In the SLP space alone, there are over 300 kinds of certifications you can achieve in your professional development journey.
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.
One question to ask yourself is: “Is this certification accredited OR undergoing the accreditation process?”
Creating an accredited certification program is not something one can randomly do or purchase. I know…who would have thought?!
Accreditation is a rigorous, lengthy, and comprehensive process with multiple levels of accountability, subject matter experts, and psychometric methods.
And the MSLP-C™ Certification is months away from being accredited!
Friends, this was a pro cess.
We have shared a TON about the “why” behind this certification. In this week’s podcast we discuss the “how”!
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:
- how accreditation works
- why we need a psychometrician on the team
- why and how a certification exam is created (THIS was a doozy!!)
- the process of item-writing, research, and verification
- what the overall goal is with this optional certification.
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!
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Find out more about the MSLP-C™ Certification Program here!
Dr. Manny Straehle, GISF – Founder and President of Assessment, Education, and Research Experts
Manny is a consulting assessment, educational, and research expert with a number of work experiences with licensure and certification organizations, over 30 years of experience in developing assessments, and a specialization in developing competency models. He has vast experience in psychometrics, testing, assessment, evaluation, and competency modeling. As Founder and President of AERE, Manny leads a team of almost 30 experts in various psychometric, testing, and assessment activities, competency modeling, marketing and survey research, aptitude and employment selection testing, performance-based assessments, stackable credentials, and other research and evaluation projects.
Manny has held roles at the Advertising Research Corporation (ARC), Media Broadcasting Company (Pharmaceutical Marketing), National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), Genesis Healthcare, Prometric, and Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), and Founding Partner and Chief Assessment Officer at International Credentialing Associates (ICA).
Manny received his doctorate from Temple University in Educational Psychology, focusing on psychometrics and evaluation. In addition to his AERE consultation activities, Manny has taught psychology, statistics, research, and education at higher education institutes over the past 20 years, including prestigious universities such as Penn State University, Saint Joseph’s University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Southern California, and George Washington University.
Dr. Burkhead Morgan is currently part-time faculty in the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia and also at the University of Georgia. After working as a full-time clinician for nearly a decade, she returned to academia, earning a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from University of Florida in 2005. During 30 years of clinical and academic endeavors, she has developed an expertise in evaluation & treatment of medically complex patients. Dr. Burkhead Morgan is a published author and sought-after speaker on the topic of dysphagia, medically-based speech pathology and exercise science as it relates to dysphagia.
