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SLP CASE HISTORY &
CLINICAL INTERVIEW PRACTICE
50 Case-Based Interview Scenarios
Pediatric + Adult Speech-Language Pathology
50 A-D 50
SCENARIOS CLINICAL DECISIONS DETAILED RATIONALES
Case history - interview priorities - developmental history - functional impact - red flags - partner
perspectives - assessment planning
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HOW TO USE THIS PRACTICE SET
Clinical interviewing and case-history reasoning
Your task in each scenario
Read the brief case history, identify the most useful next interview question or interviewer action, choose A-D,
then compare your answer with the correct clinical choice and rationale. Focus on information that changes
assessment planning, safety, differential reasoning, participation goals, or referral decisions.
1. Pediatric speech & language 2. Adult aphasia & neurogenic 3. Voice & fluency
communication
4. Motor speech 5. Cognitive-communication 6. Dysphagia & feeding
7. AAC 8. Resonance, hearing & literacy 9. Bilingual and functional
interviewing
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SCENARIOS 1-10
Case history and clinical interview decision-making
SCENARIO 1 Pediatric Speech Sound
Client: 4-year-old with reduced intelligibility
Parent reports that unfamiliar listeners understand less than half of the child's speech and that final sounds are
often omitted. Hearing history is unclear.
Which follow-up question is the best next step in the case-history interview?
A. Ask whether the child prefers books or puzzles
B. Ask about recent or recurrent ear infections and the most recent hearing screening
C. Ask which hand the child uses for coloring
D. Ask whether the child sleeps with a night-light
Correct Clinical Choice: B. Ask about ear infections and hearing screening
Rationale: Hearing status is directly relevant when speech-sound development and intelligibility are concerns.
Recurrent otitis media or an unknown hearing history can affect access to speech sounds and should be clarified
early in the interview.
SCENARIO 2 Pediatric Language
Client: 3-year-old with limited word combinations
Caregiver says the child uses about 25 words and rarely combines them. Gestures are frequent and frustration
occurs when needs are not understood.
Which interview question would provide the most clinically useful developmental information?
A. What is the child's favorite television show?
B. When did the child begin babbling, saying first words, and combining words?
C. Does the child prefer crayons or markers?
D. How many hours does the child sleep on weekends?
Correct Clinical Choice: B. Ask about early communication milestones
Rationale: The timing and sequence of babbling, first words, and word combinations help characterize language
development and determine whether the reported pattern reflects delayed milestones or a more recent change.
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SLP CASE HISTORY &
CLINICAL INTERVIEW PRACTICE
50 Case-Based Interview Scenarios
Pediatric + Adult Speech-Language Pathology
50 A-D 50
SCENARIOS CLINICAL DECISIONS DETAILED RATIONALES
Case history - interview priorities - developmental history - functional impact - red flags - partner
perspectives - assessment planning
PASSPOINT PRO
Practice smarter. Prepare better.
,PASSPOINT PRO | SLP CLINICAL PRACTICE CASE HISTORY & CLINICAL INTERVIEW
HOW TO USE THIS PRACTICE SET
Clinical interviewing and case-history reasoning
Your task in each scenario
Read the brief case history, identify the most useful next interview question or interviewer action, choose A-D,
then compare your answer with the correct clinical choice and rationale. Focus on information that changes
assessment planning, safety, differential reasoning, participation goals, or referral decisions.
1. Pediatric speech & language 2. Adult aphasia & neurogenic 3. Voice & fluency
communication
4. Motor speech 5. Cognitive-communication 6. Dysphagia & feeding
7. AAC 8. Resonance, hearing & literacy 9. Bilingual and functional
interviewing
Speech-Language Pathology | 50 Clinical Interview Scenarios 2
, PASSPOINT PRO | SLP CLINICAL PRACTICE CASE HISTORY & CLINICAL INTERVIEW
SCENARIOS 1-10
Case history and clinical interview decision-making
SCENARIO 1 Pediatric Speech Sound
Client: 4-year-old with reduced intelligibility
Parent reports that unfamiliar listeners understand less than half of the child's speech and that final sounds are
often omitted. Hearing history is unclear.
Which follow-up question is the best next step in the case-history interview?
A. Ask whether the child prefers books or puzzles
B. Ask about recent or recurrent ear infections and the most recent hearing screening
C. Ask which hand the child uses for coloring
D. Ask whether the child sleeps with a night-light
Correct Clinical Choice: B. Ask about ear infections and hearing screening
Rationale: Hearing status is directly relevant when speech-sound development and intelligibility are concerns.
Recurrent otitis media or an unknown hearing history can affect access to speech sounds and should be clarified
early in the interview.
SCENARIO 2 Pediatric Language
Client: 3-year-old with limited word combinations
Caregiver says the child uses about 25 words and rarely combines them. Gestures are frequent and frustration
occurs when needs are not understood.
Which interview question would provide the most clinically useful developmental information?
A. What is the child's favorite television show?
B. When did the child begin babbling, saying first words, and combining words?
C. Does the child prefer crayons or markers?
D. How many hours does the child sleep on weekends?
Correct Clinical Choice: B. Ask about early communication milestones
Rationale: The timing and sequence of babbling, first words, and word combinations help characterize language
development and determine whether the reported pattern reflects delayed milestones or a more recent change.
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