These Standards of Practice for school-based audiology services are intended to provide audiologists who are employed by schools in Colorado a guide for the delivery of appropriate audiology services as defined in state and federal laws.

Counties use family and preventative service programs both to help families exit welfare and to prevent families from entering the TANF program or other systems. Many issues affect a family's ability to become (or remain) self-sufficient. Services provided through these programs are part of the holistic approach counties take towards helping families achieve long-term self-sufficiency and preventing welfare dependency in future generations.