Exam 1: Ethics and Professional Practice Flashcards
List the charges of the Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC) (4).
- To define standards for clinical certification.
- To apply standards in granting certification to individuals.
- To have the final authority to withdraw certification in cases where certification has been granted on the basis of inaccurate information.
- To administer certification maintenance program.
List the standards by which the Council for Clinical Certification implements procedures.
Standard I - Degree Standard II - Education program Standard III - Program of Study Standard IV - Knowledge Outcomes Standard V - Skills Outcomes Standard VI - Assessment
Standard? The applicant for certification must have a master’s level, doctoral, or other recognized post-baccalaureate degree.
Standard I - Degree
Standard? The applicant for certification must have completed a program of study (a minimum of 36 credit hours at graduate level) that includes academic course work and supervised clinical experience sufficient in depth and breadth to achieve the specified knowledge and skills outcomes stipulated in Standard IV-A through IV-G and standard V-A through V-C.
Standard III - Programs of Study
Standard? The applicant must have demonstrated knowledge of the biological sciences, physical sciences, statistics, and the behavioral sciences.
Standard IV-A: Knowledge Outcomes
At what type of institution must the 36 graduate hours be earned through?
Must be earned in a program that addresses the knowledge and skills pertinent to the ASHA Scope of Practice in SLP.
Standard? The applicant must demonstrate knowledge of basic human communication and swallowing processes, including appropriate biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural bases.
Standard IV-B: Knowledge Outcomes
What must an applicant demonstrate for Standard IV-B: Knowledge Outcomes?
The ability to integrate information pertaining to normal and abnormal development across the life span.
Standard? The applicant must have demonstrated knowledge of communication and swallowing disorders and differences, including appropriate etiologies, characteristics, anatomical/physiological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic cultural correlates in many areas.
Standard IV-C: Knowledge Outcomes
List the areas in which an applicant for CCC must demonstrate skill and knowledge in according to Standard IV-C, Knowledge Outcomes.
- Articulation
- Fluency
- Voice and resonance (including respiration and phonation)
- Receptive and expressive language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, prelinguistic communication and paralinguistic communication) in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
- Hearing, including impact on speech and language
- Swallowing (Oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, and related fxns, including oral fxn for feeding, orofacial myology).
- Social aspects of communication (including challenging behavior, ineffective social skills, and lack of communication opportunites)
- Augmentative and alternative communication modalities
What does ICF stand for?
International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
Define ICF.
A framework that has drawn international attention on the concept of functional health since it’s publica
How does the World Health Organization (WHO) define health?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity.
How is the ICF different from the ICIDH? What does the ICF include that the ICIDH doesn’t have?
- Operational definitions for all categories and individual items.
- A complete coding system
- Neutral terminology.
- Inclusion of environmental factors
- More input from the social model orientation.
How is the ICF different from the ICIDH in terms of validity?
ICF was internationally field-tested across all professions and settings.
