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What is Communication sciences and disorders (CSD)?

A

Study of sciences relating to speech and language
development, anatomy, physiology and its disorders as it
pertains to the speech mechanism, which may affect effective
communication, feeding and/or safe swallow.

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Name professions of CSD?

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Speech-Language Pathology (Pathologists)

  1. Audiology (Audiologists)
  2. Speech-Language Science (Scientists)
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What is Speech-language Pathology (SLP)?

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is a discipline in which

professionals specialize in communication sciences and disorders.

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Professionals in this field, speech
language pathologists (SLPs) are able to….?
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evaluate and treat communication disorders that are caused by:
• cognitive
• language (receptive and/or expressive skills)
• pragmatic deficits
• articulation
• fluency (stuttering)
• voice deficiencies
• feeding and swallowing issues
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SLPs are expected to have met certain

requirements needed to earn state credentials:

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earned a master degree in the field of CSD
• passed a comprehensive exam
• completed at least 300 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum.

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What is ASHA

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American Speech Language Hearing Association

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Audiologists ?

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are professionals who specialize in the
screening, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating auditory
disorders of individuals across the lifespan

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What is a Graphemes?

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letters to represent a phoneme when spelling words

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SLPs should work collaboratively within an?

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interdisciplinary
team or multi-disciplinary team comprised of professionals of
from various disciplines) to address the goals of the individuals
with communication disorders and/or feeding/swallowing
issues.

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What does ASHA provide ?

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Provides:
• CSD standards for professional certifications
• CCC national certification to SLPs meeting eligibility criteria
• Code of ethics for professionals in the CSD field (ASHA, 2017)

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AHCA stands for?

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American Health Care Administration

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DOE stands for?

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Department of Education

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AAA stands for?

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American Academy of Audiology (

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CAA Stands for?

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Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

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NSSLHA Stands for?

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National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association

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