Use these resources to enhance interprofessional education, professional development, and teamwork. Resources are applicable for learners in the classroom, clinic, and work setting.
Stipend Program for IPEC's Interprofessional Faculty Development Institute
ASHA offers a stipend program to encourage ASHA members to participate in the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Interprofessional Faculty Development Institute.
Non-CSD Travel Stipend for IPE/IPP Presentations at the ASHA Convention
ASHA offers a travel stipend to encourage the participation of non-communication sciences and disorders presenters at ASHA Convention as part of IPE/IPP teams with audiologists and SLPs.
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Cultivating IPE/IPP Culture in CSD Programs
Two cohort groups from ASHA’s Faculty Development Institute (AFDI) created and implemented IPE/IPP at their higher education institutions over a two-year time frame. They share their “golden nuggets” of lessons learned.
Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) Resources and Learning Activities
Use these research, classroom, and clinical activities to help prepare students entering the health workforce where teamwork and collaboration are important.
IPP Process and Rubric Infographic
Use this rubric to set up and run your IPP team and collaboration process.
Using the Interprofessional Practice (IPP) Case Rubric
Use this rubric to structure and record your team’s collaborative care plan.
IPE Checklist
This checklist guides you through how to design, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of your IPE activity.
Collaborative Goal Writing Case Rubric
This rubric guides your team through the collaborative goal-writing process and follow-up meetings
This curated collection of articles from across ASHA publications cover various aspects of IPE and IPP for audiologists and SLPs in healthcare and school-based settings.
ASHA has conducted a number of Interprofessional Practice surveys to study the progression of advancement in interprofessional education and interprofessional collaborative practice.
Get insights directly from audiologists and SLPs about the value of IPE/IPP in various clinical areas, including the audiology and speech-language pathology scopes of practice, autism, early intervention, and literacy/dyslexia.
Interprofessional Practice (IPP) in Action: Public Schools
Watch an interprofessional team at Hampden Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore, Maryland collaborate to enhance student well-being and academic success.
IPP in Action: Kennedy Krieger Institute (Fairmount Campus) in Baltimore
Observe a high-functioning team demonstrate some of the competencies needed to provide client-centered care in an interprofessional environment. Team members describe the benefits of working collaboratively and share ideas for how you can get started.
IPP in Action: Cochlear Implant Center
Learn how the Cochlear Implant Center at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) uses IPP to help improve patient care and outcomes, increase efficiencies of care, and enhance patient and team satisfaction.
IPP in Action: Head & Neck Cancer Center
Learn how the Head and Neck Center team at GBMC collaborate with one another to achieve better patient care and outcomes along with greater job satisfaction among the IPP team.
Use this video to quickly and easily find essential resources to successfully practice IPE/IPP, including rubrics, case studies, and more videos.
Watch this video to learn how interprofessional education and practice leads to better care, better outcomes, and better clinician satisfaction.
Julie A. Honaker of the Cleveland Clinic talks about the data that shows interprofessional collaborative care has a positive impact on the patient experience, greater efficiencies in care, and improved outcomes.
Find out how IPE is preparing a “practice ready” workforce that understands how to work collaboratively with other professions to deliver the best patient care.
The Why, What, and How of Interprofessional Collaboration
Explore how to foster collaborative teams in various work settings, review various models for interprofessional collaboration, and identify the competencies you need to maximize your effectiveness as a member of collaborative teams.
Positive Experiences with Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
Two interviewees share their positive experiences working with collaborative teams of health care and education professionals. Their satisfaction is a direct byproduct of well-orchestrated and very effective interprofessional collaboration.
Negative Experiences That Could Have Been Improved With Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
Interviewees describe their frustrations resulting from ineffective interprofessional collaboration—or complete lack thereof.
Interprofessional Education: Moving From More IPE to Better IPE
In this webinar, Jennifer B. Watson, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, BCS-SCF, FNAP, from Texas Christian University, explores the importance of IPE in building effective teams. Emphasizing the need for better IPE, Dr. Watson shares strategies for integrating collaborative approaches.
Interview with Dr. Elena M. Umland, PharmD, Thomas Jefferson University
In this brief interview, Dr. Umland describes what IPE is, why it is important and how it is unique from how we have historically collaborated with other professions.
Lecture by Dr. Elena M. Umland, Pharm D, Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Umland presented an overview of IPE and IPP and a case study exercise [PDF] implemented with audiology students at the 2017 AuD Student Day program at the ASHA National Office. See slides of the presentation [PDF].
Towson University’s Institute for Well-Being facilitates IPE for students across the health professions. Students engage in numerous community outreach experiences involving IPE. This session from the 2016 ASHA Convention focuses on the challenges and solutions for making IPE work across multiple departments and majors.
This session explores several dynamic strategies and tools for fostering IPE/IPP in complex early intervention, preschool, and school settings to ensure outcomes-based services and academic achievement. The session was presented at the 2016 ASHA Convention. See the slides [PDF].
This session presents an efficient, collaborative, and motivating program for IPE developed at the Touro College School of Health Sciences. The program utilizes simulated IPE case management, faculty training, and curricular integration. This session was presented at the 2016 ASHA Convention. See the slides [PDF].