Credentialing

ASHA uses the term credentialing to refer to a type of designation, award, status, recognition, or "seal of approval." The term can refer to either individuals or organizations that have been assessed or evaluated in some manner and determined to meet certain qualifications, requirements, or standards. The National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) developed The NOCA Guide to Understanding Credentialing Concepts [PDF] to assist its stakeholders, including legislators, educators, employers, credentialing agencies, professionals and the public, in understanding and correctly using credentialing terms and concepts.

ASHA currently administers three different credentialing programs: academic program accreditation, clinical certification, and clinical specialty recognition.

Academic Program Accreditation

Accreditation Quality Management System

CAA Implements 2008 Standards

Call for Public Comment on Graduate Education Programs

Clinical Certification

Council For Clinical Certification (CFCC) announces modification of Clinical Fellowship requirements for doctoral students and doctoral-level faculty who have completed academic course work and clinical practicum requirements for ASHA certification.

Helpful Hints for Using the Knowledge and Skills Acquisition (KASA) Summary Document
Tips on accessing and using the KASA Excel files.

CAA and CFCC issue joint statement of expectations related to the implementation of new audiology and speech-language pathology certification standards.

Clinical Specialty Recognition

Interested in becoming a board-recognized specialist or petitioning to establish a specialty board? Learn how the Council for Clinical Specialty Recognition (CCSR) establishes Specialty Boards in specific areas of practice and the process for granting qualified persons holding the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence the status of Board Recognized Specialist (BRS).