CAPCSD offers a wide range of professional development opportunities for its member programs.
Academies, Annual Conference, clinical education course, On-Demand Courses, and Webinars
CAPCSD's professional development opportunities that are CEU-eligible will have details available on the corresponding CAPCSD webpage or the corresponding page of the learning management system. Check offering details to determine CEU eligibility.
See the calendar of upcoming opportunities here.
Academies
Each year, CAPCSD committees and the board work together to present one to two academies, which take place during the week of the annual conference. These academies are selected based on member needs, funding, meeting space availability, and alignment with the strategic plan. Academies include the Lisa Scott Leadership Academy, Clinical Educators' Academy, Admissions Summit, and DEI Academy. CAPCSD offers the academies to individuals from member programs who are each required to submit an application which will be reviewed by the overseeing committee. Academy participants will be able to develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities in the focused area, network with other CSD professionals in the academy, and often will have pre-academy assignments and post-academy opportunities to continue learning and sharing with academy participants.
Annual Conference
Held in a major US city every spring, CAPCSD's annual conference is designed to provide professional development and networking opportunities to CSD deans, chairs, program directors, clinic directors, and faculty. Over the past four + decades, it has gained a reputation as the leading site for collaborating, connecting, and exploring issues in our field. Each summer, the Conference Planning Committee reviews conference evaluations and works to design the next conference based on attendee feedback. This committee determines the conference's theme, plans the plenary and invited sessions, determines the topics for Call for Papers, sets the schedule, reviews the Call for Papers submissions, and volunteers onsite at the annual conference.
Clinical Educator Course
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Key Principles in CSD Clinical Education
Preceptors play a powerful role in shaping the next generation of clinicians, and CAPCSD’s Key Principles in CSD Clinical Education course equips you with the tools to do it with confidence. This on-demand web-based course explores the core skills of effective clinical supervision, including clear communication, strong preceptor-learner relationships, evidence-based teaching strategies, meaningful feedback, ethical decision-making, and culturally responsive engagement. This six-module course provides a practical, comprehensive foundation for anyone who supervises graduate students in Audiology or Speech-Language Pathology. Successful completion yields 0.3 ASHA CEUs in clinical education and meets ASHA’s requirement for clinical educator, supervisor, and preceptor training; help your preceptors meet the minimum as the new semester begins!
This course is free for CAPCSD member programs and for individuals supervising graduate students for CAPCSD members - simply log-in to the CAPCSD members portal to find and share the code with your learning community.
Empower your supervision. Strengthen your teaching. Elevate the learner’s experience.
On-Demand Courses
On-Demand Courses provide the flexibility to take the course based on the user's schedule and are eligible for ASHA CEUs. On-Demand Courses on ethics in administration, the classroom, mental health during troubled times, student engagement, and more. These courses are typically 1 - 1 1/2 hours, and the user has ten (10) days from the date of purchase to complete them. Access the On-Demand portal here.
Webinars
CAPCSD webinars provide an opportunity to stay up-to-date on trends and evidence-based practices targeted for CSD administrators, clinicians, faculty, and Ph.D. students. Most webinars offer ASHA CEUs when attended live. Webinars are recorded and provided to registrants who are unable to attend the live sessions.
ASHA CEUs
ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. This text serves to protect the Provider and ASHA. ASHA-approved CE Providers represent divergent philosophies and procedures. In professions as diverse as speech-language pathology and audiology, it is the responsibility of each professional to stay informed, to reflect on information and experiences presented in CE offerings, and to make educated judgments about information presented using their professional training, experience, critical thinking, and informed opinion. Professionals must be responsible for making informed decisions about the philosophical and procedural paths best suited for their professional practice. It has been and continues to be the policy of the ASHA Continuing Education Board to approve CE Providers, not course content, products, or procedures. In fairness to participants, this statement apprises them of this policy.
