Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Reapproved as Continuing Education Provider
From American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA Approved CE Provider Status Demonstrates Commitment to High-Quality CE Programming for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
September 20, 2016 – The Continuing Education Board (CEB) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) recognized the University of Mississippi Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) on September 20, 2016, by reapproving them for an additional five years as an ASHA Approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider. The approval period of the ASHA Approved CE Provider status is five years, January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021.
The department has been approved to offer ASHA Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the courses they offer to audiologists and speech-language pathologists. The recognition period extends for five years and includes all courses offered during that time that meet the ASHA CEB standards.
In order to achieve ASHA Approved CE Provider status, the University of Mississippi Department of CSD completed a rigorous application process and successfully demonstrated adherence to the ASHA Continuing Education Board standards that focus on the design, development, administration, and evaluation of its continuing education courses offered for audiologists and speech-language pathologists. The re-approval process involved the review of all courses offered by the University of Mississippi Department of CSD in the past five year period and their on-going adherence to ASHA CEB standards. As a result of re-approval, the University of Mississippi Department of CSD agreed to continue their compliance with ASHA CEB standards and can continue to promote their organization and courses using the ASHA CE logo on promotional course material. In addition, the University of Mississippi Department of CSD is listed on the ASHA CEB’s Approved CE Provider list and their courses that meet CEB standards appear in the ASHA CEUFind on the ASHA website at www.asha.org/CE.