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ALTA - ANSWER Academic Language Therapy Association
Purpose of ALTA - ANSWER establishing, maintaining, and promoting standards of
education, practice, and professional conduct for Certified Academic Language Therapists
and certified Academic Language Practitioners who are teaching students with dyslexia and
or related disorders in individual or classroom settings.
Code of Ethics: Principle 1 - ANSWER ALTA members shall maintain the highest
standards of integrity, clinical competence, and responsibility in their professional
interaction with their students.
Strictly Abide by the code - ANSWER in their interactions and dialogues in the delivery
of their professional services.
Provide all services - ANSWER with the highest standards professional competence.
Refrain from conduct involving - ANSWER fraud, deceit, dishonesty, misrepresentation,
unprofessional communication, sexual misconduct or other actions that may cause the
student physical or emotional injury.
Maintains strictly confidential student records - ANSWER in accordance with highest
professional integrity.
Can release information only if - ANSWER 1. when required by law
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, 2. with written consent from the adult student or from the parents, legal guardian, or
caretaker of a minor student
3. when there is clear and imminent danger to the student, another individual or society.
Maintain adequate records of - ANSWER professional services rendered and provide
reasonable access to these records limited by confidentiality
be familiar with all - ANSWER diagnostic data and other relevant information
regarding each student
limit professional services to - ANSWER areas of documented competencies
Shall not - ANSWER misrepresent or falsely advertise their qualifications, training,
clinical competencies, credentials or professional status
provide professional services as long as - ANSWER it is beneficial to the student
exercise caution not to - ANSWER mislead individuals by guaranteeing the results of
any therapeutic procedures or services
avoid offering any professional services to an individual - ANSWER concurrently
receiving services from another ALTA member , except with the prior knowledge and
consent of that member
do not discriminate - ANSWER according to race, ethnicity or national origin in the
delivery of professional services
Principle II - ANSWER ALTA member shall maintain the highest standards of integrity,
clinical competence, and responsibility in their professional interaction with parents, legal
guardians, or caretakers of their students.
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ALTA - ANSWER Academic Language Therapy Association
Purpose of ALTA - ANSWER establishing, maintaining, and promoting standards of
education, practice, and professional conduct for Certified Academic Language Therapists
and certified Academic Language Practitioners who are teaching students with dyslexia and
or related disorders in individual or classroom settings.
Code of Ethics: Principle 1 - ANSWER ALTA members shall maintain the highest
standards of integrity, clinical competence, and responsibility in their professional
interaction with their students.
Strictly Abide by the code - ANSWER in their interactions and dialogues in the delivery
of their professional services.
Provide all services - ANSWER with the highest standards professional competence.
Refrain from conduct involving - ANSWER fraud, deceit, dishonesty, misrepresentation,
unprofessional communication, sexual misconduct or other actions that may cause the
student physical or emotional injury.
Maintains strictly confidential student records - ANSWER in accordance with highest
professional integrity.
Can release information only if - ANSWER 1. when required by law
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, 2. with written consent from the adult student or from the parents, legal guardian, or
caretaker of a minor student
3. when there is clear and imminent danger to the student, another individual or society.
Maintain adequate records of - ANSWER professional services rendered and provide
reasonable access to these records limited by confidentiality
be familiar with all - ANSWER diagnostic data and other relevant information
regarding each student
limit professional services to - ANSWER areas of documented competencies
Shall not - ANSWER misrepresent or falsely advertise their qualifications, training,
clinical competencies, credentials or professional status
provide professional services as long as - ANSWER it is beneficial to the student
exercise caution not to - ANSWER mislead individuals by guaranteeing the results of
any therapeutic procedures or services
avoid offering any professional services to an individual - ANSWER concurrently
receiving services from another ALTA member , except with the prior knowledge and
consent of that member
do not discriminate - ANSWER according to race, ethnicity or national origin in the
delivery of professional services
Principle II - ANSWER ALTA member shall maintain the highest standards of integrity,
clinical competence, and responsibility in their professional interaction with parents, legal
guardians, or caretakers of their students.
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