ASHA Assistants Program
The Assistants Certification Program gives audiology assistants and speech-language pathology assistants (SLPA) the opportunity to become certified practitioners. ASHA certification validates and provides assurance that because of their education, training, and continuous competency assessment, that certified assistants are qualified extenders of service.
Interested in becoming an Audiology Assistant or Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA)?
Support personnel licensure varies from state to state. Find out about your state’s licensing requirements.
Benefits of Affiliation
ASHA offers many benefits including the Assistants Certification package, discounts, Assist, the ASHA mentoring program, Assistants Insights newsletter, ASHA community page, professional networking and other opportunities.
General Information
- Assistants Training Programs – Audiology Assistant and SLPA
- Scope of Practice for Audiology Assistants
- Scope of Practice for SLPAs
- Career Portal
Get Involved
- Write for The ASHA Leader.
- Join multicultural constituency groups.
- Recruit future assistants with this downloadable brochure [PDF] (use this PDF version to print double-sided).
- Join a Special Interest Group (SIG).
Learn More
Sign up to get more information and resources to help prepare for certification.
Contact us by email at assistants@asha.org.
