Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.08 - Allied health and medical assisting services

51.0816 - Speech-language pathology assistant

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of speech-language pathologists, to assist in the provision of speech-language pathology services to individuals of all ages, including screenings and assessments, following treatment plans or protocols, documenting and reporting patient performance, performing checks and maintenance of equipment, and providing support in research projects. These programs include courses in speech and language development, phonetics, childhood and adult communication disorders, speech and hearing screening, and clinical procedures in speech-language pathology.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • communicative disorders assistant
  • speech-language pathology assistant
  • speech-language therapy assistant

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • child speech-language disorders(51.0299)
  • occupational therapy and speech-language therapy assistant(51.0817)
  • pathology assistant(51.0811)
  • speech-language pathology(51.0203)