ERIC Number: ED474662
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002-Jul
Pages: 53
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Creating a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Program.
Hambrecht, Georgia, Ed.; Stimley, Mark, Ed.
This document consists of 11 short articles about the development of the Associate of Science degree program for speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) at Indiana State University. The three sections address the program's background, course planning, and program implementation, respectively. Individual articles are: (1) "Top 10 List of Things Learned while Developing an SLPA Program (Georgia Hambrecht and Mark Stimley); (2) "Important ASHA History Related to Speech-Language Pathology Assistants: A Timeline for Critical Events" (Mark Stimley); (3) "Speech-Language Pathology Assistants" (Mark Stimley and Jennifer Scherb); (4) "Timeline of Events at Indiana State University Related to the Development and Implementation of Its Associate of Science Degree Program for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants" (Mark Stimley); (5) "Module Preparation" (Georgia Hambrecht); (6) "SLPA On-Campus Clinical Practicum and Lab Experience" (Amanda Solesky and Roberta Wilson); (7) "Advertising and Recruiting Processes" (Karen Meeks); (8) "Advertisement in the SLPA Program" (Amanda Solesky); (9) "Transition of the SLPA into the SLP Caseload" (Amanda Solesky and Dawnda Nichols); (10) "Student Perspectives on the SLPA Program" (Kathryn D. Bayer and others); and (11) "On the Horizon" (Georgia Hambrecht and Mark Stimley). (Some chapters contain references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Paraprofessional Personnel, Postsecondary Education, Program Development, Specialists, Speech Impairments, Speech Language Pathologists, Speech Language Pathology, State Universities
Indiana State University, Curriculum Research and Development Center, School of Education, Terre Haute, IN 47809 ($4.50, for orders of 20 or more $4 each). Tel: 812-237-2807; Fax: 812-237-8137; Web site: http://www.web.indstate.edu/soe/cdse/SLPA_Home.html.
Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. Div. of Special Education.
Authoring Institution: Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute. Curriculum Research and Development Center.
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