What is a Clinical Fellowship Year?

The Clinical Fellowship (CF) is a transition between being a student and being an independent provider of clinical services that involves a mentored professional experience after the completion of academic course work and clinical practicum.

Purpose of the Clinical Fellowship

• Integration and application of the theoretical knowledge from academic training
• Evaluation of strengths and identification of limitations
• Development and refinement of clinical skills consistent with the Scope of Practice
• Advancement from constant supervision to independent practitioner

Clinical Fellowship Requirements

• 36 weeks of full-time (35 hours per week) experience (or the equivalent part-time experience), totaling a minimum of 1260 hours. Part-time work can be completed, as long as the CF works more than 5 hours per week. Working more than 35 hours per week will not shorten the minimum requirement of 36 weeks.
• Mentoring by an individual holding ASHA certification in speech-language pathology. It is the responsibility of the Clinical Fellow to verify certification of the mentoring SLP, and can do so by contacting the ASHA Action Center to verify at 1-800-498-2071.
• A score of “3” or better on the core skills in the final segment of the experience, as rated by SLPCF Mentor using the SLP Clinical Fellowship Skills Inventory form.
• 80% of time must be spent in direct clinical contact (assessment/diagnosis/evaluation, screening, treatment, report writing, family/client consultation, and/or counseling) related to the management of disordered that fit within the ASHA Speech and Language Pathology Scope of Practice.
• Submission of an approvable CF Report and Rating Form.

Forms

• Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship (SLPCF) Report and Rating Form (PDF)
• Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship Skills Inventory (CFSI) (PDF)

Current Clinical Fellowship Job Openings

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