ASHA Certification

In addition to holding specific Illinois state credentials, such as an Educator’s License and an IDFPR license, many speech-language pathologists and audiologists also hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).  ASHA is a professional, scientific, and credentialing association for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, hearing scientists.  The Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) is the nationally-recognized credential granted by ASHA to audiologists and speech-language pathologists who have met the academic, clinical, and professional requirements outlined by the Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-language Pathology.  

Currently, the 2022 Standards for Certification in Speech-Langauge Pathology (CCC-SLP) are being used.  The current Standards of Certification for Audiology (CCC-A) are from 2020.

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists who hold their CCCs must fulfill continuing education requirements within a specific time interval to maintain certification.