ASHA Workload Calculator
What is Direct and Other indirect workload? activities Services https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/professional-issues/Caseload-and-Workload/
“…the total workload activities required and performed by ASHA’s Position school-based speech-language Statement on pathologists (SLPs) must be taken Workload into account to set caseload standards.” (ASHA, 2002) https://www.asha.org/policy/PS2002-00122/
Previous Resources ASHA Implementation Guide: A Workload Analysis Approach for Establishing Speech-Language Other workload calculators and Caseload Standards in Schools resources are available from: ASHA’s Implementation Guide was • Pearson developed as a supplement to the 2002 workload position statement, technical • Heartland Area Education Agency, Iowa report, and guidelines • Ohio Calculator Includes several components, including • success stories; • North Carolina Workload Guidance • workload activity clusters; • talking points to use with decision makers Can be used to document and analyze workload
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
The ASHA Workload Calculator ASHA can document: Workload Calculator Domains
1. Enter your total hours for the week . 2. Enter your minutes/hours for each activity, on each day.
Upon completion of entering your minutes/hours into the ASHA School Services Workload Calculator, you will have two data visualizations populated with your information.
Detailed reports are populated with your input.
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? Questions and • NO – all information transfers automatically from forms to two charts answers... 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
ASHA Member Feedback The ASHA Workload Calculator was refined based on survey data received from members who used it while in pilot phase.
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 schools@asha.org
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