Speech Pathologist Assistant
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Must have 225 hours of clinical practice, the first 100 of which shall have been obtained through a regionally accredited institution. Of the 100 hours, 75 shall be obtained through direct patient/client contact and the remaining 25 hours may be obtained through observation of testing and therapy. The first 75 hours of direct patient/client contact hours shall be obtained in the following categories: a minimum of 20 hours in speech disorders, 20 in language disorders, and the remaining 35 hours may be obtained in teh areas of speech, language, or hearing disorders. The reamining 125 hours may have been obtained on-the-job or through a regionally accredited educational institution.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
- Board
- Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
- Address
- 37283 Swamp Road Suite 3B Prairieville, LA 70769
- Phone
- (225) 756-3480
- Agency website
- www.lbespa.org
- Last updated
- September 6, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Hearing Aid Dispenser 29-2092.00
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 31-9099.00
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 31-9099.01
Source and verification
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