Benefits of IPE/IPP

Understand why changes in education and health care mean that many schools, clinics, and universities are incorporating IPE/IPP into the way they work.

Case Studies

Check out real-life examples from ASHA members and ASHA's Special Interest Groups that highlight how IPE/IPP teams improved outcomes for students and patients.

Maintaining Your Certification

Certification maintenance standards are designed to (1) contribute to professional development and (2) lead to acquiring and enhancing skills and knowledge required for independent audiology or speech-language pathology practice.

The 3-year interval/professional development hour (PDH) requirement provides assurance that certificate holders’ knowledge and skills meet the minimum requirements for practice. The Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC) determined that 30 PDHs every 3 years is the minimum number of hours that would demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and ensure currency in the field.

ASHA Certification Maintenance Standards require that all certificate holders (CCC-A and CCC-SLP) must accumulate 30 PDHs during each 3-year certification maintenance interval in order to maintain their ASHA Certificates of Clinical Competence (CCC).

Beginning with certificate holders in the January 1, 2023–December 31, 2025 maintenance interval: Out of 30 required PDHs for certification maintenance, at least 2 hours must be in cultural competency, cultural humility, culturally responsive practice, or diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Beginning with certificate holders in the January 1, 2020–December 31, 2022 maintenance interval: Out of 30 required PDHs for certification maintenance, at least 1 hour must be in the area of ethics.