CCC-SLP study guide
CCC-SLP · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) is a professional credential in speech-language pathology. It is the credential most commonly associated with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), which describes itself as the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 247,000 members, certificate holders, and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology assistants; and students. The CCC-SLP study guide has 5 sections and about 2,246 words.
01Foundations and Professional Practice: Credentialing, Ethics, and Legal Frameworks
Domain 1 covers the regulatory and ethical scaffolding of practice: the CCC-SLP pathway, the ASHA Code of Ethics (2023), supervision and delegation limits, and the laws that define confidentiality, consent, and eligibility. Items are scenario-based - they ask what your next best step is, not what a term means.
467 words, about 2 min02Screening, Assessment, Evaluation, and Diagnosis: Tools, Scores, and Convergence
Domain 2 tests whether you can choose the right measure, read scores correctly, and separate difference from disorder. The exam favors psychometric reasoning and clinical decision-making over memorized test names.
440 words, about 2 min03Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Intervention: Goals, Dose, and Data
Domain 3 covers turning assessment findings into measurable goals, delivering intervention with defensible intensity, and using data to continue, modify, or discharge. Items target goal quality, dose calculation, cueing, and generalization planning.
438 words, about 2 min04Speech, Language, and Communication Disorders and Differences: Differential Features
Domain 4 is the largest content area: differentiating speech, language, cognitive-communication, fluency, voice, and hearing disorders from one another and from normal variation. Items typically list distinguishing features and ask for the most likely diagnosis or the feature separating two candidates.
420 words, about 2 min05Swallowing and Feeding Disorders: Signs, Instrumentation, and Management
Domain 5 tests dysphagia and pediatric feeding: recognizing aspiration risk, selecting instrumental assessment, interpreting severity, and choosing compensatory versus rehabilitative strategies. Expect case stems involving stroke, head and neck cancer, neurodegenerative disease, or a preterm infant.
481 words, about 2 min