Ethics for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Ethics for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE) course that examines ethical issues that SLPs and audiologists may encounter in clinical practice.

Ethical decision-making is based on awareness, intent, judgment, and behavior. The speech-language pathologist (SLP) or audiologist must be aware that an issue has ethical significance. Then a judgment must be made with the intent to make the ethically correct decision, and action taken. Ethics is about deliberate decisions made to benefit the people involved or to have the least harmful repercussions if a positive outcome is not possible.

SLPs and audiologists encounter ethical issues across the spectrum of practice settings, from pediatric treatment to care of elders in skilled nursing facilities. This course will present an overview of ethical issues that arise in speech-language pathology and audiology related to the economics of practice, evidence based practice, multiculturalism, confidentiality, bullying, abuse, boundaries, telepractice, and collaboration.

Ethical issues and scenarios are presented in this course and are intended to spark thought rather than provide definitive answers. Use this course to examine your own ideas about the ethics of practice in speech-language pathology or audiology. Additional resources for further study can be found at the end of the course under the heading, “For More Information.”

Outline

Introduction
Terminology
Section 1: Ethics and Professions
Section 2: Evidence-Based Practice
Section 3: Evidence-Based Ethics
Section 4: Seeing and Reporting Abuse
Section 5: Professional Boundaries
Section 6: Confidentiality
Section 7: Telepractice, Collaboration, and Lifelong Learning
Conclusion

Course #21-67 | 2026 | 40 pages | 15 posttest questions