ASHA Assistants Program
The Assistants Certification Program gives audiology assistants and speech-language pathology assistants (SLPA) the opportunity to become certified practitioners. ASHA certification validates and provides assurance that because of their education, training, and continuous competency assessment, that certified assistants are qualified extenders of service.
Interested in becoming an Audiology Assistant or Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA)?
Support personnel licensure varies from state to state. Find out about your state’s licensing requirements.
Benefits of Affiliation
ASHA offers many benefits including the Assistants Certification package, discounts, Assist, the ASHA mentoring program, Assistants Insights newsletter, ASHA community page, professional networking and other opportunities.
Assistant Certification Information
General Information
Assistant Spotlight
Meet Rhonda Tormaschy, C-SLPA, from Dickinson, North Dakota who received her training from Williston College. In 2013 Rhonda was the first SLPA in her school district, and recently became the first ASHA Certified SLPA in North Dakota! She began her career as a paraprofessional then found her calling to help students communicate with self-confidence. A great piece of advice that Rhonda has for others starting out is to “explore your options, because your patients, clients, and students deserve 100% from you when you are working with them,” which Rhonda can attest to. She first worked with middle school children but found her passion working with children ages 3 to 5, but what is special to know is that those middle schoolers from so many years ago remember Rhonda and thank her for the impact she made on their lives all while showing off photos of their own children. That is a legacy we all should strive for. Thank you for all you do, Rhonda!
Supervisors, nominate your assistant for Assistant Spotlight!
Get Involved
- Write for The ASHA Leader
- Join multicultural constituency groups
- Recruit future assistants with this downloadable brochure [PDF] (Use this PDF version to print double-sided.)
Learn More
Sign up to get more information and resources to help prepare for certification.
Contact us by email at assistants@asha.org.
