Ethical Practices

Our commitment to professional integrity and client care

We are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity. At SLPedia, client welfare always comes before business interests, and our practice is guided by the ethical principles of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Ethical Practices

Our commitment to professional integrity and client care

We are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity. At SLPedia, client welfare always comes before business interests, and our practice is guided by the ethical principles of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Guided by the ASHA Code of Ethics

SLPedia adheres to all ethical principles established by the American Speech-Language-Hearing (ASHA), the governing body of the field of speech-language pathology in the United States.

As licensed and credentialed SLPs, we take our responsibility as fiduciaries seriously and place the welfare of our clients above the interests of our business model.

ASHA’s code of ethics reflects our tenets of responsibility, duty, accountability, and fairness as defined below:

Welfare First

We put client welfare above all else and ensure care is always delivered with dignity and compassion.

Professional Competence

We maintain the highest standards of knowledge, skills, and clinical expertise.

Public Responsibility

We advocate for unmet communication needs and share accurate, transparent information with the community.

Integrity & Collaboration

We uphold the dignity of our profession and build respectful, collaborative partnerships.

ASHA Principles

  • Individuals shall honor their responsibility to hold paramount the welfare of persons they serve professionally or who are participants in research and scholarly activities, and they shall treat animals involved in research in a humane manner.

Individuals shall honor their responsibility to achieve and maintain the highest level of professional competence and performance.

Individuals shall honor their responsibility to the public when advocating for the unmet communication and swallowing needs of the public and shall provide accurate information involving any aspect of the professions.

Individuals shall uphold the dignity and autonomy of the professions, maintain collaborative and harmonious interprofessional and intraprofessional relationships, and accept the professions’ self-imposed standards.