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Specialty Recognition for Pediatric Audiology

Specialty Recognition for Pediatric Audiology. 2005 EHDI Annual Conference Atlanta, Georgia. Patti Martin, Ph.D., CCC-A Arkansas Children’s Hospital Brandt Culpepper, Ph.D., CCC-A Towson University. Objectives. Describe specialty recognition

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Specialty Recognition for Pediatric Audiology

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  1. Specialty Recognition forPediatric Audiology 2005 EHDI Annual Conference Atlanta, Georgia Patti Martin, Ph.D., CCC-A Arkansas Children’s Hospital Brandt Culpepper, Ph.D., CCC-A Towson University

  2. Objectives • Describe specialty recognition • Review the existing process for specialty recognition (ASHA & AAA) • Present the current status of specialty recognition development • Ask for input from professionals and families involved in EHDI

  3. What is Specialty Recognition? • A credential recognizing: • expertise in a specialized area of practice • skills, knowledge, and expertise above and beyond those outlined as meeting minimal competency standards www.asha.org

  4. Why is Specialty Recognition valuable? • Allows for identification of expertise • Personal satisfaction of recognition for advanced knowledge, skills, and experience • Tools for marketing and negotiating higher reimbursement rates in contracts • Mechanism for qualifying for career ladders www.asha.org

  5. Potential Value to EHDI • Assist in identifying audiologists with interest, skills, knowledge, and expertise in working with infants and young children and their families • Assist in developing referral lists for EHDI programs

  6. NCHAM Annual Surveys

  7. ASHA: Who is eligible for Specialty Recognition? • Audiologists and Speech-language pathologists • Applicants must hold the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence • Must have post-CCC experience • Clinical and educational www.asha.org

  8. ASHA: Specialty Recognition Programs now in Place • Child Language • Fluency Disorders • Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders www.asha.org

  9. Key Components of ASHA’s Specialty Recognition Program • Completely voluntary • Non-exclusionary • Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologist who choose not to seek Specialty Recognition will not be excluded from practicing in that specific area • Member-driven www.asha.org

  10. ASHA Specialty Recognition Process • Run by the Council of Clinical Specialty Recognition (CCSR) • CCSR appoints a primary facilitator • To provide assistance and serves as a liaison between the petitioning group and CCSR • Two-stage Application Process (Stage I and II) • Both stages involve a period of public comment • Establish the Specialty Board • Complete legal process of becoming incorporated • Develop Specialty Board Manual • Accept applicants for Specialty Recognition

  11. ASHA Petitioning Body • ASHA Special Interest Division 9: Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood

  12. Stage I • A Petitioning Group defines the proposed specialty area, including the consumer population, and documents that the petitioning group is composed of practitioners who provide services in that area

  13. Judy Curtin, MA, CCC-SLP/A, Coordinator Westchester University Tamala Bradham, Ph.D., CCC-A, Associate Coordinator Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Gayla Hutsell, MA, CCC-A/SLP, Cert. AVT, Member Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Brandt Culpepper, Ph.D., CCC-A, Member Towson State University Jeanane Ferre, Ph.D., CCC-A, Member Private Practice Steering Committee Members (Stage 1)

  14. Stage I Application (con’t) • By the end of Stage I, the petitioning group should have: • Defined the specialty area • Documented the need • Obtained letters of support

  15. Stage I Application (con’t) • Upon approval of the Stage I application: • the petitioning group has exclusive rights within ASHA for 18 months to proceed with the Stage II application in that specialty area

  16. Stage II Application • Purpose: • Build upon the approved Stage I document by which a successful specialty recognition program in an area will be accomplished • By the end of Stage II, the petitioning group should have: • Developed the process for obtaining specialty recognition • Defined the requirements of the practicing area, • Established methods for assessment of knowledge and experience, and • Have secured financial viability of the proposed Specialty Board

  17. Steering Committee Members (Stage II) Judy Curtin, MA, CCC-SLP/A, Coordinator Westchester University Gayla Hutsell, MA, CCC-A/SLP, Cert. AVT, Member Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Jeanane Ferre, Ph.D., CCC-A, Member, CCSR Facilitator Private Practice Patti Martin, Ph.D., CCC-A, Member Arkansas Children’s Hospital Diane Sabo, Ph.D., CCC-A, Member Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Univ. of Pittsburgh

  18. Where are we now? • ?

  19. History of Specialty Recognition in Areas Related to Childhood Deafness • Auditory-Verbal Communication • Certification Council of Auditory-Verbal International • Received Stage I approval in 1997 • Withdrew application in 1999 • Specialty Recognition in Hearing Disorders in Children • Division 9: Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood • Started the process in 1998 • Submitted Stage I application (twice) in 2000 • Response from CCSR – “Too Broad in Scope”

  20. Recent Events • Division 9 continued to proceed with resubmission process of the Stage I application in June 2004 • Pediatric Audiology • Aural Habilitation

  21. Pediatric Audiology • Subcommittee reformed in June 2004 • Subcommittee members met and secured letters of support • Submitted Stage I application in September 2004 • Received verbal approval November 2004 • Obtaining public input for Stage II application

  22. Aural Habilitation • Contacted CCSR with intent June 2004 • Subcommittee has met on three occasions • Appointed primary facilitator in November 2004 • Obtaining public input for Stage I application

  23. What’s in a Name? • ASHA - Specialty Recognition • identified as a “Board Recognized Specialist in *****” • AAA – Specialty Certification – • Identified as having “Advanced Certification with Specialty Recognition in *****”

  24. AAA Task Force:Advanced Certification with Specialty Recognition in Pediatric Audiology • Chair : • James A. Beauchamp, Au.D.Board Certified in AudiologyTulare County Office of EducationHearing & Speech Center500 South Laspina StreetTulare, California 93274-5929

  25. AAA Task Force • Working on the defining the process for developing pediatric specialty certification.  • Now defining the areas that should be included as a part of pediatric audiology certification.  • After areas are defined, will outline how to determine eligibility for certification.  • Goal: present a firm recommendation to ABA for their implementation by July 1 of this year.  • The ABA Board of Governors must then decide how they wish to proceed.

  26. AAA • American Board of Audiology (ABA) • Voluntary Certification • Not tied to membership in any specific organization • Now recognized by 6 state licensure boards (Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington, Ohio) • Specialty Certification • Recently initiated: Cochlear Implants www.audiology.org

  27. Next Steps • ASHA Div 9 Steering Committee and Specialty Recognition Sub-committees to meet with AAA Task Force to discuss combining efforts towards defining ‘pediatric audiologists’

  28. Questions? Comments? Concerns?

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