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ASHA Workload Calculator
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What is workload?
Direct and indirect
Services
Other activities
https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/professional-issues/Caseload-and-Workload/
https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/professional-issues/Caseload-and-Workload/
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ASHA’s Position Statement on Workload
https://www.asha.org/policy/PS2002-00122/
“…the total workload activities required and performed by
school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) must be
taken
into account to set caseload standards.”
(ASHA, 2002)
https://www.asha.org/policy/PS2002-00122/
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Previous Resources
ASHA Implementation Guide: A Workload Analysis Approach for
Establishing Speech-Language Caseload Standards in Schools
ASHA’s Implementation Guide was developed as a supplement to the
2002 workload position statement, technical report, and
guidelines
Includes several components, including
• success stories;
• workload activity clusters;
• talking points to use with decision
makers
Can be used to document and analyze workload
Other workload calculators and resources are available from:
• Pearson
• Heartland Area Education Agency, Iowa
• Ohio Calculator
• North Carolina Workload Guidance
https://www.asha.org/slp/schools/implementation-guide/https://www.pearsonclinical.com/language/workload-calculator.htmlhttps://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2687286http://www.osspeac.org/workload-calculator/http://csd.wp.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/09/FTE.Workload.Guidance.2017.pdf
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ASHA Workload Calculator
https://www.asha.org/SLP/schools/Workload-
Calculator/
• Calculates/analyzes workload
• Helps to determine if workload is balanced
• Assists the SLP in collaborating with others to address
workload issues
• Corresponds with information in ASHA’s Caseload and
Workload Practice Portal resource
• Syncs with data points from ASHA Implementation Guide
• Gives school-based SLPs an opportunity to quickly and
easily translate data into graphic form
• Can be shared with administrators and colleagues
https://www.asha.org/SLP/schools/Workload-Calculator/
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ASHA Workload Calculator Domains
The ASHA Workload Calculator can document:
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1. Enter your total
hours for the week.
2. Enter your
minutes/hours for
each activity, on
each day.
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Upon completion of entering your minutes/hours into the ASHA
School Services Workload Calculator, you will
have two data visualizations populated with your
information.
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Detailed reports are populated with your
input.
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Questions and answers...
How long does it take to use?• Variable – 5 minutes,
informally;
approximately an hour if completed in detail
Do I have to do anything with the graphics?
• NO – all information transfers automatically from forms to two
charts
In the directions what does “scheduled weekly hours” mean?
• Indicates the number of hours you are committed to work per
your employment contract
Can I save my data?• Yes, once you download it, save it with
a
different name
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ASHA Member Feedback
The ASHA Workload Calculator was refined based on survey data
received from members who used it while in pilot phase.
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Questions?
If you have questions about how to use the ASHA Workload
Calculator or the results to advocate for your workload, please
contact the ASHA School Services Team [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]
