midterm Flashcards
What is a profession?
People
*Specialized knowledge and skills
*Shared occupation
Standards
*Education (CAA)
*Skills and knowledge in practice (CFCC)
*Credentials (CCC)
Conduct/Ethics
*Code of Ethics
*Required codes of conduct of employer
Ancient History-
Rhetoric education conducted to improve oratory skills; evidence of therapy of tongue (speech) and voice
Middle Ages-
Sign language, lip reading, written language and pictures emerged for deaf
17th Century
Textbooks in medicine describing ear and vocal mechanisms and theories of audition and phonation
19th Century- (1800’s) In Europe
began to see people writing about hearing, deafness, stuttering, aphasia, child development.
Our roots were in the combined concern of speech and hearing (hearing impaired population)
Term “speech correction” emerged in Scotland/England as profession.
1860’s
The Bells (Alexander G. Bell and Alexander M. Bell) = elocutionists
Developed “Visible Speech” for HI
Worked to transmit sound via electric energy (became 1st telephone)
Developed early version of audiometer in Boston at “School of Vocal Physiology”
The Bell lab developed sound spectrograph
Along with Thomas Gallaudet
origin of deaf education, audiology, rehabilitation audiology, aural rehabilitation
20th Century
Emergence of the profession as we know it
1914 1st graduate program
University of Wisconsin
1921 First PhD in SLP
Sara Strinchfield (Hawke)
1924
Dr. Carl Seashore (PhD, Yale, Psychology)Founded Dept. of Speech Disorders at University of Iowa. Appointed Dr. Lee Travis as Director (PhD, Iowa, Psychology with SLP emphasis 1924)
Robert West, PhD- UWisconsin 1927 (1st ASHA president)
Early 1900’s
National Education Association (NEA) formed group and Natl. Association of Teachers of Speech (NATS)
1918
National Society for the Study and Correction of Speech Disorders (NSSCSD)
1925 -
(December) American Academy of Speech Correction formed (AASC)
1927
American Society for the Study of Disorders of Speech
1934
American Speech Correction Association
1947
American Speech and Hearing Association
1978
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Bylaws of Our Profession one and two
Article 1: name and seal
Article 2:
* To encourage basic scientific study of the processes of individual human communication with special reference to speech, language, hearing, and related disorders;
* To promote high standards and ethics for the academic and clinical preparation of individuals entering the discipline of human communication sciences and disorders;
* To promote the acquisition of new knowledge and skills for those within the discipline;
* To promote investigation, prevention, and the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of human communication and related disorders;
* To foster improvement of clinical services and intervention procedures concerning such disorders;
* To stimulate exchange of information among persons and organizations, and to disseminate such information;
* To inform the public about communication sciences and disorders, related disorders, and the professionals who provide services;
* To advocate on behalf of persons with communication and related disorders;
* To promote the individual and collective professional interests of the members of the Association.