Week 2: Disability, Disorder, and Impairment-The Difference

Question 1

What are 5 fields that SLPs work in?.

Answer 1

Schools, Hospitals, Private Practices, Skilled Nursing Facilities(SNFs), and in orgs serving people with a specific disorder

Question 2

What is functional Speech sound disorder?

Answer 2

A phonological speech disorder that is characterized by inconsistent pronunciation of a given sound and word.

Question 3

What is an impairment?

Answer 3

-any loss or abnormality of bodily structure or function.
- may or may not function well in daily living and working situations

Question 4

What is a disorder?

Answer 4

-a reduced ability in performing activities of daily living in a particular context or environment

Question 5

What is a handicap?

Answer 5

a (social, educational, or occupational) disadvantage that results from an impairment or a disability. The disadvantage may be the result of factors in the person’s environment, including physical and attitudinal barriers

Question 6

What are the two models of disability?

Answer 6

The medical model and the social model

Question 7

What is the medical model of disability?

Answer 7

• the disability is a feature of the person and the disability is caused by an impairment.
• believes that the disability needs medical care/treatment/intervention provided by a medical professional.
• The goal is to, with treatment, correct the problem

Question 8

What is the social model of disability?

Answer 8

• the disability is a socially created problem that’s caused by physical environment, attitudes towards impairments, legal barriers, and/or social environment.
• Disability requires a political response
• goal is to change the social, physical, and legal environment

Question 9

ask what the WHO model of disability and health is?

Answer 9

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