The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, or ASHA, grants the the designation to both practicing speech-language pathologists and audiologists. For speech-language pathologists, the full acronym representing demonstrated clinical competence is CCC-SLP.
If you are one of the NFL players whose career lasted long enough to qualify for NFL pension benefits you will need to decide when to begin drawing your pension. Although the NFL retirement plan defines normal retirement age as 55 years old, many players begin drawing their pensions early.
Despite an average salary of more than $2 million, a significant portion of NFL players find themselves in financial trouble during or after their careers. A report from The National Bureau of Economic Research found that 15.7 percent of NFL players have filed for bankruptcy 12 years after they retired.