SLPA Certification Latest Exam With Questions
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accountability - Operating legally responsible and answerable for actions and inactions
of self or others during the performance of a task by the SLPA
Aide/technician - Person who has completed on-the-job training, workshops, and other
related tasks and who works under the direct supervision of an ASHA-certified SLP
-not typically meets all requirements to become an SLPA
What does an assessment include? - culturally and linguistically appropriate behavioral
observation and standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools; use of instrumentation;
review of records, case history and prior test results; and interview of the individual
and/or family to guide decision making
assessment, test, evaluation - procedures used by the SLP to determine a differential
diagnosis of communication and swallowing disorders
cultural responsiveness Response gives individuals "a broader perspective from which
to view our behaviors as they relate to our actions with individuals across a variety of
cultures that are different from our own"
culturally responsive practices Response Care that takes the client's cultural
perspectives, beliefs, and values into consideration in all aspects of education and/or
service provision
direct supervision - Response in-view observation and guidance by an SLP
, Examples of direct supervision-observing a portion of the screening or treatment
procedures performed by the SLPA, coaching, modeling, "real-time" telecommunication
technology, or anything else where immediate feedback can be provided
-reviewing a recorded session does NOT count
When does an SLP have to be 100% present?-all services being provided to a medically
fragile client
indirect supervision - Answer observing or reviewing an SLPA's activities outside an
observation and guidance during direct services provided to a student, patient, or client
examples of indirect supervision - Answer demonstration, records review, review and
evaluation of audio or video recorded sessions, interactive conferences that may be
conducted by telecommunication (email, phone, etc.)
interpretation - The process of summarizing, integrating, and using data in the process
of clinical decision making shall only be done by SLPs
medically fragile - A person who is acutely ill and in unstable health condition
plan of care Written service plan developed and monitored by the supervising SLP to
meet the needs of an individual student, patient, or client. Meets the needs for
screening, observation, monitoring, assessment, treatment, and other services
Examples of plan of care Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Individualized Family
Service Plans (IFSPs), and plans for rehabilitation services
progress monitoring A process in which data on an individual's target skills are
collected, graphed and reviewed to determine their response to treatment, and then his
or her growth is compared to a target trend line or goal to determine if sufficient
progress is being made
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accountability - Operating legally responsible and answerable for actions and inactions
of self or others during the performance of a task by the SLPA
Aide/technician - Person who has completed on-the-job training, workshops, and other
related tasks and who works under the direct supervision of an ASHA-certified SLP
-not typically meets all requirements to become an SLPA
What does an assessment include? - culturally and linguistically appropriate behavioral
observation and standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools; use of instrumentation;
review of records, case history and prior test results; and interview of the individual
and/or family to guide decision making
assessment, test, evaluation - procedures used by the SLP to determine a differential
diagnosis of communication and swallowing disorders
cultural responsiveness Response gives individuals "a broader perspective from which
to view our behaviors as they relate to our actions with individuals across a variety of
cultures that are different from our own"
culturally responsive practices Response Care that takes the client's cultural
perspectives, beliefs, and values into consideration in all aspects of education and/or
service provision
direct supervision - Response in-view observation and guidance by an SLP
, Examples of direct supervision-observing a portion of the screening or treatment
procedures performed by the SLPA, coaching, modeling, "real-time" telecommunication
technology, or anything else where immediate feedback can be provided
-reviewing a recorded session does NOT count
When does an SLP have to be 100% present?-all services being provided to a medically
fragile client
indirect supervision - Answer observing or reviewing an SLPA's activities outside an
observation and guidance during direct services provided to a student, patient, or client
examples of indirect supervision - Answer demonstration, records review, review and
evaluation of audio or video recorded sessions, interactive conferences that may be
conducted by telecommunication (email, phone, etc.)
interpretation - The process of summarizing, integrating, and using data in the process
of clinical decision making shall only be done by SLPs
medically fragile - A person who is acutely ill and in unstable health condition
plan of care Written service plan developed and monitored by the supervising SLP to
meet the needs of an individual student, patient, or client. Meets the needs for
screening, observation, monitoring, assessment, treatment, and other services
Examples of plan of care Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Individualized Family
Service Plans (IFSPs), and plans for rehabilitation services
progress monitoring A process in which data on an individual's target skills are
collected, graphed and reviewed to determine their response to treatment, and then his
or her growth is compared to a target trend line or goal to determine if sufficient
progress is being made
