Certified Sports SLP™
In 2024, Dr. Tabia Pope founded the Academy of Certified Sports Speech-Language Pathologists™ (ACS-SLP), an online educational community and certification program that applies evidence-based professional development, service delivery, and business and practice management standards to athletics, sports and fitness. The designation (Certified Sports SLP™) distinguishes SLPs who work in athletics, sports, and fitness.
Head to Speech, Incorporated, serves as the academy's nonprofit arm and has been dedicated to athlete brain health, sports concussions, and their effects on cognitive-communication skills since 2021.
In this course, Dr. Tabia Pope explores the expanding role of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in brain health and sports concussion management. Learn how SLPs can develop skills in this emerging area and how workforce development shapes new career pathways.