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Application process

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Certificate Course

 

Up to 20 SLP participants will be accommodated this academic year (AY22-23). The application period is from Aug. 19 to Sept. 7, 2022. Distance education learners from all over the Philippines are welcome as the whole course will still be run 100% online because of COVID-19.

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

Filipino speech-language pathologist who:

  1. has at least 1 year of experience as a professional SLP

  2. has been practicing SLP in any setting (i.e., clinic, hospital, school, community, home health, telepractice, etc.) in the past year

  3. is willing to undergo intensive mentoring on the provision of in-person AAC and/or tele-AAC services (~3-5 hours of work per week):

    • at least 60 hours of didactic activities (e.g., live and recorded lectures, homework, group case presentations, exam)

    • at least 7 hours of asynchronously supervised AAC assessment and intervention sessions

    • at least 51 hours of mentorship classes (individual/by-pair case presentations), ~4.5 hours of which are the SLP's/student's own presentations

    • at least 3 hours of evidence-based practice activities (e.g., looking for relevant evidence/research)

  4. has at least one (1) pediatric or adult client who meets the following criteria: (a) be non-verbal, minimally verbal, or poorly intelligible to familiar or unfamiliar listeners, (b) willing to be videotaped and photographed for clinical documentation and education purposes (and optionally, for research and advocacy purposes), (c) come from a family who can afford a high-tech* communication system (i.e., a tablet and an AAC app) and have enough resources to sustain weekly face-to-face or tele- therapy sessions 

  5. is willing to be an advocate of AAC in the Philippines by: (a) participating in one advocacy project in collaboration with the AAC special interest group of the Philippine Association of Speech Pathologists [this is for the "batch project" requirement of the course], (b) mentoring future participants of this AAC course, (c) agreeing to be an affiliate of the TinigAAC project after course completion 

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*Note: AAC strategies include low-tech (e.g., communication boards) and unaided means of communication (e.g., gestures, signing) too, but for the purposes of more advanced training, it is necessary to have at least one (1) client who can afford high-tech systems or who will be able to personally work on acquiring them with the aid of family, friends, LGUs, and/or NGOs. 

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Procedure 

 

To participate in the course, please do the following:

  1. Fill out the online application form. Collected answers will be instrumental for cursory assessment of your eligibility. The screening process will follow the "first come first serve" policy. 

  2. The course administrator will inform you via email within 7 days if you met the eligibility criteria and cut-off number. Should you get accepted into this run of the course, please submit any documents required by the course administrator and settle the first installment of the course fee** (see the last paragraph below for details) on the date(s) indicated in the email you will receive. Failure to submit these requirements on time without an explanation will disqualify you from the course. 

  3. If you meet the eligibility criteria but all available slots have been occupied, your name will be added to the course database. The course administrator will contact you should a slot be vacated. 

  4. After completing step 2, the course administrator will send you the course syllabus, course timetable, and instructions for the first class as soon as they have been finalized by the primary course facilitator. Your name will also be included in the final list of participants on the website. 

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The total course fee per participant is 51,000 pesos. It is non-refundable and non-transferable. The fee will cover administration costs (e.g., CAMP Foundation's administration fees, UP Manila's continuing education activity admin fees, honorarium for course administrator, honorarium for exam proctors) and primary facilitator's professional fees. It will not cover the participant’s travel, tele-communication, and course projects costs. This is the breakdown of the course fee: administrative fees (P11,500.00), primary facilitator's professional fees (P39,500.00 or ~$700.00). 

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**To support the SLP community during these times of economic recession and uncertainty, the course administrator and facilitator will still implement more flexible payment schedules this academic year. The course fee will fundamentally be paid in three installments, but enrollees have the option to pay only 50% of the amount due on each installment deadline (see numbered list below). The remaining 50% of the installment can be paid any time before the next installment is due. With regard to the last/third installment, any outstanding balances have to be settled before the exam (scheduled in August 2023).

  1. September 16, 2022 - P11,500.00 (BPI bank deposit)

  2. January 13, 2023 - P19,750.00 (BDO bank deposit)

  3. April 14, 2023 - P19,750.00 (BDO bank deposit)

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