Comments on: Supervising Bilingual Speech-Language Aides and Paraprofessionals http://blog.bilingualtherapies.com/professional-issues/supervising-bilingual-speech-language-aides-and-paraprofessionals/ Speech Language Pathology Jobs, Staffing and Clinical Development Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:36 -0500 hourly 1 By: Christy Strole http://blog.bilingualtherapies.com/professional-issues/supervising-bilingual-speech-language-aides-and-paraprofessionals/comment-page-1/#comment-1135 Christy Strole Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:06:03 +0000 http://blog.bilingualtherapies.com/?p=111#comment-1135 Under Illinois law, the SLPP has a bachelor's degree in communication disorders, no license, and can work only in public schools with an annual letter of approval from the Illinois State Board of Education. She can carry a caseload of a maximum of 60 students in Illinois. Their supervising SLP's caseload maximum is reduced by 15% when she takes on an SLPP. Under Illinois law, the SLPA has an associate's degree in speech-language pathology assisting, usually from College of DuPage. She holds a license as an SLPA from IDFPR, and can work in any setting. Most work in Early Intervention. She cannot carry a caseload in the schools and the supervising SLP's caseload is not increased when she takes on an SLPA. Under Illinois law, the SLPP has a bachelor’s degree in communication disorders, no license, and can work only in public schools with an annual letter of approval from the Illinois State Board of Education. She can carry a caseload of a maximum of 60 students in Illinois. Their supervising SLP’s caseload maximum is reduced by 15% when she takes on an SLPP.

Under Illinois law, the SLPA has an associate’s degree in speech-language pathology assisting, usually from College of DuPage. She holds a license as an SLPA from IDFPR, and can work in any setting. Most work in Early Intervention. She cannot carry a caseload in the schools and the supervising SLP’s caseload is not increased when she takes on an SLPA.

]]> By: Nathan Cornish http://blog.bilingualtherapies.com/professional-issues/supervising-bilingual-speech-language-aides-and-paraprofessionals/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Nathan Cornish Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:49:25 +0000 http://blog.bilingualtherapies.com/?p=111#comment-571 I just found this on the Texas Department of State Health Services. They have a couple of powerpoint trainings on supervising speech assistants. A lot of the info is rather Texas-specific, but there are also some good pointers for the rest of us. See: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/speech/sp_ppsuper.shtm I just found this on the Texas Department of State Health Services. They have a couple of powerpoint trainings on supervising speech assistants. A lot of the info is rather Texas-specific, but there are also some good pointers for the rest of us. See: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/speech/sp_ppsuper.shtm

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