ABSTRACT
Without close inspection, the value, effectiveness, and differences between licensure and certification, two important credentialing qualifiers for audiologists, can be difficult to appreciate fully by both practitioners and consumers. Efforts to credential various health care providers have led to educational and political alliances with various groups that assist professional organizations and their members in developing guidelines and standards from conception to implementation. This article seeks to help the reader understand the history, nature, and goals of licensure and certification, and the role of continuing education in the process of maintaining one's private certification and licensure to practice in the profession of audiology.
KEYWORDS
Licensure - certification - continuing education - audiology
REFERENCES
2005: Available at: http://www.asha.org/about/credentialing/accreditation/CAA_overview.htm Accessed June 1, 2005
Available at: http://www.asha.org/about/htm Accessed January 4, 2007
Certification and Licensure . In: Lubinski R, Frattali C Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: A Textbook. San Diego, CA; Singular 1994 38
2005: Available at: http://asha.org/about/membership-certification/cert_benefits.htm Accessed June 3, 2005
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