Membership Categories and Benefits
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CASLPA offers programs, services and member benefits that directly
reflect our commitment to represent varied member interests
at the national level. Your membership with CASLPA provides
you with access to insurance and discount programs, certification
and professional standards, advocacy, labour mobility, continuing
professional education and networking opportunities, awards,
scholarships, research grants and more....
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Full Member
A professional who holds a Master's degree in speech-language
pathology or audiology or equivalent and has acquired 300 supervised
clinical hours.
Member Benefits: · Speech-Language
Pathologists · Audiologists
Application Requirements
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Reduced Hours Member
A professional who meets the full member requirements and works
less than 800 hours in a given year (part-time, parental leave
etc.).
Member Benefits: · Speech-Language
Pathologists · Audiologists
Application Requirements
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International Member
A professional who meets full membership requirements but works
outside of Canada.
Member Benefits: · Speech-Language
Pathologists · Audiologists
Application Requirements
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Supportive Personnel Member
A graduate of an educational program for supportive personnel
in speech-language pathology and/or audiology. The educational
program must include 100 hours of supervised clinical practicum.
Member Benefits
Application Requirements
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Supportive Personnel Reduced Hours Member
A professional who meets supportive personnel membership requirements
and works less than 800 hours in a given year (part-time, parental
leave etc.).
Member Benefits
Application Requirements
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Affiliate Member
An individual, such as an auditory-verbal therapist, teacher
of the hearing impaired, etc., with a special interest in human
communication and its disorders but who does not meet the requirements
for any other membership category.
Member Benefits
Application Requirements
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Research/Allied Professional Member
A professional who holds a Master's degree or PhD in an area
related to human communication disorders and/or sciences, and
is employed in a university communication disorders department
or another program involving research or teaching related to
human communication disorders and/or sciences.
Member Benefits
Application Requirements
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Retired Member
A member who is not currently employed and has no intention
of re-entering the workforce.
Member Benefits
Application Requirements
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Student Member
A student who is enrolled in a Canadian or international graduate
university program in speech-language pathology or audiology,
or a college program for supportive personnel in speech-language
pathology and/or audiology. The student cannot be practicing
in the field to qualify for this category. Non-practicing speech-language
pathologists and audiologists enrolled as full-time students
in studies related to the two disciplines are also eligible
for this category.
Member Benefits: · Students
(S-LP and Audiology) · Supportive
Personnel Students
Application
Requirements
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