In general, speech professionals such as speech pathologists and corporate speech pathologists should have prior training in using the International Phonetic Alphabet and meet a minimum of one of the following:

1. Have a Masters degree (or minimum of 3 years experience practicing in Speech-Language Pathology)
2. Be a certified ESL teacher for a minimum of 3 years
3. Have taken a college level phonetics course 
4. Be a speech-language pathology graduate student

We recommend reviewing the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) prior to attending the Compton P-ESL workshop.  Please contact the Training Division at 800-LANGUAGE (800-526-4824), prompt 1 if you have eligibility questions.

In general, participants of the Compton P-ESL workshop will receive 1.5 CEUs (15 hours) and Marketing Essentials workshop participants will receive .7 CEUs (7 hours) from ASHA. However receiving continuing education credit is based on your having satisfied the following requirements:

1. Attend all hours of training 
2. Complete the CEU form at the workshop
3. Paid yearly ASHA dues (CEU credit is conditionally awarded until ASHA paid dues have been verified)
4. Paid annual ASHA CE Registry Fee

ASHA allows 4 - 5 weeks of processing time for CEU forms. Please contact ASHA for additional questions about applying your attendance at a workshop toward your CEU credits.

While ILP-TD is not specifically certified by individual states as a CEU provider, most states are happy to accept CEU credits from our workshops, as we are approved by ASHA. If you have any questions about whether your state-licensing agency will accept CEUs from an ILP-TD workshop, we recommend that you contact them prior to attending the workshop.

You will receive your course materials on the first day of your workshop.

The Institute of Language and Phonology offers a full line of business building and marketing products to help build your accent modification practice. These products can be purchased at our workshops or through our website. There are no minimum purchase requirements, so you can purchase as little or as much material as you need to build your practice.

To be most effective, we encourage you to purchase a high quality tape or voice recorder.  If you have questions about which products would be most helpful to you, we encourage you to speak with your workshop facilitator.

Only attendees of a Compton P-ESL workshop are eligible to make direct purchases of the accent modification training materials. However, through our partnership with Carousel House, assessment tests and related materials are available for purchase.

Individuals desiring to improve their accent and who have financial hardships and/or no direct access to a Compton P-ESL trained speech pathologist can purchase self-study materials directly from Carousel House. Self-study is not as effective as a personalized accent modification program with a Compton P-ESL trained speech professional.

The Institute of Language - Research Division is happy to assist you in replacing damaged training materials. Please contact the Research Division at 800-LANGUAGE (800-526-4824), prompt 2 for assistance.

If you experience any difficulties with your CD-ROM (client materials), please contact the Research Division of the Institute at 800-LANGUAGE (800-526-4824 ), prompt 2.

The Institute gives all workshop participants basic marketing materials to help with practice-building efforts. For your convenience, additional materials can be easily purchased through our website.  You may wish to attend our Marketing Essentials workshop.

AccentLink members are automatically eligible to be listed in our database and often receive referrals when individuals are looking for Compton P-ESL trained speech professionals.

AccentLink members have access to a variety of powerful resources. For additional information about the AccentLink program and its benefits, visit the AccentLink section of our website.

The Institute of Language and Phonology has conducted studies over the past 20 years and has concluded that participants, who have attended all of the accent modification class sessions and have regularly practiced their Compton P-ESL accent modifications techniques, can expect to see a 50% or more improvement in their accents.

Additionally, follow-up studies have concluded that these substantial accent improvements were consistently maintained long after completion of the Compton P-ESL program.

At the present, the Institute of Language and Phonology does not track this information.