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Embarking on Your New Career

Understanding Resources, Licensure, and Issues Impacting the Professions

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Disclosure

Presenter #1

Name: Cheris Frailey, MA, CCC-SLP

Title: Director, State Education and Legislative Advocacy

Financial: I am a paid employee of ASHA.

Non-Financial: I am an ASHA member. I support ASHA’s Public Policy Agenda which includes the advocacy initiatives that the association supports

Presenter #2Name : Patty NesbittTitle: Admin. Services Mgr. –WV Board of Speech & Audiology

Financial: I have no financial relationship with ASHA or WVSHANon-Financial: I have no non-financial relationship with ASHA or WVSHA:

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Outline

What’s the Difference? (ASHA, Licensure Board, Dept. of Education, State Associations)

ASHA Certification process/requirements

Licensure Law/Regulations in the States

ASHA Benefits

NSSLHA to ASHA Conversion Discount

Hot Topics in the States

State Association Benefits

Student Perspective

Q & A – Student questions/concerns/guidance

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What’s the Difference?

ASHA Certification and Membership

Licensure

State Department of Education Requirements

State Associations

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ASHA Certification and Membership

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ASHA Certification and Process

Clinical Fellowship Year

Purpose

Requirements 36 Weeks full-time

35 hours per week

Total of 1260 hours

Part-time option- minimum of 5 hours per week

A score of “3” or better on Core skills

80% of time in direct clinical contact

Supervision Mentoring by ASHA certified member not related to CF

Forms and Information http://www.asha.org/Certification/Clinical-Fellowship/

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CF ScenarioSupervisor- Changing of Supervisor/transitioning

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LicensureWV Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology

& Audiology

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CF Licensure

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CF Licensure Terms

Provisional

Interim

Temporary

Clinical Fellowship License

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CF - Examples in the States

(Registration)

Tennessee

Board registration is required for:

Clinical fellows; term is no less than nine months and no more than one year for master's degrees and four years for doctoral degrees; supervising licensees shall supervise no more than three Clinical Fellows concurrently.

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(No CF Required)

Missouri

Missouri no longer requires a clinical fellowship for licensure and will no longer issue provisional licenses.

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(No License Required)

New York

Although a clinical fellowship is required for state licensure, New York does not license individuals completing their clinical fellowship year.

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(CF Licensure Required)

Kentucky

Audiologists – doctorate degree from an accredited program or equivalent

SLPs - Master's degree from an accredited program or equivalent education

A written plan for the postgraduate professional experience

Pass the Praxis exam within 24 months

A SLP or audiologist may practice his profession under a temporary license until the applicant is reviewed by the Board. A temporary license is valid for no longer than 180 days.

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ScenarioCF Provisional License - letter

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State-by-State Teacher Certification and Licensure

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State-by-State Pages

http://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/

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West Virginia

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WVState Licensure –CF/PPE

The WV Code and Legislative Rules refer to the Clinical Fellowship (CF) as a Postgraduate Professional Experience or PPE.

Licensure Requirements –- Application for Provisional License, signed & notarized- Praxis Score, received directly from ETS- Official transcript from the university- Fee of $150 ($100 application fee + $50 license fee)- PPE Agreement Form

Provisional license is valid for one (1) year and can be renewed one time.

Completion of 10 hours of Continuing Education are required DURING the PPE/CF year.

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Licensure Laws

WV BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY & AUDIOLOGY WEBSITE:

www.wvspeechandaudiology.com Link to the WV Code §30-32 on the left side of the homepage

Link to the Legislative Rules Title 29 on the left side of the homepage

Email – [email protected] – 304-473-4289, Fax – 304-473-4291

PLEASE do not hesitate to contact us with ANY question you may have. Do not rely on anyone other than the licensing board to answer questions when it involves your license

If you have an ASHA certification question – call ASHA. If you have a work related question – call your supervisor. If you have a licensing question – call the licensing board office.

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State Department of Education Requirements

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Teaching Requirements in the states

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StateTeacher Requirements

Audiologists

Audiologists in the public schools are contract employees and do not fall under specific teacher requirements of the state Department of Education. State licensure is typically required for practice in the schools.

