The speech pathologist would also need to assume professional responsibility for the services provided. Therefore, it would clearly be in the pathologists own interest to maintain close oversight of any services for which he or she agrees to assume direction. Our interpretation would be the same in clinics, hospitals and rehabilitation settings. There is no Federal requirement that the supervisor and intern or assistant be employed by the same employer. I have a question concerning the use of communication aides in the public school system.
Some therapists believe the aide can do everything that an assistnat does.
I am really confused. The law prohibits anyone not licensed or exempt from licensure to practice speech-language pathology or audiology without a license. A communication aide cannot provide speech-language services. Please inform me how the rulings concerning licensure and continuing education will affect someone working under a teacher's certificate. IDEA requires that states develop a plan to ensure that personnel providing special education or related services in the public schools meet the highest academic entry level required for the profession or descipline in the state.