SLPA Supervision in Schools

Audience: Educators, Other District/School Staff | Topic: Special Education, Speech Language | Hosted by: Office of Special Education

Requirement for School / District Staff: N/A

On-Demand format

About this Series

This is a self-paced webinar series that is open to any speech-language pathologist who is new to supervising speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) in Colorado or who needs a review. It consists of seven instructional videos, articles that will support your learning, and resources to support you in your role as supervisor. You must view all videos and complete the course evaluation in order to have successfully passed this course and receive the certificate for 7 contact hours. If you are participating in the SLPA Student Mentorship Program, you must complete these videos and submit your certificate to the CDE in order to receive compensation.

*Please note that Medicaid Billing regulations have been updated since the original airing of this webinar. See the Qualified Medicaid Billing Personnel document below for guidance.

Learner Objectives

Describe the preparation, authorization, and scope of practice for SLPAs
Learn productive and supportive supervision strategies
Improve professional practice and capacity for supervising and mentoring SLPA students and SLPAs from a wide range of backgrounds and ability-levels.

Quiz Questions

(You will be asked these questions in the Course Evaluation)

What are the requirements for the Colorado Department of Education speech language pathology assistant authorization?
What is the Speech Language Pathology Assistant's Scope of Practice?
What strategies support working with administrators around the roles and responsibilities and supervision of SLPAs?
What is the purpose of supervision?
What is the planning phase of supervision?
What teaching strategies may be useful when teaching an SLPA about data collection?

Handouts:

Qualified Medicaid Billing Personnel
Cultural Competence in Supervisory Relationships
Continuum of Supervision
Practice Guidelines for SLPA Supervisors
A Review of the Expectations of Speech-Language Pathology Externship Student Clinicians and Their Supervisors
Digital Platforms and Supervisory Feedback to Graduate Student Clinicians
Colorado Consortium to Prepare Speech-Language Pathology Assistants - SLPA Performance Review
Verification of Technical Proficiency of a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Foundational Resources and Terminology for Supervision and Mentorship
Module 3 Printables and Handouts

View the Modules

Certificate

This on-demand training is worth 7.0 Contact Hours. This training satisfies the Special Education and Behavioral Health Licensure renewal requirement. To access the certificate, take this brief training evaluation and quiz.