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Professions in Communication Sciences and Disorders (Scope of Practice…
Professions in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Educational Requirements
Associate's or Bachelor's Degree
Professional Aides
Audiology Assistant
Speech-language pathology assistant
Master's Degree
Speech-Language Pathologists
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Doctoral Degree
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Speech, Language, and Hearing Scientists
Doctor of Audiology (AuD)
Audiologist
Professional Settings
Educational settings, hospitals, clinics, and private practice
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-language pathology assistants
Audiologists
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Audiology assistants
Universities, government agencies,
industry and research centers
Speech, Language, and Hearing Scientists
Required Credentials
Credentialing Organiztion
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
SLP: Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Langague Pathology (CCC-SLP)
Audiologists: Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A)
State Department of Education
SLP: certification as teacher of students with speech and language disabilities
State professional licensing board
SLP: license as speech-language pathologist
Audiologist: Licence as audiologist
Scope of Practice
Work as independent professionals
who practice without a prescription from another healthcare provider
Audiologists
Identify, assess, manage and
prevent disorders of hearing and balance
Measure hearing ability
Evaluate and assist individuals
with auditory processing disorders
Select, fit and dispense hearing aids
Speech-Language Pathologists
Identify, assess, treat and prevent
communication disorders of all modalities
Work under the supervision of a fully licensed SLP
Speech-Langauage Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)
Participate in routine therapy tasks
Engage in clerical tasks
Assit in preparation of assessment and treatment materials
Work under the supervision of a fully licensed audiologist
Audiology assistant
Conduct Screenings
Participate in calibration of audiological insturmentation
Engage in clerical tasks
Research
Speech Scientists
Research exploring the anatomy, physiology, and physics of speech-sound production
Hearing Scientists
Research exploring nature of sound, noise, and hearing
Development of equipment for the assessment of hearing
Develop and improve assistive listening devices
Language Scientists
Investigate how children learn their native language
Study similarities and differences between languages