1/31-2/14-Foundations of Therapeutic Process Ch. 2

Question 1

SLPs do not heal or cure, what do we work to do?

Answer 1

improve quality of life by reducing impairments of body functions and structures, activity/imitation, participation restrictions, and environmental barriers of individuals they serve

we prevent, diagnose, habilitate, rehabilitate, and enhance the skills, activities, structures, and functions of clients

Question 2

What is designed for the intervention of communication disorders?

Answer 2

broad based professional procedures, activities, and interactions with clients are designed for the intervention of communication disorders

not simply correct disorders, but facilitate improvement!

Question 3

What may we feel as we transition from being a student to being a professional?

Answer 3

apprehension b/c the skills required are vast, the credentialing process is grueling, you may want to scream!

Question 4

What is the best way to build confidence?

Answer 4

Experience

both positive & negative experiences teach

Question 5

what are we encouraged to do?

Answer 5

• gather information
• interpret findings
• develop conclusions with appropriate rationales

Question 6

How can we begin to understand concepts related to the profession while building confidence?

Answer 6

via repeated exercises in systematic questioning, hypothesizing, analyzing, testing and reaching conclusions

Question 7

What are some suggestions to build confidence in the therapy process?

Answer 7

read client files from beginning of therapy to ending to develop a sense of how therapy proceeds

talk to former clinicians, if available

develop relationship with professionals for observations in the same setting

Question 8

What are some confidence builders?

Answer 8

1. think about rand practice communicative style to introduce yourself
2. practice your handshake
3. practice appropriate business eye contact
4. be sure you are wearing comfortable attire
5. become familiar with forms
6. plan well for all aspects of therapy–environment
7. practice the session
8. determine fi contact w/ caregivers will be possible
9. know the payment arrangements
10. practice as if someone is taking notes on every aspect

Question 9

What is ASHA Code of Ethics Principle I?

Answer 9

Individuals shall honor their responsibility to hold
paramount the welfare of persons they serve
professionally.

Question 10

What is ASHA Code of Ethics Principle II?

Answer 10

Individuals shall honor their responsibility to achieve and maintain the highest level of professional competence.

Question 11

Who is ASHA?

Answer 11

They are a professional organization. They provide guidelines for best practice, give us our Cs, & provide guidance for continuing education.

Question 12

What is ASHA Code of Ethics Principle III?

Answer 12

Individuals shall honor their responsibility to public by promoting public understanding of the professions, by supporting the development of services designed to fulfill the unmet needs of the public, and by providing accurate information in all communications involving any aspect of the professions, including the dissemination of research findings and scholarly activities, and the promotion, marketing, and advertising of product and services.

Question 13

What is ASHA Code of Ethics Principle IV?

Answer 13

Individuals shall honor their responsibilities to the
professions and their relationships with colleagues,
students, and members of other professions and
disciplines

Question 14

Why is the code of ethics important?

Answer 14

• ensures quality in someone who has their Cs
• Continuity
• Standard level of care
• Gives you boundaries (right or wrong)
• Holds us accountable

Question 15

How do we learn to be ethical?

Answer 15

• Reading ASHA’s code of ethics
• Piaget’s stages of development?- Formal??? REVIEW!
• Experiences and learning
• assimilations

Question 16

What does EHA stand for? and what did it dictate?

Answer 16

• Education for all handicapped children (1975)
• Free and Appropriate public education for all.
• non inclusive education
• Individualized education plan (IEP)
• Prior to 1975 an SLP could put whoever/whenever on their caseload and dismiss whoever/whenever

Question 17

What are the IEP Provisions?

Answer 17

1. FAPE (Free and Appropriate Public Education)

2. LRE (Least Restrictive Environment)

Question 18

When was the EHA amended, what does it qualify children for?

Answer 18

• Amended in 1986 to include 0-5 year olds
• Preschool programs are served through the school district
• early intervention programs are served through private entities that contract out.

Question 19

What you can accomplish in 1 year of early intervention, takes what amount of time in the schools?

Answer 19

1 yr of Early intervention=7 years tx. in public schools

Question 20

EHA was amended again in 1990 and it was changed to what act?

Answer 20

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Question 21

What did IDEA mandate in 1990?

Answer 21

• provides transportation services
• extended eligibility to children with Autism and TBI
• Added assistive technology devices
• Extended provisions of the LRE-Allowed mainstreaming

Question 22

What was the second provision of the IEP?

Answer 22

least restrictive environment (LRE)

Question 23

When IDEA was amended in 1997, what did they expand it to cover?

Answer 23

• expanded to include developmentally delayed children between three and nine years of age
• it also required parents to attempt to resolve disputes with schools and Local Educaitonal Agencies (LEAs) through mediation, and provided a process for doing so.
• The amendments authorized additional grants for technology, disabled infants and toddlers, parent training, and professional development

Question 24

In 2004, IDEA was amended again, what is it now known as?

Answer 24

• On Dec. 3 2004, IDEA was amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, now known as IDEIA
• Several provisions aligned IDEA with No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
• It authorized fifteen states to implement 3-year IEPs on a trial basis when parents continually agree.

Question 25

What does the Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 support?

Answer 25

the equitable treatment and rights to services for clients regardless of whether and IEP or an ISFP was in place for the client

Question 26

What is the qualification required for speech services in the public schools?

Answer 26

7th percentile or lower on 2 subtests is required for speech services

Question 27

When a child is 3 years old or older what does a child qualify for?

Answer 27

• annual & triennial IEP

- 7th percentile or lower qualifies you for IEP

Question 28

If child is less than three years old, what do they qualify for?

Answer 28

IFSP–Individualized Family Service Plan

• 0-2 yrs. old: demonstrate 33% delay age equivalent
• 2-3 yrs. old: Demonstrate 50% delay age equivalent

Question 29

What are some other laws that were put in place to help people with disabilities,and what are their accommodations?

Answer 29

• Section 504 (of Rehab Act of 1973)
• American with Disabilities Act 1990 (ADA)
• Equitable treatment and rights to services for clients regardless of whether they have IEP or not
  
  • 504: it’s accommodations & Modifications
  • 504: it can go along with an IEP or in lieu of an IEP