1/31/14-Basic Considerations Ch.1

Question 1

How should our affect be in terms of artistry and showtime?

Answer 1

• we should be using drama, comedy, mystery–whatever it takes to elicit a behavior from our client.
• This takes a solid research base, the skills to teach, and a lot of finesse( artistry) in the middle

Question 2

Artistry and showtime requires much more than just knowledge, what does it require?

Answer 2

affect/interpersonal communication skills

Question 3

What is actually going on in a session or during therapeutic interaction?

Answer 3

• conversation among individuals
• actions of clinician
• actions of client(s)

**what is happening in the interaction is not completely about words, it is about other things

**the three things above should all be a responsive, fluid exchange between clinician and client

Question 4

What is task analysis?

Answer 4

skills are broken down into component parts. Learn parts separately, then reassemble

(**breaking down a large goal into much smaller goals)

Question 5

What two broad-based skills are absolutely necessary to be an SLP?

Answer 5

• interpersonal communication skills

- Therapeutic-specific skills

Question 6

What are interpersonal communication skills?

Answer 6

-interactions used to engage others–being natural!

**you ned to have this one b/c you can learn therapy skills, but being an interpersonal communicator is much more difficult

Question 7

What are therapeutic-specific skills?

Answer 7

fundamental core professional skills. All of these must be learned

Question 8

When we have both interpersonal communication skills and therapeutic specific skills, what do we begin to have?

Answer 8

a therapeutic mindset

Question 9

Describe therapeutic mindset

Answer 9

• we begin to prepare for a session, not just the plan of treatment but we become aware of all the possibilities:
  
  • how will I prompt this?
  • What if I get a Right answer, what then?
  • What if I get a wrong answer, what then?
  • What if behavior becomes an issue?
  • What if, what if, what if??!?!?

Question 10

What does it take to feel “ready” for anything?

Answer 10

-experience, practice, and preparation

Question 11

What three things do we need when developing a therapeutic mindset?

Answer 11

• anticipation
• evaluation
• interaction

Question 12

What is anticipation?

Answer 12

consider, predict, or anticipate what might happen based on the diagnosis, past behavior, physical limitations, etc. for the best possible to the worst possible (prepare! )

“Okay, I am here, I am read”

Question 13

What is evaluation?

Answer 13

be ready to constantly assess what is happening during the session. Am I getting what I want? Is this headed in the right direction? OR am I going to fall of a cliff here? Did I just get back on track? Why are’t they getting it? Why are they getting it?

“Ok, I am listening, I see where we are”

Question 14

What is Interaction?

Answer 14

ready to respond mode. These occur everywhere! ex: How was your wknd? You got a new iPhone, tell me about it.

Now i am going to facilitate the session on what I’ve been given

Question 15

Do SLPs correct communication disorders?

Answer 15

no, we facilitate improvement via the client

Question 16

What do we use to be effective in therapy?

Answer 16

1. interpersonal demeanor in tx
2. nonverbal behaviors & emotional affect
3. professionalism

Question 17

What is communication?

Answer 17

• a response-seeking behavior
• a real life process
• a receiver phenomenon
• complex, transitory, continuous
• a contextually based event

Question 18

What do good communicators do?

Answer 18

they seem to engage in not only message sending & receiving but playing a game of constant interaction with those words as well as other things

Question 19

What are nonverbal behaviors and what do they affect?

Answer 19

eye contact, facial cues, body language, proximity, etc..

they affect interactions, which affect relationships, which affects the client’s progress

Question 20

How did Nicolosi, Harryman, & Kresheck (2004) describe emotional affect?

Answer 20

the feeling, emotion, mood, and temperament associated with a though

Question 21

How do we as SLPs use things to our advantage?

Answer 21

• we MANIPULATE our affect to influence therapy (joy, excitement, enthusiasm, animated pitch, volume, etc…)
• We READ: affective behavior associated with the client’s work during Tx so we can respond and make treatment changes in order to keep our client in a good space

Question 22

When considering professional appearance, what should we use?

Answer 22

our best judgment

Question 23

When considering professional appearance, How should we dress?

Answer 23

-no tees or “holy” jeans

Question 24

When considering hairstyle, what should we do?

Answer 24

reconsider your mohawk

Question 25

in terms of grooming choices, what should we do for clinic?

Answer 25

consider fragrances

Question 26

What is extremely important in terms of professional demeanor?

Answer 26

communicate! call people to let them know what is happening, answer calls and emails in a timely fashion

Question 27

What should we use in terms of professional demeanor?

Answer 27

use metered confidence, professional speech and vocabulary

Question 28

What should we be in terms of professional demeanor?

Answer 28

be responsible, timely (early), calm, polite, poised, neat, and organized–available & accountable

Question 29

What should we Always try to do when in therapy?

Answer 29

always try to smile and have fun!