Career Advancement and Promotion Criteria for Clinical Educators Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders 2015 Annual Conference Newport Beach, CA

Nancy B. Alarcon, M.S., CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS Principal Lecturer Director, UW Speech & Hearing Clinic University of Washington Speech & Hearing Clinic Seattle, WA 98105

Marilyn J. Dunham Wark, M.A., CCC-SLP Clinical Professor Director of Speech-Language-Pathology Services University of Memphis Memphis, TN

Martha W. Wilson, AuD, ABA, CCC-A Clinical Professor Audiology Clinic Coordinator Auburn University Speech & Hearing Clinic Auburn, AL

Our goals  From personal experiences, examples of career paths and advancement  Critical elements when designing a career ladder  Potential benefits of career advancement  Change in expectations and responsibilities as result of career advancement  Acceptance/success of career ladder for clinical faculty

Clinical Faculty  Primary role of clinical faculty:  Clinical education (practicum, supervision)  Classroom teaching (pedantic)  No apparent consistency among programs regarding titles/designators for clinical faculty  No apparent standards for promotion criteria for clinical faculty

What’s in a name? Clinical Specialist Clinical Instructor Clinical Supervisor

What’s in a name? Distinguished Clinician Clinical Audiologist Senior Audiologist Supervising Audiologist Staff Audiologist

What’s in a name? Senior Lecturer Clinical Lecturer II Clinical Lecturer I

Auburn University Clinical Title Series Clinical Professor Clinical Associate Professor Clinical Assistant Professor

Auburn University Clinical Title Series  In 2000, Clinical Title Series established career ladder for clinical faculty  Clinical faculty = non-tenure track faculty  Clinical faculty not eligible for tenure  Eligible for promotion to higher rank after minimum of five years continuous service  Clinical faculty 12 month appointments

Personal journey  Fall 1990 → Clinical Supervisor Clinical Instructor  Spring 1991 → Clinical Instructor  Fall 2001 → Associate Clinical Professor  Fall 2008 → Clinical Professor

Auburn University Provost Guidelines for Clinical Title Series Promotion Criteria  Information supplied by the Candidate  Scholarly contributions  University outreach  Research/creative work  Service  Information supplied by Unit Head  Supporting material (publications, slides, evaluative material) for review by Unit Head and Dean  External evaluators (at least three)

Provost Guidelines Procedure for promotion  Process can be initiated by unit head or the candidate  Process must begin at appropriate scheduled time  Candidate’s information is made available to:  Eligible departmental faculty members (promotion rank or higher)  College/school committee  Dean

Provost Guidelines Information supplied by the Candidate  Standard biographical data sheet  Percent breakdown of allocation of time and effort  List of honors, awards, fellowships, internal support, election to profession associations  List of scholarly contributions  Teaching  Outreach  Research/creative work  Service

Departmental Guidelines Time allocation  Teaching = 80% or minimum 32 hours  Outreach = 5% or 2 hours  Research/Creative work = 5% or 2 hours  Service = 10% or 4 hours

Provost Guidelines Teaching  Actual courses taught  Courses and curricula developed  Teaching students, in small groups  Supervision and evaluation of professional students, interns, residents  Candidate’s teaching philosophy

Departmental Guidelines Clinical Teaching  Clinical instruction on and off-campus  Clinical supervision  Student meetings  Documentation review  Classroom teaching  Student evaluation ratings  Evidence of teaching quality  Evidence of professional growth  Peer evaluation ratings  Clinical teaching, supervision  Classroom teaching

Provost Guidelines University Outreach  Scholarship involved in outreach programs, that share common focus and depend upon a particular expertise  Activities and products  Clinical work/clinical practice activities  Instructional activities  Technical assistance  Outreach publications  Electronic products  Copyrights, patents, inventions  Contracts, grants, gifts

Departmental Guidelines Clinical Outreach Service learning → faculty directed student participation in periodic, off- site community activities Clinical work → direct service delivery by faculty member on or off-site

Provost Guidelines Research/creative work  Collaboration with others for academic and/or scholarly purposes  Books  Article length publications  Papers or lectures  Patents and inventions  Grants and contracts  Presentations at local, regional, and national continuing education programs/workshops

Departmental Guidelines Research/creative work  Basic and/or applied research  Books  Book chapters  Publications  Manuals  Posters  Presentations/lectures at professional conferences  Invited presentations/lectures to outside agencies

Research/Creative Work State/regional National Local

Provost Guidelines Service  University service  To the University  To the college/school  To the department  Professional service

Departmental Guidelines Service Faculty Advisor Committee Policies/ guidelines Clinic Coordinator Committee Chair

Departmental Guidelines Service Advisory board Editorial board National organization committee External evaluator Leadership

Criteria for promotion: Assistant to Associate Clinical Professor The primary emphasis for candidates seeking promotion to associate professor is supporting activities of the Clinic, with 6 years of service.  Clinical teaching  Outreach  Research/creative work  Service

Criteria for Promotion Assistant to Associate Clinical Professor  Clinical teaching (minimum 32 hours/week)  Student evaluations (evidence of teaching quality and growth over the years)  Peer evaluations (evidence of teaching quality)  Outreach  Service learning (at least two activities during each academic year)  Direct service delivery (required if case load falls below minimum 32 hours per week)

Criteria for promotion: Assistant to Associate Clinical Professor  Research/creative work (minimum of 20 activities)  Local (minimum 15 activities)  State/regional (maximum 4 activities)  National (maximum 4 activities)  Service  Department (participation on-going basis, committee leadership)  State/regional (no requirements)  National (no requirements)

Criteria for Promotion: Associate to Full Clinical Professor The primary emphasis is supporting activities of the clinic, with secondary emphasis on pursuing the candidate’s professional endeavors  Clinical teaching  Outreach  Research/creative work  Service

Criteria for promotion: Associate to Full Clinical Professor  Clinical teaching (minimum 32 hours/week)  Student evaluations (evidence of teaching quality and growth over the years)  Peer evaluations (evidence of teaching quality)  Outreach  Service learning (at least three activities during each academic year)  Direct service delivery (required if case load falls below minimum 32 hours per week)

Criteria for Promotion: Associate to Full Clinical Professor  Research/creative work (minimum of 68 both ranks)  Local (minimum 40 activities)  State/regional (minimum 8 activities)  Peer reviewed or refereed or  For purpose of attendees receiving CEUs  National (minimum 20 activities)  Peer reviewed or refereed or  For purpose of attendees receiving CEUs

Criteria for Promotion: Associate to Full Clinical Professor  Service  Department (participation on-going basis, committee leadership)  State/regional (involvement will strengthen candidate’s dossier)  National (involvement will strengthen candidate’s dossier)

Criteria for promotion  Description of your position and your responsibilities  Determine categories  Define each category  Minimum requirements for each category  Determine time lines  Third year review  Criteria for early promotion