ASHA Political Structure (Academic)
ASHA Political Structure (Board of Directors)
OBESPA Political Structure
Principles of Accreditation
Standards of Accreditation for Students
100
When are advisory council meetings held?
What is 2-3 days during the first 6 months of the year
100
How many designated positions are related to Audiology?
What is 4
100
OBESPA is governed by how many board members?
What is 5
100
Accreditation should be limited to graduate educational programs that do what?
What is prepare persons for entry into professional practice
100
The program makes reasonable adaptations in curriculum, policies, and procedures to accommodate what?
What is differences among individual students
200
Each council has how many members?
What is 53
200
How many designated positions are related to Speech-Language Pathology?
What is 4
200
Why is the board established?
What is to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, and to protect the public from being misled
200
The accrediting body for academic programs should be operationally independent from what?
What is the political process and control of sponsoring organizations
200
Students receive advising on a regular basis that pertains to what?
What is academic and clinical performance and progress
300
Advisory council members will be elected for?
What is 3-year terms
300
How many positions are filled by a member of either profession?
What is 7
300
The board requires licensees to demonstrate professional competency through successful completion of what?
What is academic practicums, clinical experience years, and ongoing continuing education
300
The establishment and implementation of standards should be the combined responsibility of what?
What is a single accrediting body
300
The program criteria for accepting students for graduate study in audiology and/or speech-language pathology must meet or exceed what?
What is the institutional policy for admission to graduate study
400
Members of the audiology advisory council will be
What is ASHA members who are certified audiologist or hearing scientists
400
Board members designated for audiology and speech-language pathology will be elected by who?
What is members of the respective professions
400
The board is appointed by who?
Who is the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate
400
The accreditation body should have the authority and responsibility for developing and managing what?
What is its operational budget
400
Students are informed about the program's policies and procedures, degree requirements, requirements for professional credentialing, and what?
What is ethical practice
500
Responsibilities of the council?
What is collect, identify, discuss, and rank issues of concern to members
500
Serves as Chair of the board of directors?
Who is the President
500
The board members consist of how many otolaryngologists?
What is 1
500
Standards should promote the integration of clinical practice and research through the application of what?
What is scientific principles and methods
500
When students complete the program within the program's published time frame, it is known as what?
What is program completion rate