Speech-Language Pathology Assistant | University of Alaska Anchorage

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionSocial PerceptivenessMonitoringService OrientationComplex Problem SolvingWriting

Knowledge

English LanguageEducation and TrainingTherapy and CounselingPsychologyCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityInformation OrderingDeductive ReasoningInductive Reasoning

Tasks

Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.
Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.
Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.

Technology

Music or sound editing softwareMedical softwareElectronic mail softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareSpreadsheet software

Tools

Airflow measurement devicesAlternative computer keyboardsCircumaural headphonesClosed circuit television CCTV surveillance systemsCommunications boardsCompact disk CD playersCompact stereo systemsComputer inkjet printersCopy machinesDesktop computersDiagnostic stroboscopesDigital audio recordersDigital audiometersDigital still camerasDigital video stroboscopy systems

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionIndependence

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

Established treatment protocols — implement routinely across a caseload of clients with varied communication disorders with reduced day-to-day oversight in a school or outpatient clinic.
Client progress data — compile and analyze across multiple sessions using analytical or scientific software to identify patterns in performance with minimal guidance.
Speech and language remediation activities — assist in delivering with growing independence, adapting pacing and prompting strategies to individual client needs.
Instructional materials for articulation, fluency, and language goals — select, customize, and prepare to align with each client's active treatment objectives.
Session documentation and progress records — write accurate, professional session notes and update client charts in medical software following established clinic formats.
Charts, graphs, and visual summaries — prepare using spreadsheet and word processing software to communicate client performance trends to supervising clinicians.
Client screening sessions — conduct the procedural components of language, voice, and hearing screenings under general supervision, flagging results for SLP review.
Social perceptiveness and empathy — apply consistently when engaging clients across age groups to monitor engagement, comfort, and behavioral responses during therapy.
Text-to-speech and music or sound editing software — operate to support augmentative communication and auditory processing activities within prescribed treatment plans.
Program quality data — collect and compile systematically across a client group to support the supervising SLP's evaluation of caseload outcomes.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

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Scholarships

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