ASHA Workload Calculator: Find Support and Resources
You do not have to navigate workload concerns alone. People who understand your role, setting, and local context can help you gather information, consider options, and prepare for a focused workload conversation. Choose the supports that best fit your question and circumstances.
People and Communities to Consult
- Local colleagues and leaders: Other school-based SLPs or SLPAs, related service providers, special education colleagues, lead SLPs, coordinators, supervisors, and administrators.
- ASHA online communities: The Improving Workload Community and School-Based Professionals Community offer opportunities to learn from other members.
- State and professional partners: State speech-language-hearing associations, State Education Advocacy Leaders (SEALs), and collective bargaining representatives when applicable.
- ASHA School Services: Contact schools@asha.org when you need help identifying a relevant ASHA resource or possible starting point.
- ASHA State Affairs: Contact states@asha.org for state-level advocacy information and connections.
Research and Additional Reading
Want to explore workload topics in greater depth? See these articles:
- Improving Workloads Under IDEA
- Overloaded With Tasks? Show Them the Numbers
- A Comparison of Intervention Intensity and Service Delivery Models With School-Age Children With Speech Sound Disorders in a School Setting
- Telepractice for School-Based Speech and Language Services: A Workload Management Strategy
- Workload-Management Approaches and Resources for School-Based SLPs
