Workforce/Work Conditions
Practice Issues
Salaries
Caseload Characteristics
Miscellaneous
100
What percent of SLPS in the Schools work full time?
84%
100
What percent of SLPs engage in treatment as an interprofessional collaborative (IPP) practice on a daily basis?
12%
100
What average hourly wage do SLPs in the schools who are contract employees receive?
$49.00
100
What percent of SLPs used a caseload approach to service delivery?
81%
100
Of the SLPs supervising assistants, what percent said that it increased their workload? Decreased their workload?
45% increased 31% decreased
200
What percent of SLPs working in the schools are contractors?
13%
200
What percent of SLPs collect outcome data on students?
97-100%
200
Some districts give supplements to employees. Most SLPs received a supplement for having what?
ASHA's Certificate of Clinical Competence.
200
What is the median caseload size?
48
200
In what region of the US reported more job openings than job seekers?
Pacific which includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington
300
What percent of SLPs working in the schools reported that there were more job openings than job seekers in their type of employment setting and geographic region?
54%
300
What was the highest ranking issue in importance in relation to IDEA? Options: Language of intervention for ELls, Connection with EHDI program, Funding, Paperwork reduction, Early childhood, MTSS/RTI, Treatment of ASD, IEP team independence/strengthening
Early childhood
300
What is the average salary for working 11 or 12 months?
$73,846
300
What state has the largest median caseload? Lowest?
Florida (64) New York (31)
300
Of SLPs who serve student who use AAC, what is the mean number they serve?
4.8
400
What percent of SLPs working in the schools said that telepractice was NOT used in their district?
75%
400
Which of the following topic areas was ranked first by SLPs when they were asked about the helpfulness of national data that demonstrated student progress? Topics: Frequency of service, Group size, Intensity of service, Caseload/workload size, Integrated vs. pullout services, Hearing technology function/use, Collaborative Teaming
Caseload/workload size. Second Frequency of service.
400
What state reported the highest median academic-year salary ($85,000)? Lowest ($52,500)?
California and Missouri
400
What is the average number of hours spent weekly providing services in a pullout model?
19
400
How many hours on average did the respondents spend in documentation? Medicaid bill?
Documentation - 7 Medicaid billing - 2
500
What was the number one reported challenge that SLPs in the schools faced?
Large amount of paperwork
500
What is the greatest ethical challenge identified by 43% of SLPs who completed the survey?
Compromising quality of services
500
What is the average salary for working 9 or 10 months in elementary schools?
$60,000
500
What percent of SLPs regularly serve students who are nonverbal and use AAC?
51%
500
What is the median amount of unpaid student debt of the survey responders? Median years of employment for respondents was 17, mean 18.
$30,000