04/01/2026
📢 Call for Contributions – Project for the Development of the Professional Code of Ethics for Speech Therapy
Dear colleagues,
As part of its commitment to promoting and regulating the practice of speech therapy in Algeria, the Algerian National Association of Speech Therapists is launching a project to develop the Professional Code of Ethics for Speech Therapy. This initiative is part of a forward-looking developmental vision and will be accompanied by a proposal to amend the Association’s statute, in order to formally integrate this Code into its legal missions and prerogatives.
This project is a participatory initiative aimed at establishing an ethical and professional framework that reflects the realities of clinical practice in Algeria, while taking into account the specificities and professional requirements of the discipline. The Code will be developed by the Association’s Executive Board, with the involvement of all its committees, and will be grounded in the daily field experience of practicing professionals.
The objectives of this project are to:
• protect patients and service users,
• preserve the dignity, credibility, and professional standing of the profession,
• contribute to the organization and regulation of professional practices,
• prevent ethical and professional misconduct or deviations that may harm speech therapy or undermine the image and status of its practitioners,
• and promote the values of responsibility, integrity, and ethical commitment in professional practice.
In this context, the Association invites all speech therapists to actively contribute to the enrichment of this project by submitting, with full confidentiality and professional responsibility, any field-observed situations involving:
• ethical or professional breaches,
• abusive, illegal, or non-compliant practices with scientific and professional standards,
• or any situations likely to cause harm to patients, service users, or to the core values and foundations of the speech therapy profession.
Your contributions and insights are an essential foundation for building a realistic and effective Code of Ethics that genuinely reflects the challenges encountered in daily practice, and that will serve as a future professional reference supporting practitioners while protecting beneficiaries of speech therapy services.
📩 All contributions may be sent via the Association’s official email address: anastalgerian@gmail.com
The Association relies on your professional awareness and ethical commitment to ensure the success of this collective endeavor.
Together, let us work toward a responsible, ethical, and respected speech therapy profession in Algeria.