Full or Provisional Certified Practising members and Non-Member Certified Practitioners can use the CPSP title from the time they are awarded initial certification and for each subsequent recertification.
Full or Provisional Certified Practising members can use the CPSP title prefixed by their member postnominal, for example, MSPA-CPSP, FSPA-CPSP or MSPA(Life)-CPSP.
Non-Member Certified Practitioners are not permitted to imply they are a member of SPA or use the SPA logo.
CPSP status allows speech pathologists to provide services to individuals funded by the following schemes:
- *National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- Medicare
- private health insurance agencies
- the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP).
*Speech pathologists who are registered NDIS providers, contractors or employees of registered NDIS providers are required to hold CPSP status. This includes those delivering supports to agency and plan-managed participants.
Speech pathologists with Full certification are eligible for a Letter of Good Standing.
Only Certified Practising members of the Association are issued with membership certificates.