State Consultant for School-Based Speech-Language Pathology Services
GREETINGS
Welcome to the Arkansas Communication Board,
a resource designed to support school-based
speech-language pathology services in Arkansas.
ABOUT
SERVICES
The state consultant provides a variety of general, targeted, and intensive services to support and advance the provision of speech and language services in the schools, including...
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Consultation and technical assistance,
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Provision of continuing professional education,
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Distribution of professional news and information,
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Facilitation of intrastate communication among speech-language pathologists, related service providers, and educational personnel, and
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Maintenance of a resource and materials loan program.
As of June 2018, the state consultant also coordinates the SLP Support Personnel Program for the school districts and education cooperatives that have been approved to use this speech-language service delivery model, including...
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Management of the program approval process
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Provision of training and technical assistance, and
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Review of compliance status.