New to School-Based SLP Practice?
Build the practical knowledge, skill and confidence you need to succeed 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 new school-based SLP CEU opportunities specifically designed for SLPs and SLPAs who are new or are switching practice 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 School-based SLP CEU 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
FREE Live: Mindfulness Practices for Your Pediatric Clients and Self-care trategies for You
- August 19, 2026, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Eastern Time
- Online via Zoom
Positioning Strategies to Promote Participation and Prevent Asymmetry
- November 18, 2026, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Eastern Time
- Online via Zoom
- OTs, OTAs, PTs, PTAs & Educators
- $199-249
On-demand Webinars for SLPs and SLPAs
On-demand Webinars for SLPs and SLPAs
Dyslexia: Warning Signs, Diagnosis, and What Works!
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Section 504, FERPA & HIPAA
FAQs about Our New School-based SLP CEU Opportunities
Explore answers to most frequently asked questions.
I have pediatric SLP experience. Do I still need to take your new school-based SLP courses?
Often, yes. Pediatric speech-language pathology experience gives you a strong clinical foundation, but school-based practice requires a different decision-making lens. In schools, SLP services must connect to a student’s access, participation, communication, learning, and progress within the educational environment.
Our new school-based SLP CEU opportunities can help you shift from a clinic-based, hospital-based, or private-practice model to an educational model of service delivery. This includes understanding educational relevance, IEP team decision-making, school-based documentation, collaborative goal writing, service delivery options, and how to support communication across classroom and school routines.
Consider completing the School-based Laws and Regulations Bundle, and/or the IEP Process, Documentation , and Conflict Resolution Bundle.
Should I take an on-demand webinar, live workshop, or symposium?
Choose the format that best fits your schedule, learning style, and current needs. On-demand webianrs are helpful when you want flexibility and the ability to complete new school-based SLP courses at your own pace. Live workshops are a good fit when you want a scheduled learning opportunity and the chance to engage with the speaker and other practitioners in real time.
Our annual live online School-based OT, PT, and SLP Symposium offers a lively, multi-session learning experience across school-based practice topics. is a dynamic, multi-session learning experience for school-based practitioners. It is usually held in early spring, typically in March or April. Subscribe here or join Apply EBP’s Facebook Group to be among the first to hear about the next live symposium.
Are your new school-based SLP CEU opportunities offered for ASHA CEUs?
Yes. Apply EBP, LLC is an ASHA CE Approved Provider. Our new school-based SLP CEU opportunities that are offered for ASHA CEUs will include the ASHA CE Approved Brand Block and CE information on the individual course page.
Before registering, review the course page for the number of hours, intended audience, completion requirements, and ASHA CEU information.
If you are unsure whether a course meets your state requirements, please email carlo@applyebp.com before registering.
Are your Ask Apply EBP resources free to use and share?
Yes! Our Ask Apply EBP articles, infographics, videos, and resources are free to use for your own learning and to share with colleagues, families, educators, administrators, and other school team members.
These resources are designed to help school-based SLPs and SLPAs better understand evidence-based practices, educational relevance, IEP decision-making, assessment, intervention, documentation, collaboration, AAC, language and literacy, social communication, executive function, and other important topics in school-based speech-language pathology. They can also be useful when you want to start a team conversation, explain a common misconception, or encourage more consistent carryover across school routines.
How would I know when new Ask Apply EBP articles and resources are published?
The best way to learn about new Ask Apply EBP articles, infographics, videos, and free resources is to join our email list by clicking here and to follow us on social media:
We regularly share new resources, course updates, and practical tips for school-based OT, PT, and SLP practitioners.
You can also review our Ask Apply EBP resource page to explore previously published articles and resources that you can use for your own learning or share with your team.