Continuing Education

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Rules

Click here for a .pdf copy of the Rules and Regulations.

12 hours of continuing ed are required each year*
* One (1) hour of continuing education credit shall be given for each clock hour of attendance.

All 12 CEUs can be obtained from Content Area I (improves the professional competency of the licensee in the area of licensure)

However, if desired, 2 of the required 12 CEUs may come from Content Area II (Must be related to the professional competency of Speech-Language Pathology and/or Audiology) Only 2 CEUs will be allowed from Content Area II each year.

Dual Licensees must obtain 24 CEUs each year (adhering to the above guidelines):
12 CEUs in Speech-Language Pathology AND 12 CEUs in Audiology

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CELL

Need CEUs? Try CELL! Click to open AlabamaSHAA.org

(The "Continuing Education Lending Library" is managed by the Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama.)

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Preapprovals

A. Click Here to See This Year's List of Courses Pre-approved by ABESPA for CE Credit.

B. Read Here to Learn How to Submit Continuing Education Pre-Approvals

Pre-Approval of an upcoming Continuing Education opportunity may be submitted to the ABESPA office at any time. Approvals or disapprovals are decided upon by review and vote of the entire Board. Submitting a request to an individual member results in that member submitting the individual request to the Board as a whole during the regularly scheduled meeting. (Click here for scheduled Board Meeting Dates.)

The appropriate steps to follow include:

(1) Download the CEU Pre-Approval Form and follow the listed instructions.

(2) Submit the following information to the Board:

- Course Objectives
- Biographical Information about the Speaker
- Classification of the Course as Content Area I or Content Area II

(3) Submit the form to:

ABESPA
400 South Union Street, Suite 397
Attn: Wanda Rawlinson, Executive Secretary
PO Box 304760
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-4760

Please note the timeliness required to obtain an answer to the submitted request.
Remember, it is a vote of the Board that determines the status of a CEU request.

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For further information, please contact the Committee Chair of Continuing Education.
(Click here to see the Board members where you can find the CE Chair.)