New to School-Based SLP Practice?
Build the practical knowledge and confidence you need to begin working in schools.
School-based speech-language pathology is a unique area of practice. It is not simply pediatric SLP delivered inside a school building. The school setting requires a different lens – one of access, participation, and educational relevance. School-based SLP has a distinct purpose that impacts the assessments we perform, the decisions we make, and the interventions that we deliver.
As such, Apply EBP offers evidence-informed live online and in-person workshops, on-demand webinars, and symposiums that are designed for new SLPs and SLPAs, and clinicians transitioning from outpatient, hospital, home, or other clinical settings. Additionally, Apply EBP provides free articles, resources, infographics, and videos you can use for your own learning or share with your team to support collaboration and build a common understanding.
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Start Here: Read Free Articles and Resources
Inspired by commonly asked questions at our live workshops, Ask Apply EBP is a free resource for new and experienced school-based OT, PT and Speech practitioners. Here are our First 4 our recommended articles for new school-based PTs and PTAs.
School-Based Training for New SLPs and SLPAs
Starting a school-based position can feel overwhelming. You may understand pediatric speech-language pathology, but educational practice comes with different expectations, systems, terminology, and decision-making responsibilities.
School-based SLPs and SLPAs must connect services to a student’s access, participation, and progress in the educational environment. That means understanding more than diagnosis or impairment. It also means learning how to make educationally relevant decisions, contribute to the IEP process, collaborate with teachers and families, and select services that support meaningful school participation.
Apply EBP courses help turn those responsibilities into practical steps you can use in your everyday work.
Next Steps: 2 Foundational Course Bundles
School-Based Laws and Regulations Bundle
School-based: Laws & Regulations
In this bundle, you will learn from three experts in our area of school-based practice. Jen, Bridgette and Laurie will walk you through the different laws and regulations that impact school-based practice, so we can become more effective in communicating our role as therapists and decision-making in the schools.
Topics address key areas of school-based laws and regulations so you can make clinically sound, educationally relevant decisions, including:
- The role of SLP practitioners in the educational settings
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
- American Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Medicaid
- Plan of Care, and Documentation
Best for: New graduates, early-career, and clinicians transitioning into school setting.
The IEP Process, Documentation & Conflict Resolution Bundle
The IEP Process, Documentation & Conflict Resolution Bundle
In this bundle, you will learn from four experts in our area of school-based practice. Jen, Pam, Carlo, and Sue will walk you through our role as practitioners in decision-making on various areas of the IEP, collaborative goal writing, explaining school-based vs. medical-based services, and conflict resolution for IEP team decision-making.
Topics cover these knowledge and skills for school-based practice:
- The IEP document and process
- Roles and contributions of SLP practitioners in the IEP development
- Collaborative goal writing
- Monitoring goals
- Distinguishing school-based from medical-based services
- Productive communicaton and collaboration with educators and families
- Best practices for collaborative decision-making
- Conflict resolution tips and strategies
Best for: New graduates, early-career, and clinicians transitioning into school setting.
Explore Our 3 Formats for School-based SLP Courses
Earn ASHA CEUs Live or at Your Own Pace
Apply EBP, LLC is an ASHA CE Approved Provider. Do you want to earn ASHA CEUs? Click here to see if you are eligible to earn ASHA CEUs. To find which courses are currently approved for ASHA CEUs, check out the course page and look for the ASHA CE Provider approval Brand Block. Email carlo@applyebp.com if you would like other courses to be approved. ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures
More Featured School-based SLP and SLPA Courses
Live Workshops for SLPs and SLPAs
Live Workshops for SLPs and SLPAs
Assessing and Addressing Handwriting Challenges: Fall 2026
- November 20, 2026, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Eastern Time
- Online via Zoom
- OTs, OTAs, & Educators
- $199-279
The IEP Process, Documentation and Conflict Resolution
- November 9, 2026, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Eastern Time
- Online via Zoom
Supporting Success of Students with ADHD
- December 8, 2026, 8:30 am–3:30 pm Eastern Time
- Online via Zoom
On-demand Webinars for SLPs and SLPAs
On-demand Webinars for SLPs and SLPAs
5 Strategies for Successful Integration of Powered Mobility in Schools
9 Strategies to Turn Parent Discussions into Collaborative Wins
