Web Links

GENERAL

American Academy Of Private Practice In Speech Pathology And Audiology

ASHA

Autism Society Of America

Center For The Study Of Autism

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)

National Information Center For Children And Youth With Disabilities

National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)

Technical Support for Early Intervention for Early Intervention Services in South Carolina (TECS)

Tools for Knowledge Sharing - Help for Schools

South Carolina State Resources

Board of Examiners

Department of Education

Department of Education Teacher Certification

Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations

First Sound

State Disabilities and Special Needs

State Developmental Disabilities Council

Protection and Advocacy Agency

Regional ADA Teaching Assistance Agency

Speech/Language

Allied eHealth Resource Network

Allied eHealth Resource Network Newsletter

Audio Library In Communication Sciences And Disorders

Barkley Augmentative And Alternative Communication Lab

National Aphasia Association

National Center for Speech-Language Pathology In Schools

National Center for Stuttering

National Stuttering Association

The Stuttering Homepage

Wake Forest Center For Voice Disorders Home Page

Audiology

Audiology Foundation of America

Acoustical Society Of America

American Acadamy Of Otolaryngology

Audiology.com

Audiologyinfo.com

Audiology-Online

First Sound

ASHA Health Care Links

Health Care FAQs:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/faqs/

FAQs for Dysphagia:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/clinical/dysphagia/dysphagia_faqs.htm

FAQs for ASHA Health Care Services Team:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/faqs/health_serv_FAQ.htm

FAQ when Evaluating Any Treatment Procedure, Product, or Program Ask Yourself the Following Questions:
http://www.asha.org/members/evaluate.htm

FAQ for SLP Assistants:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/faqs/faq_slpasst.htm

Professional Practice Issues:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/practice-issues.htm

Documentation in Health Care Settings:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/documentation.htm

Educating other professionals about what SLPs do:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/crosstraining.htm

Evidence based practice:
http://www.asha.org/members/ebp/

Ethics:
http://www.asha.org/about/ethics/

Health Literacy:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthliteracy.htm

Infection Control:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/infectioncontrol.htm

International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF):
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/icf.htm

Qualified Providers in schools and early intervention:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/qualifiedprovider.htm

SLP Referral guidelines:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/clinical/referguidelines.htm

Reimbursement and Coding:
http://www.asha.org/members/issues/reimbursement/

SLP Competencies:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/competencies.htm

SLP Medicare Outpatient Supplier Status (PDF file):
http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/9277E1B8-F882-4705-A784-B9BC42BA7AA7/0/IssBr_06_SLPsupplier.pdf

Measuring Productivity: Finding the Right Quality Quotient:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/productivity.htm

Recruitment and Retention of SLPs in Health Care: A Guide for Administrators, Program Directors, and Recruiters:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/recruitment/default2.htm

Quality Improvement for Speech-Language Pathologists:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/QI.htm

The Policy and Procedure Manual: Managing "By the Book", By Paul Rao, Ph.D.:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/policy_procedures.htm

Promoting the Unique Value of SLP Services in Health Care:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/Uniquevalue.htm

Medicare Speech-Generating Devices Information Packet:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/sgd/default-sgd.htm

SLPs and Telepractice:
http://www.asha.org/members/telepractice/

ASHA Desk Reference Document: Knowledge and Skills in Business Practices Needed by Speech-Language Pathologists in Health Care Settings (PDF format):
http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/992BBF3F-5127-4CF5-B4A7-99CB21E1F06E/0/KSBusinessPractices.pdf

Setting Specific Resources

Acute Care Hospitals
Health Care Issues Brief - Acute Care:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/acute_care.htm

Getting Started in Acute Care- Hospitals:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/start_acute_care.htm

Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
Health Care Issues Brief - Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/inpatient.htm

Getting Started in Acute Inpatient Rehab:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/start_acute_in.htm

Homecare
Issues in Homecare:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/homecare.htm

Long Term Care
Long Term Care: Resources and Information:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/longtermcare.htm

Pediatric Hospitals/NICU
Getting Started in Pediatric Hospitals:
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/start_ped.htm

SLPs and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU):
http://www.asha.org/members/slp/healthcare/NICU.htm

Early Intervention
Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in Service Delivery to Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families (PDF Format):
http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/25048BB6-76F1-40BE-B7ED-A0E40DDC6A6C/0/19066_1.pdf

ASHA Online Leader References on EI (Birth-5):
http://www.asha.org/about/publications/leader-online/archives/2003/q2/030527a.htm

SLP and EI ASHA Practice Policies, Documents Support EI Role:
http://www.asha.org/about/publications/leader-online/archives/2003/q2/030527a.htm

Current ASHA Resources and Activities Related to EI in SLP (PDF Format):
http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/DA55B954-9AC6-4FAC-87C8-E92F57213D61/0/early_intervention.pdf

Clinical Partnerships Offer Support to Infants and Families:
http://www.asha.org/about/publications/leader-online/archives/2002/q3/020924a.htm

Important Links

The Joint Commission:
http://www.jointcommission.org/

Commission on Accreditation of Rehab Facilities (CARF):
http://www.carf.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
http://www.cdc.gov/

The American Hospital Association:
http://www.aha.org/aha/about/

The American Health Care Association:
http://www.ahcancal.org/

The National Area Health Education Center Association:
http://www.nationalahec.org/home/index.asp

The Health Resources and Services Administration:
http://www.hrsa.gov/

The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center:
http://www.nectac.org/