exam 2 Flashcards
what is assessment?
the process of collecting and interpreting relevant data for clinical decision making
what is the purpose of assessment?
Description
Differential diagnosis
Intervention planning
Outcome measurement
what is diagnosis?
assigning an individual to a particular category based on attributes, characteristics, and behaviors
what is evaluation?
the actual process used while arriving at a diagnosis
what is the emphasis of the medical model?
identification of possible causes
what is appraisal phase?
collection of quantitative and qualitative data
what is the diagnosis phase?
interpretation of these data in order to decide whether a problem exists and differentiate problem from other similar problems (differential diagnosis)
what is the descriptive developmental mode?
Emphasis is placed on describing the clients’ present communication behaviors rather than on causal factors or categorization of the disorder.
appraisal and diagnosis phase are less distinct
what is the medical model focus on?on?
identification of possible causes?
what is the descriptive-development model?
describing the clients’ present communication behaviors rather than on causal factors or categorization of the disorder.
are appriasal and diagnosis distinct in the descriptive-deveopmental model?
no
what are the 3 most important assessment tools for SLP?
Foundational knowledge and skills
Professional knowledge and skills
Cultural competence
how do you assure a child-friendly assessment?
Ensure that a child has the opportunity to contribute information, thoughts, ideas, and feelings beyond his or her performance on a test
what is the assessment context consist of?
physicial environment- location, room, background noise
what should you consider for assessment context?
Consider what context will enable you to best assess children’s performance (on the day) and capacity (the best they can do)
multidisciplinary
Professionals typically work independently within their own discipline-specific parameters
interdisciplinary
Maintain their discipline-specific identities, but have a coordinated organizational structure to identify children’s areas of need; work interdependently
what is referral?
Gather information and find out the reason for the referral; begin to generate a hypothesis
what is background info?
gather case history information
what are assessments useful for?
- describing children’s abilities and weaknesses
- diagnosing presence or absence of SSD
- plan intervention
- measuring the outcome of intervention
what are standardized assessments?
they are consistent, can be norm or criterion referenced
what are informal assessments?
not standardized or accompanies by normative data
what are developmental scores?
age equivalent and grade equivalents
what do criterion referenced assessments do?
Measure a child’s performance against the ability to produce a target skill rather than against other children’s performance on a tool designed to assess that skill
are criterion-referenced assessments standardized or informal
can be both
what do criterion referenced tests allow us to measure?
to measure skills in terms of absolute levels of mastery.
what does criterion referenced test do?
do not tell us whether an individual differs significantly from the norm but are useful in helping to establish baseline functioning, developing intervention targets and in documenting progress.
what are the limitations of standardized measures?
does not represent of real world
cannot accomodate differences