Chapter 2 Flashcards
Preprofessional association for students interested in the study of communication sciences and disorders
NSSLHA
Treatment of any significant condition to prevent, alleviate, or cure it
Therapy
36-week full time clinical experience to be eligible for certificate of clinical competence
Clinical fellowship
Additional education training required by the ASHA and most states throughout a professional’s career to help the professional remain current in the field
Continuing education units
Appropriate and necessary education, training, and experience required for SLP’s and AuD’s
Scope of practice
Overall clinical activities to understand an individuals disabilities and abilities before treatment
Evaluation
Decision making process that is used unconsciously by clinicians
clinical intuition
Hospital where patients are treated for brief but severe episodes of illness, injury, trauma, or during recovery from surgery
Acute care hospital
Level of care needed by patients who don’t require acute care but who are medically fragile and require special services
Subacute hospital
Provides extended medical nursing, or custodial care for individuals over a prolonged period
Convalescent hospital
Support person who performs tasks as prescribed, directed and supervised by SLPs
Speech language pathology assistant
What are some personality traits that are good in communication science disorder professionals?
Encouraging, emotionally stable, patient, empathic, sensitive to others, self-aware
Working with other professionals and family members
Team approach
When did medical culture begin to put an emphasis on rehabilitation?
After WWII
