What is ASHAs recommendation for caseload size in the schools?
ASHA’s current policy documents (2002) on caseload do not include a recommended maximum or minimum caseload number. Rather, schools should consider the total workload activities required and performed by school-based SLPs to ensure that students receive the services they need. ASHA’s policy documents, A Workload Analysis Approach for Establishing Speech-Language Caseload Standards in the Schools (technical report, position statement, and guidelines), describe how to organize and document necessary SLP workload activities as well as strategies for implementation of this approach. Caseload and workload data are available from ASHA Schools Survey. For additional information on caseload/workload issues visit ASHA’s Caseload/Workload Web page.
