Overview and Comparison of Old and New Standards: What are the Implications? Arlene Earley Carney Dept. of Communication Disorders University of Minnesota

Overview _________________________ Audiology Standards - current vs. new for January 1, 2007 Speech-Language Pathology Standards - current vs. new for January 1, 2005

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Audiology Standards: Old New __________________________ Degree - masters or doctoral Standard I Degree - doctoral transitional period from 1/1/2007 to 1/1/ graduate degree & 75 post-baccalaureate credits after 1/1/2012 need a doctoral degree Standard I

Implications _________________________ Major programmatic & curricular changes from the current standards Transitional period allows programs time to meet the new standards

Audiology Standards: Old New __________________________ 75 semester credits at BA & graduate levels specifies coursework areas & minimum # of credits Standard II 75 semester credits post BA coursework focuses on knowledge & skills in Standard IV Standard III

Implications _________________________ More graduate coursework required but not all in Audiology Curricula can be re-organized to emphasize topics in a different manner

Audiology Standards: Old New __________________________ 375 clock hours observation & direct contact areas specified Standard III 12 month FTE supervised clinical practicum focused on knowledge & skills in Standard IV Standard III

Implications __________________________ Major changes in curricula and practicum to meet the standards. May meet challenges with changes in health care regulations

Audiology Standards: Old New __________________________ Coursework areas specifically listed as well as # of credits per area basic sciences professional areas Standard II Knowledge & skills specifically listed under four key areas: foundations of practice prevention & identification evaluation treatment Standard IV

Implications ________________________ Major changes in record keeping for CAA reports and site visits Focus on actual abilities of students rather than exposure

Audiology Standards: Old New __________________________ National examination in Audiology Standard IV Outcomes assessment formative summative - national examination Standard V

Implications ___________________________ National examination will need to be revised. New methods of examination and record keeping will have to be devised.

Audiology Standards: Old New __________________________ No continuing education requirement Maintenance of certification January 1, 2003 renewed every 3 years all certificate holders Standard VI

Implications _________________________ Certification must be renewed. Maintenance of certification based on an exposure model.

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ Degree - masters or doctoral Standard I 75 semester credits, 30 at post BA level, 36 for professional area Standard II Degree - masters or doctoral 75 semester credits, 36 at post BA level Standard I

Implications ___________________________ 6 more credits required at post BA level in the new standards Some minor curricular changes required.

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ Professional coursework specified e.g. speech disorders, language disorders, hearing disorders & evaluation, AR Standard II Knowledge outcomes specified e.g., basic science, human communication, communication disorders Standard III

Implications ___________________________ More freedom to design courses along different lines. Need to document knowledge outcomes

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ No knowledge outcomes specified Knowledge outcomes specified e.g., ethics, research, professional issues, certification Standard III

Implications _________________________ Curricular revisions for some programs Need to document knowledge outcomes

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ Clinical observation and practicum hours specified 25 observation 350 practicum 250 at graduate level Standard III Clinical observation and practicum hours specified 25 observation 375 practicum 325 at the graduate level Standard IV

Implications _________________________ Observation does not need to precede any direct contact. Need 25 more direct contact hours Need 75 more direct contact hours at the graduate level

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ Specific clinical contact areas are specified speech/language disorders, child & adult, assessment & treatment Standard III Broad clinical contact areas are specified across lifespan, diverse backgrounds, many types of disorders & differences Standard IV

Implications __________________________ A different style of assigning clinical practicum experiences A different style of record keeping

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ No skills outcomes specified Skills outcomes specified evaluation intervention interaction & personal qualities Standard IV

Implications _________________________ May affect supervision styles A different type of record keeping

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ Direct contact hours in both SLP and Aud Supervision level specified by type of activity (assessment at 50% or treatment at 25%) Standard III Direct contact hours in areas in scope of practice Supervision level specified by ability of student (never < 25%) Standard IV

Implications __________________________ Changes in direct contact for SLP students in Audiology, particularly for assessment and hearing aid fitting Changes in required supervision level

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ National examination in Speech-Language Pathology Standard IV Outcomes assessment formative summative - national examination Standard V

Implications ___________________________ National examination will need to be revised. New methods of examination and record keeping will have to be devised.

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ Clinical Fellowship 36 weeks FT experience or PT equivalent CF supervisor Standard V SLP Fellowship 36 weeks FT experience or PT equivalent SLPF mentor & employer Standard VI

Implications _________________________ SLPF will need a mentoring SLP Both SLP mentor & employer sign off on the completion of the SLPF.

SLP Standards: Old New __________________________ No continuing education requirement Maintenance of certification January 1, 2005 renewed every 3 years all certificate holders Standard VII

Implications _________________________ Certification must be renewed. Maintenance of certification based on an exposure model.

Summary __________________________ Audiology standards require greater curricular and programmatic changes than SLP standards. There is a transitional period for the Audiology standards.

Summary ___________________________ Both sets of new standards require the Maintenance of Certification - Audiology on 1/1/03 - SLP on 1/1/05

Summary ___________________________ Both sets of standards require formative assessments. Audiology standards do not separate knowledge and skills in the standards. SLP standards have separate standards for knowledge and skills.