CH. 1 Overview of Professions

Question 1

alternative/augmenative

Answer 1

aids or strategies that replace natural speech

Question 2

aquired

Answer 2

a disorder in communication that occurs after birth and is related to an injury or other cause (e.g., tumor, exposure to toxin, metabolic dysfunction)

Question 3

audiologist

Answer 3

a professional trained to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat persons with impairment of audiology

Question 4

CCC-A - Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology

Answer 4

a nationally recognized professional credential in the area of audiology. A person who holds the CCC-A designation has met rigorous academic and clinical criteria related to providing clinical services

Question 5

CCC-SLP

Answer 5

a nationally recognized professional credential in the area of speech-language pathology. A person who holds the CCC-SLP designation has met rigorous academic and clinical criteria related to providing clinical services

Question 6

communication disorder

Answer 6

an impairment that negatively impacts a person’s ability to communicate with another person.

Question 7

What areas can a communication disorder negatively affect?

Answer 7

the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts of verbal, nonverbal, and graphic symbol system

Question 8

developmental disorder

Answer 8

a delay/disorder in the typical development of communication that is present in childhood

Question 9

Evidence-Based Practice

Answer 9

integrating

a) clinical expertise
b) external scientific evidence
c) client perspectives to inform clinical decision-making and service delivery

Question 10

EBP

Answer 10

Evidence based practice

Question 11

Head start

Answer 11

Program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families

Question 12

specialty certification

Answer 12

an advanced credential that signifies advanced knowledge and skills in a specialized area of practice.

Question 13

SLP

Answer 13

is a professional who is trained to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders across the lifespan.

Question 14

SLPA

Answer 14

a professional who provides support services (e.g., service delivery, administrative support, prevention and advocacy) for an SLP.

Question 15

Vocational

Answer 15

work-related

Question 16

What are the major categories of the roles and responsibilities within the scope of practice of an SLP? Give an example of each category.

Answer 16

1. Assessing and treating people with communication disorders such as swallowing dysfunction
2. Diagnosing communication disorders such as acquired language disorders
3. Providing early intervention services
4. Informing the public about speech disorders

Question 17

What are the major categories of the roles and responsibilities within the scope of practice of an audiologist? Give an example of each category.

Answer 17

1. Identify dysfunction in hearing or balance
2. Assess hearing using instrumentation such as hearing aids
3. Promoting hearing wellness through designing hearing conservation pamphlets