This session explores ethical and professional considerations in telepractice and telesupervision for speech-language pathologists. Through a review of research and ethical standards, participants will examine issues related to confidentiality, informed consent, clinical competence, and equitable service delivery. Strategies for ethical decision-making, maintaining professional standards, and supporting supervisee growth in virtual settings will be highlighted.
Live Webinar
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 at 12:00 pm EDTCEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Introductory, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to explain how ethical principles guide clinical decisions regarding patient candidacy, assessment, and intervention implementation in a telepractice model.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify ethical factors impacting billing, licensure, and documentation with speech pathology telepractice ​
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the core principles of ethics as applied to speech pathology telesupervision.​
Agenda
| 0-10 Minutes | Terminology and ethical considerations for determining teletherapy candidacy |
| 10-30 Minutes | Legal guidelines for billing, licensure, and documentation with telepractice |
| 30-40 Minutes | Ethical models and responsibilities for SLPs during telepractice |
| 40-50 Minutes | Assessment considerations in telepractice |
| 50-55 Minutes | Ethics of telesupervision |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary / Q&A |
Presented By
Anne-Marie Weston
MS CCC-SLP
Ann-Marie Pence Weston, M.S., CCC SLP, is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and Clinical Educator with 30 years of experience. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and a Master of Science from the University of North Texas, where she is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology. In this role, she supervises graduate students in a clinical setting and teachesgraduate courses in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Diagnostics. In addition to guest lecturing and multidisciplinary connections, she is the telepractice liaison for the UNT Speech and Hearing Clinic. Her clinical experience spans public and private schools (including virtual settings), pediatric therapy clinics, home health, private practice, skilled nursing, acute care, and inpatient rehabilitation. Her primary practice and research interests include language disorders, AAC, interprofessional collaboration, pragmatic impairments, autism spectrum disorder, and phonological awareness.
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Financial: Ann-Marie Pence Weston was paid an honorarium for this presentation. Non-financial: Ann-Marie Pence Weston has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Introductory Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board
SpeechPathology.com is approved by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board as a Continuing Professional Development Provider, approval number PDP 268. This course may meet the requirements for 1.00 hours of continuing education credit for speech-language pathologists as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board. The responsibility for determining whether or not this specific course counts toward an individual's requirements for license renewal is up to the individual. Please refer to the CA state board rules regarding allowable topics and self-study limits: https://www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/licensees/slp-au_cpd_req.shtml Live webinars on SpeechPathology.com are not included in the self-study limit under California professional development guidelines.
International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training
Continued, LLC, DBA SpeechPathology.com, is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, Continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.10 CEUs for this program.
Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
Approved for 1.00 continuing education clock hour(s) for Kansas licensed Speech Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Long-Term Sponsorship number: LTS-S1370.
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Clinically certified members of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) can accumulate continuing education equivalents (CEEs) for their participation with SpeechPathology.com. One hour of coursework equals 1 CEE. All SAC members are encouraged to participate in on-going education.