for Change in School Settings: FAQs
- Advocating on Schools Issues
- Advocating for Workload Strategies: The Minnesota Story
- A Guide to Advocating for Increased Salaries and Additional Benefits in Your School District
- Talking Points for Advocacy
- Why Lower Standards for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Will Not Meet the Needs of Students
- Financial Incentives
- Increasing Salaries in the Schools
- Other Benefits
- Local District Salary Supplements by State
- Statewide Salary Supplements
- Caseload and Workload Management Ideas
- How to Influence Decision-Makers
- Mobilizing Your Members for Advocacy: Take Action
V. Related Information & Resources
- Need for Qualified Providers in Schools
- Medicaid Coverage: Audiologist Qualifications [PDF]
- Medicaid Coverage: Speech-Language Pathologist Qualifications [PDF]
- ASHA's IDEA/Medicaid Side-by-Side
- ASHA Position Statement - Medicaid Guidance for Speech-Language Pathology Services: Addressing the "Under the Direction of" Rule
- Frequently Asked Questions about Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
