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EXAMPLES AND SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION FOR THE SIX AREAS OF CEU ACTIVITIES


    Area 1 - Professional Meetings:
      
      Examples: ASHA Convention
    Division 4 Leadership Conference
    State Speech-Language-Hearing Association Meetings
    IFA Meetings
    Regional and Local Conferences
    Within work facility departmental meetings, grand rounds, guest lectures, etc.
      
      Documentation can include any of the following:
      ASHA Continuing Education Registry transcripts Meeting program with proof of registration/attendance (e.g. receipt, attendee listing). For within-work facility activities not associated with formal registration or ASHA CEC documentation, a listing Of topics and hours, with signed verification by a work supervisor.
      
      CEU Credits: 10 contact hours - 1 CEU



    Area 2 - Workshops (including on-site workshops, seminars and presentations, teleconferences, and videoconferences; usually focused on a well- defined topic and presented one or a few individuals)
      
      Examples: ASHA-sponsored teleconferences or video conferences
    Workshops presented by hospitals, universities, schools, private corporations, etc.
      
      Documentation can include any of the following:
      ASHA Continuing Education Registry transcripts
    Workshop program with proof of registration/attendance
    (e.g. receipt, attendee listing).
    For within-work facility activities not associated with formal registration or ASHA CEC documentation, a listing
    Of topics and hours, with signed verification by a work supervisor.
      
      CEU Credits: 10 contact hours - 1 CEU



    Area 3 - Auditing Post-Masters Courses & Self-Study or a few individuals)
      
      Examples: Auditing graduate level courses
    Audio or videotape presentations viewed as self-study
    Special Interest Division 4 Newsletters read for self-study credit
    Journal of Fluency Disorders articles read for self-study credit
    Other ASHA-sponsored self-study activities
      
      Documentation can include any of the following:
      For audited courses, academic transcript or signed verification
    From course instructor
    For self-study activities, ASHA Continuing Education Registry
    Transcripts or comparable documentation
      
      CEU Credits: 1 course (regardless of # of credits) = 1CEU
    10 contact hours for documented self-study - 1 CEU



    Area 4 - Completing Post-Masters Courses for Credit
      
      Examples: Academic transcript or signed verification from course
    Instructor (course must be passed)
      
      CEU Credits: 1 course (regardless of # of credits) = 2 CEUs
    Note: Only 1.0 CEUs outside the area of fluency and fluency disorders can be credited toward renewal.



    Area 5 - Presentations
      
      Examples: Refereed papers, poster sessions, and presentation at national state, or regional professional meetings
    Invited workshops, seminars, presentations, teleconferences, and videoconferences
    Graduate level courses taught for credit (1 course = 1 presentation)
      
      Documentation: Anything that documents authorship, title of presentation, location, and date, such as programs, brochures, letters of acceptance, course outlines, course catalogues, published abstracts, etc.
      
      CEU Credits: 1 presentation = 1 CEU (regardless of duration of presentation)
    A specific presentation given multiple times can be credited only once in the three year renewal period.



    Area 6 - Publications
      
      Examples: Refereed journal articles
    Invited articles in refereed journals
    Refereed or invited book chapters
    Books
    Standardized published tests
    Published abstracts and letters to the editor cannot be credited as publications, but published abstracts can be used to document a presentation.
      
      Documentation: Any of the following - reprint; first of the publication, but with complete reference information; letter of manuscript acceptance.
      
      CEU Credits: 1 publication - 2 CEUs
    Note: Only 1.0 CEUs outside the area of fluency and fluency disorders can be credited toward renewal.



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