Ethics

liability insurance! You don’t have to have it but it’s important

Ethical behavior- do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.

Role of Professional Associations- ASHA for speech, American Association of Audiology for Audiologist

Americans with Disabilities act- Passed in 1979. Kids must be allowed to go to public school and be given the resources for what they need based on their disabilities.

Our code of ethics was revised in 2023-

Documentation gets easier as you go along

You can be publicly acknowledged for what you do wrong

Evidence based practice

We want to make sure that we are working towards the client/caregivers goals

Socioeconomic background- they

Pico

1. Patient/Problem-

2. Intervention-

3. Comparison/Control-

4. Outcome-