CSAD 330 Communication Intervention Principles

for exam 3

three reasons why we might treat a client

to eliminate an underlying deficit/problem, to modify a disorder, or to teach compensatory strategies

example of eliminating an underlying deficit/problem

improving motor strength with swallows

example of modifying the disorder

improving pragmatics for someone with autism

example of teaching compensatory strategies

prompts for writing for students with DLD

target behavior

the foundation of any treatment; what you want the client to be able to do; must be specific; helps you determine the four key components of treatment

examples of target behaviors

recognizing 90% of words when screening in a silent room; producing /r/ in the initial position in words

the key components of treatment

treatment approach, context for treatment, treatment strategies, and data collection

the four treatment decisions

context, frequency, instruction, and data

context of treatment

where and with what treatment will occur; what is the “platform” for treatment - consider narratives, conversations, and real life activities like driving and cooking dinner

teaching episode

how you teach a client correct vs. incorrect responses following a prompt; feedback should be precise, consistent, short, and match the theory of the treatment

frequency of treatment

how often and how long treatment is; a.k.a dosage; how frequent are sessions? how long are sessions? how many total sessions?

instruction of treatment

involves either a specific treatment approach or treatment strategies; depends on the target behavior

treatment approach examples

SKILL, SPELL links, minimal pairs, cycles approach, and prelinguistic milieu teaching

treatment strategy examples

semantic mapping, easy onset, chin tucks, and laryngeal elevation; you can pick and choose them from various approaches

data collection of treatment

can be quantitative or qualitative; three types - treatment data, progress monitoring data, and fidelity of treatment data

treatment data

data that is taken in a session; quick; related to a goal but not necessarily in direct alignment with it

progress monitoring data

data that aligns with the treatment goal; taken in regular intervals but not all the time; should be observable

fidelity of treatment data

data taken about the SLP - are you doing what you said you would? involves the key activities and the teaching episode; tells you the order of treatment, length of time of treatment, and the when/how/frequency of the teaching episode implementation