Texas Speech Language Pathologists Continuing Education and License Renewals

Texas-licensed speech language pathologists have a biennial license renewal with a birth month
deadline.

Twenty (20) continuing education hours (30 if dual-licensed) are required for license renewal.

There are no limits on home study if ASHA approved. Two hours of ethics are required at each renewal.

A one-time requirement of the jurisprudence exam is needed and counts for one hour of the ethics
requirement.

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Professional Development Resources is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Provider #AAUM) to provide continuing education
activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. See course page for number of ASHA CEUs,
instructional level and content area. ASHA CE provider approval does not imply endorsement of course
content, specific products or clincial procedures. CEUs are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon
receipt of the CEU Participant Form from the ASHA Approved CE Provider. Please note that the
completion date that appears on ASHA transcripts is the last day of the quarter, regardless of when the
course was completed.

Speech Language Pathologists Continuing Education Courses:

Building Resilience in your Young Client is a 3-hour online course. It has long been observed that there
are certain children who experience better outcomes than others who are subjected to similar
adversities, and a significant amount of literature has been devoted to the question of why this disparity
exists. Research has largely focused on what has been termed resilience. Health professionals are
treating an increasing number of children who have difficulty coping with 21st century everyday life.
Issues that are hard to deal with include excessive pressure to succeed in school, bullying, divorce, or
even abuse at home. This course provides a working definition of resilience and descriptions of the
characteristics that may be associated with better outcomes for children who confront adversity in their
lives. It also identifies particular groups of children most notably those with developmental challenges
and learning disabilities who are most likely to benefit from resilience training. The bulk of the course
presented in two sections offers a wide variety of resilience interventions that can be used in
therapy, school, and home settings. Course #30-72 | 2014 | 53 pages | 21 posttest questions

Autism: The New Spectrum of Diagnostics, Treatment & Nutrition is a 4-hour online course. The first
section of this course traces the history of the diagnostic concept of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),
culminating in the revised criteria of the 2013 version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, the DSM-5, with specific focus on the shift from five subtypes to a single spectrum diagnosis.
It also aims to provide epidemiological prevalence estimates, identify factors that may play a role in
causing ASD, and list the components of a core assessment battery. It also includes brief descriptions of
some of the major intervention models that have some empirical support. Section two describes
common GI problems and feeding difficulties in autism, exploring the empirical data and/or lack thereof
regarding any links between GI disorders and autism. Sections on feeding difficulties offer interventions
and behavior change techniques. A final section on nutritional considerations discusses evaluation of
nutritional status, supplementation, and dietary modifications with an objective look at the science and
theory behind a variety of nutrition interventions. Other theoretical interventions are also reviewed.
Course #40-38 | 2013 | 50 pages | 30 posttest questions



Animal Assisted Therapy is a 2-hour online course. In Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) the human-animal
bond is utilized to help meet therapeutic goals and reach individuals who are otherwise difficult to
engage in verbal therapies. AAT is considered an emerging therapy at this time, and more research is
needed to determine the effects and confirm the benefits. Nevertheless, there is a growing body of
research and case studies that illustrate the considerable therapeutic potential of using animals in
therapy. AAT has been associated with improving outcomes in four areas: autism-spectrum symptoms,
medical difficulties, behavioral problems, and emotional well-being. This course is designed to provide
therapists, educators, and caregivers with the information and techniques needed to begin using the
human-animal bond successfully to meet individual therapeutic goals. Course #20-62 | 2012 | 30 pages
| 20 posttest questions

Data gathered from the Texas Board of Examiners for SLP/A on September 29, 2014.
Source: http://www.pdresources.org/blog_data/online-continuing-education-for-texas-speech-
language-pathologists/