CCC-A

[phinale123]

Has anyone else seen the certification CCC-A or information I know it has something to do with audiology. Does that mean certfided in both fields, help me out here it sounds interesting honestly

[MangoSmoothie]

It just means the certification of clinical competence in audiology.

SLPs get CCC-SLP, audiologists get CCC-A.

I don't want to sound snarky, but I'm a believer in finding answers yourself first and then asking others if you really can't, and if you really didn't know this, the first result on Google was ASHA's website.

http://www.asha.org/Certification/AboutCertificationGenInfo.htm

[phinale123]

@Mango Smoothie

Thanks for the reply but I really don't think your last comment was necessary, assuming that I didn't google or try to find info about my topic before I chose to write in this forum. Since the forum is full of useful information I thought it would be great to ask fellow students or aspiring students. I asked this because I was under the impression that audiologist received Au.D not CCC-A. The basis behind my question was due to the fact that I ran across a Masters SLP program that offers CCC-A something I had never seen before. If you really wanted to be helpful you can do so without being condescending or just simply don't reply.

Thanks.

[JFFA]

I also don't mean to be condescending, but I do suggest you look into differentiating between CCC and the degrees granted by colleges/universities. Here's some info to help you start, but probably other websites will best explain it. No schools grant CCC-SLP or CCC-A. They are not degrees. As ASHA states, they mean you are "certified." They are certifications. CCC stands for "Certificate Clinical Competence" and is sometime referred to as your Cs. (So I would double check to see that you are understanding the program you mentioned correctly, because a school cannot grant you your Cs, only ASHA does that). A school, however, needs to help you apply for your Cs and one of several steps necessary to getting your Cs is gradating from an accredited institution and, therefore, getting a degree. If you go to a graduate program in SLP or audiology, the university will grant you a masters (M.A., M.S., and even M.Ed) in SLP or doctorate (Au.D) in audiology. It is very common that both programs in SLP and audiology are housed within the same department, so perhaps that is what you heard when the program was talking about CCC-A. Of course, theoretically you could get both degrees, but I, just personally, have never heard of a combined degree program. A fully fledged, so to speak, SLP or audiologist will have credentials such as: Jane Smith, M.S., CCC-SLP or Jane Smith, Au.D., CCC-A. This indicates they have both a graduate degree and are certified. I hope that helps. Again, don't mean to be condescending, but I think there are a few big misconceptions floating around. Hopefully this clears up some for you and others. Another big one that seems to be floating out there is that ASHA has one uniform set of guidelines as to what they accepted for their biological sciences, physical sciences, statistics, and the social/behavioral sciences requirements. It is the the graduate school who decides what to accept, and they sign off to ASHA when you apply for your Cs that you have fulfilled the requirement.