speech path exam 2 flashcards
assessment an cover
lang speech cognition feeding, swallowing voice fluency and hearing
assessment is more than
testing
assessment often is
multidisciplinary
testing can be part of an assessment but by itself is not
an assessment
purposes of assm.
1
identify skills that a person does and does not have in a particular area of commnication
purposes of assm. (2)
to guide the design of intervention for enhancing a persons skill in a part. area of comm
pruposes of assm (3)
to monitor a perons communicative growth and performance overtime
purposes of assm (4)
to qualify a person for special services
assm. process #1: screening and referral
screening gives a quick check of a persons performance in a part. area
assm. process #1: screening and referral
screening is differs from assessment.
screening: probes skills broadly, takes only a few mins, not costly
assessment: examines skills in a focused, indepth manner, takes hours, costs thousands
what are the four areas of knowledge that clincians should se to make a treatment decision
theoretical
empirical
practical
personal knowledge
what is theoretical knowledge
knolwdege of why something is tre
empirical knowledge
derived from scientific lit. w/ knowledge of effectiveness and efficiency of diff treatment
practical knowledge
knowledge based off experience
personal knowldeg
values and needs for the family and the client