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Speech-Language Pathologist

Initial Student Support Certificate (valid three years)

Master's degree—completion of approved program in speech-language pathology from an accredited institution of higher education

Praxis Exam

Completed appropriate field experiences, a supervised practicum, and his/her performance was assessed in the following settings, as required by Policy 5100.

http://wvde.state.wv.us/certification/forms/documents/Form20S.pdf

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Permanent Professional Student Support Certificate (valid for life)

Hold or be eligible for the five-year Professional Certificate; and

Complete five years of educational experience including two within the specialization for which the permanent certificate is requested; or

Recommendation of Superintendent.

Continuing Education Requirement

Renewal of the Professional Student Support Certificate requires six semester hours (at least 3.0 GPA) every five years, or granting of a master's degree plus 30 salary classification (30 semester hours of approved graduate classes), and recommendation of the superintendent. Persons age 60 and over are not required to complete additional renewal credit.

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teachwv/certification.html

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ScenarioSupervising others/assuming more responsibility

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Licensure After Your CF

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Licensure after CF

Reciprocity – What is it? And is it everywhere?

Exemptions

Time Lines for Obtaining License- (Don’t let it lapse)

You can’t practice without a valid license

Plan ahead- awareness of licensure timelines

Continuing Education Requirements

Moving to your next state

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Initial Licensure after CF-State

• Initial SLP license application – signed & notarized

• Receipt of application & license fee(s)

• Certificate of completion for Jurisprudence Exam.

• Verification of 10 hours of continuing education must be submitted with the application

• Copy of ASHA certification OR submission of CF documentation for Board approval of your PPE/CF.

- Supervision is REQUIRED for a provisional license.

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Continuing Education

§29-1-13.2. A professional licensee shall obtain a minimum of 20 clock hours of continuing education during every two-year licensure period.

§29-1-13.2.a. Effective for licenses expiring December 31, 2014 and thereafter, 1 clock hour per year (total of 2 clock hours) of approved ethics continuing education are required for license renewal.

WV is one of very few states that DOES NOT audit the verification of continuing education. Proof of continuing education must be submitted by either email, fax or mail for license renewal.

Continuing education requirement is pro-rated every six months of the two year licensing period for new licensees.

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Moving, Cancelling, inactive status, or Retiring a License

Forms online

Change your address

Notify the board if you are leaving the state and no longer need the license

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Words of Wisdom

Keep copies of all records including fax cover sheets, emails and any correspondence with

your state licensure board, ASHA and anything related to your licensure.

Never throw away your praxis exam score report ASHA does not keep this

Keep records of your CF- once you obtain your CCC ASHA does not keep these records

Always personally verify with ASHA that your supervisor is certified and in good standing and get that in writing.

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Words of Wisdom

If you can, get a letter verifying from your university that your program is accredited during the time frame you attended. Keep in records.

Keep documentation of name change/marriage certificate/divorce decree

Copies of licenses

Know the laws

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State Advocacy Team Liaisons

Southern RegionCheris FraileyDirector, State Education and Legislative [email protected]

Northeastern RegionSusan AdamsDirector, State Legislative & Regulatory [email protected]

Central RegionJanet Deppe, Director, State [email protected]

Western RegionEileen Crowe, Director, State Association [email protected]

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ASHA Benefits

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NSSLHA to ASHA

Conversion Discount

$225 off the initial dues and fees

A member of NSSLHA

Deadline

http://www.asha.org/Members/NSSLHA/NSSLHA-to-ASHA-Membership-Conversion-Discount

/http://www.asha.org/Members/NSSLHA/renew/

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Graduate Discount

Option if graduate is not a member of NSSLHA

$50 off the initial dues and fees

Must be received within 12 months of graduation

http://www.asha.org/Members/NSSLHA/NSSLHA-to-ASHA-Membership-Conversion-Discount//

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Access to ASHA Resources

Practice Portals

Sig Perspectives (Newsletter-CEU)

CE Registry

Discounts

Quality Continuing Education Courses

Technical Assistance

Advocacy

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Advocacy -Hot Topics in the States

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State Association Benefits

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Student Perspective

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Question and Answer

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Frequently Asked Questions

What if I want to change CF supervisors?

What if I have a family crisis and I need to stop by CF and start back again in 3 months?

ASHA

States

What do I do if my CF supervisor and I are having conflicts?

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Questions

Cheris Frailey, MA, CCC-SLP

Director, State Education and Legislative Advocacy

[email protected]

301-296-5666

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