Accreditation StandardsANCDS established Standards for the Board of Residency Education program as necessary conditions for accreditation of a clinical speech-language pathology residency program in neurogenic communication disorders. Compliance with all standards is required for initial and continuing accreditation of a residency program. Standard I – Mission, Goals, and Outcomes: The residency program will develop a mission statement, goals to support achieving the mission, and outcome measures that demonstrate the success of the program. Standard II – Curriculum: The residency program will include didactic education in neurogenic communication disorders. The resident will complete a minimum of 750 hours of mentored, direct speech-language pathology services and present at least one case study following guidelines for ANCDS Board Certification. Standard III – Program Administration: The residency program will have and implement policies and procedures to ensure ongoing success of the program. Standard IV – Program Resources: The residency program will demonstrate that it has the human, physical, and fiscal resources needed to achieve the program’s goals. Standard V – Program Evaluation: The residency program will have and implement a program evaluation plan that includes competency-based evaluation of skills and content knowledge of the resident, as well as evaluation of the effectiveness of the site in meeting its mission and goals. About the BREBRE Accreditation ProcessHow to ApplyTable of Fees |