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.
Reduced Hours
A professional who meets the full member requirements and works
less than 800 hours in a given year.
International Member
A professional who meets full membership requirements but works
outside of Canada.
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 clinical experience.
Supportive Personnel - Reduced Hours
A professional who meets supportive personnel membership requirements
and works less than 800 hours in a given year.
Affiliate
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.
Research/Allied Professional
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.
Retired
A member who is not currently employed and has no intention
of re-entering the workforce.
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.
For further information,
contact Membership Services at 1-800-259-8519 ext. 221 or caslpa@caslpa.ca.
