CSAD 663: Principles of Intervention FINAL

Please rate the verb choice in the following goal. Meredith will use a head turn with all sips of honey-thick liquid during breakfast and lunch trials using visual and verbal cues provided by the clinician by Sept. 30, 2020.

0, 1, 2?

1 - use is a observable behavior, but leaves some interpretation and is vague

Rate the functionality of the following goal. Meredith will use a head turn with all sips of honey-thicken liquid during breakfast and lunch trials using visual and verbal cues provided by the clinician by Sept. 30, 2020.

0, 1, 2?

2 - the goal is functional, Meredith using the head turn allows her to stay safe while consuming the liquid

Please rate the target behavior in the following goal. Meredith will use a head turn with all sips of honey-thicken liquid during breakfast and lunch trials using visual and verbal cues provided by the clinician by Sept. 30, 2020.

0, 1, 2?

2 - the target behavior is one observable goal that is clearly stated

Why do we write goals for our clients?

• to direct treatment

• for reimbursement purposes

• to evaluate client progress

• all of the above

all of the above

You have a client that has 4 goals. The client must meet goal 1 before you target goal 2 and goal 2 must be met before you target goal 3. This would indicate which goal attack strategy is being used?

• horizontal

• diagonal

• vertical

• cyclical

vertical

Which aspect of a goal is impacted most by the integration of the ICF model of disability?

• functionality

• criteria

• target behavior

• client

functionality

Goals are anchored by what aspect of the goal?

• criteria

• context

• client

• target behavior

target behavior

Please rate the functionality of the following goal. Given 20 words or pictures and a verbal prompt or model, Jacque will articulate the sound of /s/ in all positions of words at the word level with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

0, 1, 2?

1 - the goal has to be interpreted to be functional (yes /s/ sounds are important but why? saying words, okay then say that)

You are targeting 3 goals in your treatment plan. You decide that each treatment session you will target each goal. What goal attack strategy are you using?

horizontal

Please rate the target behavior in the following goal. Given 20 words or pictures and a verbal prompt or model, Jacque will articulate the sound of /s/ in all positions of words at the word level with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities.

0, 1, 2?

1 - articulating the sound in all positions is 3 separate behaviors, not just one

The client has 3 goals written on his plan of care to minimize the client’s use of phonological processes. Donald is planning to work on final consonant deletion for 4 sessions, then cluster reduction for 4 sessions, and last fronting for 4 sessions. What goal attack strategy is Donald using?

• horizontal approach

• cyclical approach

• vertical approach

• diagonal approach

cyclical approach

The aspect of the goal that is related to the type of data that we will take is _____.

measurability

target behavior

functionality

context

measurability - what are we measuring, how, how many?

Please rate target behavior in the following goal for a child in the schools. By May 15, 2024, Tabitha will produce all consonants correctly with 90% accuracy when retelling a story that earns a rubric score of 18 on the MISL.

0, 1, 2?

1 - we have two target behaviors (articulation + narrative retell)

Please rate verb choice in the following goal. By December 2023, Jack will independently understand 10 family members names with prompted by the SLP while looking at a picture album in his room.

0, 1, 2?

0 - understand is metacognitive, we cannot measure it

Please rate context-B (level of assistance) in the following goal. By May 15,2024, Tabitha will produce all consonants correctly with 90% accuracy when retelling a story that earns a rubric score of 18 on the MISL.

0 - we get no information on whether she’s doing this independently, with cues from the SLP, how many cues?

Please rate context-A (environment/activity) in the following goal. By May 15, 2024, Tabitha will produce all consonants correctly with 90% accuracy when retelling a story that earns a rubric score of 18 on the MISL.

0, 1, 2?

1 - we know the activity is narrative reel but we don’t know what kind of story is being used

Please rate context-B of the following goal. By December 2023, Jack will independently understand 10 family member names when prompted by the SLP while looking at a picture album in his room.

0, 1, 2?

2 - it says independenlty

Please rate verb choice in the following goal. By May 15, 2024, Tabitha will produce all consonants correctly with 90% accuracy when retelling a story that earns a rubric score of 18 on the MISL.

0, 1, 2?

1 - produce is vague (will she say it, sign it, point to it, write it down?)

Please rate target behavior in the following goal. By December 2023, Jack will independently understand 10 family members names when prompted by the SLP while looking at a picture album in his room.

