Test 1 Flashcards

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What are some of the unethical practices listed in the 1930’s Ethics?

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To guarantee to cure a disorder, to make rash promises, untrustworthy advertising, to advertise to correct disorders by correspondence only…

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Why do we need a code of ethics?

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To protect clients and their welfare, to maintain our professional reputation and behavior, to guide us in ethical decisions, to have a standard against which for clients to evaluate our behavior

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What is different about the new code of ethics?

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Framework and focused guide for professionals in support of day to day decision making related to professional conduct. It is partly obligatory and partly aspirational in defining the role!

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What are the four principles of ethics that form the underlying philosophical basis?

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  1. Responsibility to persons served professionally and to research participants
  2. Responsibility for one’s professional competence
  3. Responsibility to the public
  4. Responsibility for professional relationships
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What falls under 1) responsibility to persons served professionally and to research participants?

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Not discriminating, not delegating to students what should not be, ensuring client understands what’s going to happen, confidentiality, prognosis reasonable, harassment…

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What falls under 2) responsibility for one’s professional competence?

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Engage only in aspects you feel competent in, engage in lifelong learning, complying with research rules, competence with tech…

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What falls under 3) responsibility to the public?

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Info given is accurate and complete, can’t suggest only solution if financial stake…

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What falls under 4) responsibility for professional relationships?

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If you’re using someone’s idea, give attribution, collaborate with others, harassment…

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What are questions asked in the decision-making framework?

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What is the ethical question?
What do we know? What do we need to know?
Who is involved?
What are possible actions?
What ethical guidance supports/contradicts?

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What is usually the best way to make ethical decision?

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A little give from both sides- if there’s consensus for proposed action? Procede! If not? Look at conflicts that arise and analyze again.

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Why is public policy important to SLP’s?

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Play a significant role in determining how clinical decisions are made, where and when clinical services are provided and how/if expenses are reimbursed.

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Overview of public policy timeline?

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MA was first in nation to have Special Ed Law in 1972, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was part of war on poverty in 1965, 1975 Education of all Handicapped Children, 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Act IDEA, No child left behind 2001 (controversial, underfunded, one size fits all), then 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act reenacted with proposals to reduce paperwork and better provider qualification

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What were main points of IDEA improvement act?

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Changed ID of specific learning disabilities, local education agency are encouraged to consolidate IEP meetings and reevaluate meetings, introduced response to intervention, free and appropriate education

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Part B versus Part C of IDEA

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B is 3-21 outlines in IEP (individualized ed program), C is infants birth through 2 outlined in IFSP (individualized family service plan)

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What is common core (2009)?

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Designed to ensure that students are prepared for today’s entry level careers, and freshman college courses. More of a focus on developing critical thinking, problem solving, with standards to measure student progress. MA adopted in 2013/14.

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How does common core apply to SLP’s?

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Students read stories and are challenged to refer back to what they read, critical thinking is stressed, with problem solving… Adapt for those with disabilities–> individual instruction, support, accommodations, assistive devices

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What replaced no child left behind?

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Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015- more state control in judging school quality, unknown if will be implemented

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What do IEP regulations do?

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Tighten definitions and clarify three step process for eligibility, ID disability

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Three steps to establish IEP eligibility?

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Presence of a disability, lack of progress caused by disability, need for specially designed instruction

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WHAT is an IEP? What does it provide?

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A description of how student learns, and demonstrates learning, description of how school staff will help student learn. Provides focus on what will make biggest difference for student.

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What is a vision statement?

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What is the vision for student?
Consider next 1-5 years, at age 14 is based on students preferences and interests, include outcomes of adult living, education, working environments…

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What can be modified/specially designed to make effective progress for student during IEP?

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Modify content, methodology/delivery, performance criteria…

23
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The IEP considers present levels of educational performance in …

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general curriculum and other education needs

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IEP goals should be…

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Annual, measurable

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An IEP is a contract between…

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The parent and school district

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Important to remember that in terms of an IEP, no…

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meetings, students, teams, or way are alike

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What is the good faith effort?

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Federal regulation that says a school district must provide special education in accordance with IEP, and make good effort to assist child in achieving goals

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What is the difference between IEP and 504?

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IEP is plan to ensure that child who has disability receives specialized instruction/services, 504 is plan to ensure child with disability receives accommodations to ensure success and access to environment, but does not require specialized instruction

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Do all children with disabilities require specialized instruction?

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No- but those who do fall under IDEA, and IEP is developed. IDEA is more involved that 504 and requires documentation of growth.

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What is RTI?

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Response to not over identifying kids as special ed with prevention model- primary level requires universal screenings to determine current level, accommodations to ensure students have access to instruction, problem solving to ID interventions to address problems-secondary addresses needs of students who do not respond to primary instruction- small group instruction/adult led, consistent (SLP consult role)- third level is most intensive, individualized (some will not ID until after 3rd level tried by teacher)

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What is some incentive for education innovation/reform?

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Grant rewards states creating conditions for education innovation and reform, encourages states to work together toward system of common standards that build toward career/college readiness, expanding support to teachers and principals, supporting data systems to improve instruction (statewide data system), asking states to turn around struggling schools by prioritizing, demonstrating education reform (collaborating with businesses, stakeholders)

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What is indirect service delivery?

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Training paras, parents, providing consults, mostly those who no longer need direct

33
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What is multi-, inter-, transdisciplinary models?

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Multi- lots of disciplines
Inter- disciplines working together to interpret findings
Trans- All working together with 1 assessment (Coyne)

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What is role of SLP in tier 1? Tier 2? Tier 3?

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Provide indirect services to support students in curriculum, may have indirect or direct involvement, tier 3 direct speech

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What is workload v caseload? Which is better for recruitment/retention

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Workload is planning time, collab, caseload is only # of students.
Caseload limits service delivery models whereas workload allows for flexibility.
High caseloads= burnout, greater job satisfaction with workload

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What is a key part of SLP being involved in RTI approach??

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Flexible scheduling (workload approach)

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What might a flexible schedule look like for an SLP? (4)

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Traditional combines pull out with push in, receding provides intense and then reduces direct while increasing indirect 9artic), cyclical provides direct for period and then none/indirect, block sessions longer but less frequent

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What are an SLP’s range of responsibilities?

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Prevention, assessment, intervention, program design, data collection/analysis, compliance