Statewide SLP Webinar 5- SI Legal and Ethical Updates - 35394

This session will provide the most current information regarding legal issues that specifically affect the SLP in daily job activities. The training is designed to prepare participants to deliver speech-language pathology services in their school districts based on the most current legal state and federal framework, IDEA, ESSA, and the Texas Commissioner’s Rules be included in the discussion of current legal requirements. Legal briefs & court decisions involving current legal regulations will be reviewed. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and ASHA certification maintenance. This session is aligned with the child find component of the TEA-required self-assessment. 0.3 TSHA CEUs

Schedule & Location
1/23/2026 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Virtual
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Audiences
Speech Therapists,
Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to identify and explain key federal and state regulations (including IDEA, ESSA, and Texas Commissioner’s Rules) that impact the delivery of speech-language services in public schools, analyze recent legal briefs and court decisions to understand their implications for ethical and compliant speech-language pathology practices in school settings, and apply current legal and ethical guidelines to their practice.
Session 62759
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T-TESS 4.3

Registration Deadline 1/26/2026 12:00 am
Credit Type Professional Development
Duration 03:00
T-PESS

Presenter
Jim Walsh, J.D Walsh Gallegos


Laura Lewis

For assistance contact:

Laura Lewis
Speech Language Pathologist
LLewis@esc11.net

Daisy Sheardown

For assistance contact:

Daisy Sheardown
Special Education Technician
dsheardown@esc11.net
(817) 740-3606