0, 1, 2?

2 - this is one specific behavior

Please rate functionality in the following goal. By December 2023, Jack will independently understand 10 family members names when prompted by the SLP while looking at a picture album in his room.

0, 1, 2?

2 - this is a functional task for someone who is older and needs to recognize family members

Please rate the timeframe for the following goal. By December 2023, Jack will independently understand 10 family members names when prompted by the SLP while looking at a picture album in his room.

0, 1, 2?

1 - doesn’t include date of the day

You have received a goal from a newly transferred student, you are looking at the goal and can’t figure out how well the student needs to produce /b/ to meet the goal. Which area is likely missing from the goal?

timeframe

context

target behavior

measurability

measurability

Please rate context-a in the following goal. Beth will improve her receptive language skills to age appropriate levels when independently following directions from the SLP to 80% accuracy.

0, 1, 2?

1 - following direction is the noted activity, but we don’t get enough information about what directions are being given, how often, etc.

Please rate target behavior in the following goal. Beth will improve her receptive language skills to age appropriate levels when independently following directions from the SLP to 80% accuracy.

0, 1, 2?

0 - receptive language skills is vague, and there isn’t a way for us to measure it based off of the goal

Please rate functionality in the following goal. By August 31, 2022, Jack will correctly say the names of 10 different family members when looking at a picture album with the SLP.

0, 1, 2?

2 - this is a functional task for this age group

Please rate context-B in the following goal. Beth will improve her receptive language skills to age appropriate levels when independently following directions from the SLP to 80% accuracy.

0, 1, 2?

2 - it says independently

Please rate verb choice in the following goal. By August 31, 2022, Jack will correctly say the names of 10 different family members when looking at a picture album with the SLP.

0, 1, 2?

2 - say is a clear, observable verb

Please rate verb choice in the following goal. Beth will improve her receptive language skills to age appropriate levels when independently following directions from the SLP to 80% accuracy.

0, 1, 2?

0 - improve is vague, not observable

Please rate target behavior in the following goal. By August 31, 2022, Jack will correctly say the names of 10 different family members when looking at a picture album with the SLP.

0, 1, 2?

2 - this is a singular, observable behavior

Please rate context-B in the following goal. By August 31, 2022, Jack will correctly say the names of 10 different family members when looking at a picture album with the SLP.

0, 1, 2?

0 - doesn’t say whether the SLP is just there or helping, no idea if we are cueing or independent…

Please rate target behavior in the following goal. By August 31, 2023, Mackenzie will use 3 or more words 15 times during 5 minutes of play with the SLP.

0, 1, 2?

2 - one observable behavior

Please rate measurement in the following goal. By August 31, 2023, Mackenzie will use 3 or more words 15 times during 5 minutes of play with the SLP.

0, 1, 2?

2 - 15 times during 5 minutes of play is clear

Please rate functionality in the following goal. By August 31, 2023, Mackenzie will use 3 or more words 15 times during 5 minutes of play with the SLP.

0, 1, 2?

2 - verbal communication is functional

What is the target behavior in this goal? By August 31, 2023, Mackenzie will use 3 or more words 15 times during 5 minutes of play with the SLP.

15 times

August 31, 20203

during 5 minutes of play

3 or more word combinations

3 or more word combinations

Which component is rated a 0 for this goal? By August 31, 2023, Mackenzie will use 3 or more words 15 times during 5 minutes of play with the SLP.

measurement

target behavior

timeframe

context 4b

context 4b - we don’t know what cues look like or if this is independent

What is an error commonly done in therapy?

not taking data

taking treatment data throughout the entire session

taking data sporadically

taking treatment data throughout the entire session - time consuming

You ask a parent to complete a questionnaire on how well a child follows directions using a rating scale (none of the time, occasionally, half the time, most of the time, always). This data would be what?

quantitative

observational

qualitative

control

qualitative

Which of the following is something a clinician can do to elicit a specific behavior in a naturalistic manner?

ask yes or no questions

probe

model

request client to imitate

probe

You have a client that needs to improve his productions of s blends during conversation with the examiner for 15 minutes. Every 6 sessions you gather a conversational sample and analyze it for s blends. What type of data would this be?

