CH 1 SLP Treatment settings, Neurogenic Communication Disorders, intro to Speech, Language, and Cognition

Skilled Nursing Facility

24 hr care for patient from nurses assistant, cna, etc

Acute Care Facility

Patient severely injured/surgery, very fragile, SLP works with anyone in hospital setting, ICUs, CCU, NICU

Rehabilitation Facility

therapies of Occupation, Physical, Speech-Language, can be acute/long-term acute

Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

Community dwellers who come to outpatient clinic to be seen

Home Health Care

Neither inpatient nor outpatient, SLP goes to the home of the client/patient, receiving care at home.

Hospice Care

Palliative care; the main goal of care is comfort. (Goal is not to reverse disease)

Children's hospital

Can have the areas of SNF, acute care, rehab, outpatient rehab, home health, hospice

Schools

See kids pulled out of class to treat communication disorders., Kids with neurogenetic communication disorders can also be here

Additional settings

Private Practice, Travel

Explain the importance of evidence-based practice in speech-language Pathology

So we have evidence to support our treatment and care as SLP (reputation and legitimacy)

Neurogenic Communication Disorders

A problem with communication as a result of damage to the brain or other part of the nervous system.

Examples of Neurogenic Communication Disorders

The aphasia, The dysarthria, Apraxia of speech, Right-hemisphere disorders, Dementia

SLPs treat

reading, writing, auditory comprehension, verbal expression (Not the disorders !)

Speech

Sounds the mouth makes to produce words, composed of voice, articulation, fluency

Articulation

Exhalation, Resonation, Respiration

Language

arbitrary set of symbols used to communicate

Language Involves

reading, writing, auditory comprehension, verbal expression,(ALWAYS HAS expressive and receptive components)