The Collaborative Career Adjustment Project (CCAP): A Model to Recruit and Retain Speech-Language Pathologists in Rural Communities

Abstract

The Collaborative Career Adjustment Project (CCAP) is a program that was developed in 1990 to provide the required undergraduate Communication Disorders leveling courses to Master's degree students working as regular and special education teachers in rural areas of New Mexico. It allows licensed teachers to continue teaching while at the same time taking the courses necessary to change careers from education to speech-language pathology. The program retains the accreditation standards of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) so that students who complete the program will meet academic and clinical requirements for national certification and state licensure. The CCAP recruits from the population of individuals who have chosen a rural lifestyle and who want to expand their career options within their communities.

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