progress monitoring data

At the beginning of your treatment session to help a client recall her family member’s names, you look through the pictures of 6 family members and not how many she can name. You then spend 15 minutes looking at her picture album of 3 of the 6 and use your cueing hierarchy to help her learn their names. Then you look at the 6 family members from before and see how many she can name then. The data you take on the 3 untreated family members is what data?

control data

You have received a goal from a newly transferred student, you are looking at the goal and can’t figure out what exactly to target in treatment because it says “improve intelligibility to age-appropriate levels.” You are unsure if the client has articulate, phonological processing, voice, or fluency concerns. Which part of the goal needs improved so you can identify the correct treatment approach to use?

target behavior - so we know what to target

Why do we collect treatment data in each treatment session?

to include billing documentation

to ensure treatment is resulting in improvements

to provide an objective rationale for treatment decisions

all of the above

all of the above

You goal for your client is to improve the recall of family members’ names when looking at pictures. The client needs to be able to name at least 10 of 12 family members. At the beginning of your treatment session, you start by seeing how well the client can name 6 family members when you through pictures in the album. You then pick only 3 of these family members to practice naming during the session. After therapy, you look at the same 6 family members from before and see how many she can name then. The data before and after your 15 minutes of therapy would be what data?

treatment session data - taken at beginning and end of session

An error that commonly happens when taking data during a treatment session is which of the following?

taking data throughout the entire session when the client is practicing the target behavior and receiving clinician feedback on these productions (doesn’t show true skill if they are getting feedback to improve)

You goal for your client is to improve the recall of family members’ names when looking at pictures. The client needs to be able to name at least 10 of 12 family members. At the beginning of your treatment session, you start by seeing how well the client can name 6 family members when you through pictures in the album. You then pick only 3 of these family members to practice naming during the session. After therapy, you look at the same 6 family members from before and see how many she can name then. The data you take on the 3 family members who were not practiced in treatment would be what type of data?

control data

Jackson has another client that is targeting final consonant deletion, the client says ‘da’ for ‘dog’ when playing memory and looking at the card of the ‘dog’ and Jackson says ‘dog’ immediately after him. This is an example of:

a recast (saying it back correctly)

A teaching episode is initiated by which of the following?

a cueing hierarchy

feedback

a prompt

a language facilitation technique

prompt - need it to get the behavior from the client

The purpose of the teaching episode is to provide the client an opportunity to practice using ____ followed by _____.

the target behavior, feedback

Since the client has produce the correct vocalic ‘r’ in the past, when Sarah goes through her prompts in a specific order to obtain a correct production, what type of facilitation technique would this be?

expansion

recast

prompting hierarchy

modeling

prompting hierarchy

Jackson is going therapy with his adult client. They are working on longer utterances. After the client says “want water”, he says “you want a glass of cold ice water”. Which facilitation technique would be best to elicit longer utterances?

expansion

You are working with a client who would like to order his own meal at a restaurant. Which facilitation technique below would provide different levels of assistance to the client during treatment and could also be shared with those with whom he frequently goes out to eat?

Prompting or Cueing Hierarchy

Facilitation techniques such as recasts or expansions provide the client what type of feedback?

implicit

direct

explicit

specific

implicit - you aren’t telling them to say it right, you’re modeling it for them

A method for improving fidelity of treatment is:

to use a checklist of the active ingredients/steps for the treatment

to use a treatment that has a treatment manual

observe yourself administering testing using a recording

all of the above

all of the above

The key feature in treatment is that the clinician provides the client __ during teaching episodes as opposed to when gathering treatment data.

feedback - provided during teaching episodes, not during treatment data collection

The SLP is working with a client on articulation of /f/. The SLP points to her lip when he says “tire” for fire. The client then corrects himself saying ‘fire’. What was the facilitation technique the SLP used?

visual cue

Which of the following would be included in the plan of care?

plan for a teaching episode

evidence-based rationale for treatment

data collection plan

fidelity of treatment plan

data collection plan

The primary purpose of the plan of care is to ____.

obtain pre-approval from insurance or Medicare/Medicaid

identify the treatment approach and frequency of treatment

establish the short-term goals

all of the above

all of the above

The primary purpose of the plan of care is to ____.

document the client’s daily progress

share how the client is participating in treatment

establish the short term goals

dismiss the client from treatment

establish the short-term goals