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Communicative disorders assistant
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<h2 id="canadian-regulation">Canadian regulation</h2> <p>In <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>, Communicative Disorder Assistants are not regulated, although the Audiologists and Speech-language Pathologists who supervise them typically are regulated under the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) or the <a href="/facts/Canadian_Association_of_Speech-Language_Pathologists_and_Audiologists/R2wC9el5">Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists</a> (CASLPA). The training, supervision, and <a href="/facts/Scope_of_practice/VppILXkJ">use</a> of CDAs is specified within these organizations. </p><p>The Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada (CDAAC) recognizes for membership only students or graduates of approved Communicative Disorders Assistant programs within Canada (those that include coursework in all areas of <a href="/facts/Communication/EGEkchsT">communication</a> and prepare students to work with clients of any age). </p> <ul><li><a href="https://cdaac.ca/what-is-a-cda/">What is a CDA from CDAAC</a></li> <li><a href="https://cdaac.ca/faqs/">FAQ page from CDAAC</a></li> <li><a href="https://cdaac.ca/cdas-at-work/">CDAs at Work page from CDAAC</a></li> <li><a href="https://cdaac.ca/education/">Programs page from CDAAC</a></li> <li><a href="https://cdaac.ca/external-resources/">External Resources from CDAAC</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.asha.org/assistants-certification-program/">ASHA Assistants from ASHA</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sac-oac.ca/practice-resources/communication-health-assistant-hub/">Communication Health Assistant Hub from SAC</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li>Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada - <a href="http://www.cdaac.ca">CDAAC</a></li></ul>