NYS+Documentation+of+Professional+Hours

Disclaimer: to the best of Kate’s knowledge  Each licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist in practice is required to complete 30 hours of continuing competency [|learning activities] during every three-year registration cycle. Of these 30 hours, at least 20 must be completed in a "professional" area, and the remainder may be in a "related area." - legal or regulatory issues; - reimbursement issues; - general supervision; - business practices; - pedagogical methodologies; - other topics which contribute to the professional practice of speech-language pathology and/or audiology; and - other matters of health care, law, ethics and professional responsibility which contribute to the health and welfare of the public. Note: Your registration, which is required to practice, expires every three years. Licenses do not expire. To reregister, you must meet these continuing competency requirements. Continuing competency activities are those learning activities that you undertake for the purpose of increasing and maintaining your professional competence. Continuing competency activities include: - Formal continuing education courses or workshops - Formal academic study - Self-study - Independent study - Mentoring or being mentored - Publication of a journal article in a recognized peer reviewed professional journal - Publication of a chapter in a text - Publishing a text book - Editing a text book - Publication of a professional article in a non-peer-reviewed publication which promotes understanding of speech, voice, language, swallowing and/or hearing - Presentations in a professional area at a recognized professional conference acceptable to the Department (e.g., AAA, ASHA, NYSSLHA, LISHA) - Chairing a professional practice committee of a recognized international, national, or   state professional association (e.g., AAA, ASHA, NYSSLHA) - Participation in a professional study group as defined by regulation - In-service training for teachers offered by a public school or BOCES to their employees as part of the school's professional development plan - In-service training offered by approved sponsors Click on: List of Professions Speech-Language Pathology Continuing Competency
 * __ NYS Documentation of Professional Hours  __**
 * "Professional" area is defined as: the study of normal processes, and the assessment and treatment of speech, voice, language, hearing and swallowing disorders.
 * "Related" subject areas for both speech-language pathologists and audiologists means:
 * __ Summary of Learning Activities  __**
 * __ ***Use the NYS Education Department Office of the Professions website for more information ( [|www.op.nysed] .gov)***  __**
 * [|Questions and Answers for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists]
 * [|Summary of Learning Activities]
 * [|General Study Group Guidelines]
 * [|NYSED Approved Sponsors of Continuing Education]
 * [|Continuing Competency Plan] (PDF)
 * [|Summary Log of Learning Activities] (PDF)