AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION Continuing Education Board Manual Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction .............................................................................................. 6 Purpose and Organization of this Manual ........................................................... 6 Background and History ......................................................................................... 7 ASHA ................................................................................................................................. 7 Vision ................................................................................................................................ 7 Mission ............................................................................................................................. 7 ASHA's Continuing Education Program ..................................................................... 7 Components of ASHA's Continuing Education Program ......................................... 8 Standards Behind ASHA’s Continuing Education Program .................................... 8 Continuing Education Board (CEB) ............................................................................ 9 ASHA National Office Continuing Education Staff ................................................. 10 Section 2: ASHA CE Provider Approval ..................................................................11 Benefits of ASHA Approved CE Provider Status ...............................................11 Applying for ASHA Approved CE Provider Status ............................................11 Organizations Qualified to Apply .............................................................................. 11 Application Process ..................................................................................................... 12 Application Review Process ....................................................................................... 13 Confidentiality .............................................................................................................. 14 Conflict of Interest ....................................................................................................... 14 Maintaining ASHA Approved CE Provider Status .............................................15 Requirements for Ongoing ASHA Approved CE Provider Status ........................ 15 Five-year review of Providers ................................................................................... 15 Ongoing Monitoring of Providers ............................................................................. 16 Probation ....................................................................................................................... 16 Withdrawal of Provider Approval ............................................................................. 17 Fees ................................................................................................................................. 17 Requirements for ASHA CE Provider Approval ................................................18 Requirement 1: Organization ..............................................................................18 Requirement 2: Responsibility and Control (Administration) .....................20 Requirement 3: Transparency in Course Planning, Delivery, and Marketing ...................................................................................................................................22 Requirement 4: System for Offering and Verifying Continuing Education Units ..........................................................................................................................26 Requirement 5: Needs Identification .................................................................29 Requirement 6: Learning Outcomes ................................................................31 Requirement 7: Planning and Instructional Personnel .................................33 Requirement 8: Learning Environment and Support .......................................35 Requirement 9: Content and Methodology........................................................37 Updated June 2021 Page 2 Requirement 10: Requirements for Satisfactory Completion ..............................39 Requirement 11: Assessment of Learning Outcomes ......................................40 Requirement 12: Program Evaluation ...............................................................41 Section 3: Policies and Procedures ........................................................................42 Components of ASHA’s Continuing Education Program ..................................43 ASHA Approved CE Providers .................................................................................... 43 ASHA CE Administratorrs ........................................................................................... 43 CE Courses Offered by ASHA Approved CE Providers .......................................... 44 ASHA CE Participants .................................................................................................. 44 ASHA CE Registry ......................................................................................................... 45 ASHA Continuing Education Board ........................................................................... 45 ASHA Continuing Education Staff ............................................................................. 45 Mandatory Continuing Education ............................................................................. 46 State Licensure of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists ................. 46 Recognition of ASHA CEUs by Regulatory Agencies .............................................. 46 Provider-Related Policies and Procedures .......................................................47 Types of ASHA CE Courses ......................................................................................... 47 Components of an ASHA CE Course .......................................................................... 47 Course Promotion and Registration Policies and Procedures ............................ 49 Course Promotion Requirements .............................................................................. 49 Course Registration Requirements ........................................................................... 54 Course Offering Reporting Requirements ............................................................... 57 Provider Requirements/Responsibilities Related to Alternative CE Delivery Methods .......................................................................................................................... 59 Independent Study ....................................................................................................... 60 Provider Requirements/Responsibilities Related to Cooperative CE Offerings ......................................................................................................................................... 61 Documents Created by ASHA CE ............................................................................... 62 Communications from ASHA CE ................................................................................ 64 Sanctions Against Providers for Noncompliance With CEB Requirements ...... 65 Contacting the ASHA CEB and ASHA CE Staff ......................................................... 66 Appeals Process ............................................................................................................ 67 Provider Fees ................................................................................................................ 71 Provider Requirements/Responsibilities for Ongoing Maintenance of Approved CE Provider Status ...............................................................................73 Changing CE Personnel ............................................................................................... 73 Provider 5-year review ............................................................................................... 74 Participant-Related Policies and Procedures ...................................................75 ASHA CE Registry ......................................................................................................... 75 Award for Continuing Education (ACE) ................................................................... 75 Updated June 2021 Page 3 ASHA CEFind ................................................................................................................. 75 Participant-Related Documents Used by the ASHA CE Registry ......................... 76 Section 4: Provider-Initiated Courses ...................................................................81 Overview ..................................................................................................................81 Organizations Qualified to Offer Provider-Initiated Courses for ASHA CEUs .. 81 Purpose of Provider-Initiated Continuing Education Courses ............................ 82 Requirements for Providers of Provider-Initiated Courses ..........................82 General Procedures for Planning and Reporting Provider-Initiated CE Courses ......................................................................................................................................... 82 Requirements for Providers That Conduct Cooperative CE Offerings............... 87 Requirements for Providers That