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Ethical Guidelines for SLPs Practicing in Washington State

  • WA Speech-Language-Hearing Association 5727 Baker Way NW Suite 200 Gig Harbor, WA 98332 United States (map)

Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Presenter: Deirdre Curle, Ph.D.

Abstract:

This course will educate speech-language pathologists across settings (clinical, educational or private practice) about the existing codes of professional conduct in the Revised Code of Washington (RCS) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC) and how they align or differ from the 2016 ASHA Code of Ethics.

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:

  1. Define ethics and terminology associated with ethics.

  2. State codes of professional conduct pertaining to SLPs in Washington State and 2016 ASHA Code of Ethics.

  3. Describe the application of the above ethical guidelines to issues in practice settings.

Deirdre Curle, Ph.D., received her M,S., in Communication Disorders from the University of New Mexico and her PhD in Special Education from the University of British Columbia. She has practiced as an SLP in clinical and educational settings with children and adults. Deirdre has been actively involved with WSLHA since 2010 and serves on the board as Member-at-Large. Deirdre currently provides consultation and evaluation services for deaf or hard of hearing children through the Washington Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY).

Disclosures:

Financial – employed by Washington Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Youth

Non-Financial – nothing to declare.

This program will be recorded for later viewing up to 14 days following the workshop. WSLHA will send out a link to the recording after the live session.


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Intermediate Level – 0.15 ASHA CEUs

OSPI Clock Hours – 1.5

WSLHA charges a processing fee of $5.00 for ASHA CEUs ($7.00 non-members) and $5.00 for clock hours payable prior to the workshop.

Credits must be purchased prior to the program. Any requests for credits after the date of the workshop will be denied.


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