350 – MSLP-C™ Certification Updates: Accreditation, Committees, and Subject-Matter Experts!

<p>In the SLP space alone, there are over 300 kinds of certifications you can achieve in your professional development journey.</p> <p>While certifications are completely optional and a personal decision based on your goals and current work situation, there are certain standards to consider when browsing your options.</p> <p>One question to ask yourself is: “Is this certification accredited OR undergoing the accreditation process?”</p> <p>Creating an accredited certification program is not something one can randomly do or purchase. I know…who would have thought?!</p> <p>Accreditation is a rigorous, lengthy, and comprehensive process with multiple levels of accountability, subject matter experts, and psychometric methods.</p> <p>And the MSLP-C™ Certification is months away from being accredited!</p> <p>Friends, this was a pro cess. </p> <p>We have shared a TON about the “why” behind this certification. In this week’s podcast we discuss the “how”! </p> <p>Lori Morgan, PhD, CCC-SLP and Manny Straehle, PhD - a psychometrician (and data wizard, in my opinion) - join me to dive into the nitty gritty about the accreditation & certifying exam process for the MSLP™  Certification including:</p> <p>how accreditation works<br /> why we need a psychometrician on the team<br /> why and how a certification exam is created (THIS was a doozy!!)<br /> the process of item-writing, research, and verification<br /> what the overall goal is with this optional certification.</p> <p>Tune in and prepare to be blown away by how much work was done to ensure we are offering the highest quality certification program available to medical SLPs! </p> <p>Find out more about the MSLP-C™ Certification Program here: https://medslped.com/certification</p> <p>The post <a href="https://swallowyourpridepodcast.com/350-mslp-c-certification-updates-accreditation-committees-and-subject-matter-experts/">350 – MSLP-C™ Certification Updates: Accreditation, Committees, and Subject-Matter Experts!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://swallowyourpridepodcast.com">Swallow Your Pride Podcast</a>.</p>