SLP Professional Issues Study Guide

This set includes 80 flashcards covering key concepts and terms found in SLP professional issues and ethics, designed to aid in exam preparation.

SLP Externship Resources

Crucial tools like supervisors' expertise, ASHA guidelines, clinical site materials that help students bridge theory to practice.

ASHA Code of Ethics Principle I

Hold client well-being paramount in all SLP practices.

Rule B of ASHA Code of Ethics

Use every resource/collaboration to deliver quality service.

Rule D of ASHA Code of Ethics

Do not misrepresent credentials of assistants/practicum students.

Rule F of ASHA Code of Ethics

Do NOT delegate tasks to practicum students when they are not prepared.

Rule G of ASHA Code of Ethics

Delegate scope of practice services to students only when adequately prepared.

Rule S of ASHA Code of Ethics

Report when a colleague is unable to provide professional services with reasonable skill/safety.

Supervisor Responsibilities

Fully responsible for client care, make clinical decisions, and ensure ethical practice.

Student Responsibilities

Practice within their allowed scope, collect data, and build skills under supervision.

Clinical Externship Do's

Show up early, ask questions, take notes, dress appropriately, listen to feedback.

Clinical Externship Don'ts

Negotiate the schedule, be late, be on your phone, interrupt or overstep sessions.

Direct Liability

Not setting up the supervisee for success or withholding clinical instruction.

Vicarious Liability

Assumptions made and being not present enough with the supervisee.

Supervisory Style: Directing

High level of control, low level of support.

Supervisory Style: Supporting

Shared control, opportunities for growth.

Supporting Style Strengths

Allows students to feel more confident and develop rapport.

Supporting Style Limitations

Less directive and may lead less proactive students to hesitate.

Coaching Style

High level of control and support.

Coaching Style Strengths

Supports team approach and provides high levels of direction.

Coaching Style Limitations

May lead to students feeling over-supervised or mismatched.

Delegating Style

Less support providing more independence.

Delegating Style Strengths

Prepares students for real-world tasks and builds confidence.

Delegating Style Limitations

Too high expectations on new students may lead to mistakes.

SMART Goal Writing S

Specific: Define who, what, when, where, and how.

SMART Goal Writing M

Measurable: Goals must have measurable outcomes.

SMART Goal Writing A

Achievable: Goals must be within the client's capabilities.

SMART Goal Writing R

Realistic: Goals should be healthy and logical.

SMART Goal Writing T

Timely: Incorporate time markers and deadlines.

Components of a Goal

Include a 'Do' statement, condition, criterion, and time frame.

Clinical Writing Skills

Documentation must be objective, concise, and accurate.

APA Expectations

Use technical language, be concise, formal, and organized.

Self-checking Reports

Ensure clarity, accuracy, and logical sequence in documentation.

Early Intervention (EI) Roles

Caregiver coaching, planning, consultation, service coordination.

Goal of Early Intervention

Authentic learning in the child's natural environment.

Components of Speech Disorders

Articulation, fluency, voice errors.

Phonology

The system of sounds in a given language.

Phonemic Awareness

Ability to manipulate individual sounds; predictor of reading success.

Prelinguistic Communication Skills

Nonverbal foundations of language like gestures and eye contact.

Adolescent Language Intervention Targets

Focus on advanced vocabulary, complex sentences, and writing skills.

Articulation Approaches

Motor-based methods to improve speech sound production.

Van Riper Hierarchy

A sequential method for speech sound production improvement.

Minimal Pairs

Pairs of words differing by a single phoneme used in therapy.

Implicit Bias

Unconscious beliefs impacting SLP decisions.

Cultural Competence

Understanding and effectively interacting with diverse cultural backgrounds.

Emotional Intelligence in SLP

Understanding emotions to enhance communication and conflict resolution.

4C's of 21st Century Learning

Critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, communication.

Credibility in Data Analysis

Using evidence-based practices to justify services.

Scientific Method Steps

Observe, research, hypothesize, test, analyze, conclude.

ABC Model

Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence; explains behavior occurrences.

Reinforcement vs. Punishment

Methods to shape communication behaviors.

Systematic Data Collection

Careful tracking of client progress using clear methods.

Essential Therapy Skills

Modeling, cueing, shaping, and reinforcement in therapy.