About This Program
Licensed speech-language pathology assistants earn considerably more than registered speech-language pathology “aides,” which are the only paraprofessional positions available for those with associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in communication disorders and sciences/speech-language pathology who have not yet obtained – or do not wish to pursue – a master’s degree.
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The CSUN SLPA advanced professional development certificate program is for those students who have completed a bachelor's degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Communication Disorders and Sciences and wish to become licensed Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs), regardless of whether they intend to pursue a master’s degree.
Job Outlook: Health and Human Services
There are currently 2.21 million unique postings in the health care and social assistance industry that require a bachelor’s (1.83M) or master’s (694,928) degree. California has the highest demand for occupations within this industry with 230,256 job postings.
What do SLPA graduates do?
SLPA clinical fieldwork consists primarily of face-to-face work with clients (100 hours) and also includes an administrative/support services component (10 hours). The entire program can be completed in one semester.
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Fieldwork Experience Program at CSUN
Offered in collaboration with CSUN’s College of Health and Human Development, the SLPA certificate program is a 130-hour course of study that provides approximately 20 hours of anytime/anywhere online instruction and 110 hours of clinical fieldwork
Supervision of clinical fieldwork is provided by experienced speech-language pathologists with current California license/credential and preferably American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) memberships.
Supervision of clinical fieldwork is provided by experienced speech-language pathologists with current California license/credential and preferably American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) memberships.
Meet your Faculty from Tseng College
Sherry Foldvary
MBA, M.A., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Coordinator for Distance Education, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
Rosie Quezada
M.A., CCC-SLP
Lecturer, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences
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