How Can SLPs Demonstrate Value? Demonstrate Your Competency!

SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.  

How can clinical competency translate into value? What competencies are needed outside of your typical scope of practice as an SLP? In this episode, we talk with Shannon Liem, a true expert in rehab services in home health. We talk about required clinical competencies, how they contribute to value, and more.

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(02:16) Why It Matters 
(03:40) Commitment to Competency 
(09:24) Post-Acute Care SLPs’ Competencies 
(14:50) Identifying Skills to Improve 
(18:50) Improving Competencies 
(24:47) Employers’ Expectations 
(28:25) When You Need to Expand Competencies 
(38:04) First Steps 
(42:48) Remaining Current with Research 
(49:10) Transdisciplinary Competencies 
(54:43) Soft Skills 
(58:07) From Competencies to Value 
(01:02:38) Conclusion 

The content for this course was created by Shannon Liem, MS, CCC-SLP.

The content for this course was created by Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, SSS-SLP.

Here is how Relias can help you earn continuing education credits: 

Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;  
or  
Access the continuing education library for clinicians at Relias Academy. Review the course certificate information, and if eligible, you can purchase the course to access the course exam and receive your certificate. 

Learn more about Relias at www.relias.com.   

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Resources 

Zamanian Jahromi et al. (2020) regarding clinical commitment and competency: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7816542/

Promoting SLPs’ value: https://www.asha.org/slp/healthcare/uniquevalue/

Medicare Compare website: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/

Related educational opportunities: See Relias assessments/competencies, courses, podcasts, and Pro-on-the-Gos.