SLPA Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who monitors the job responsibilities of the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant? -
CORRECT ANSWER - supervising SLP
Which of the following is responsible for registering an SLP-Assistant on the license of a
Speech-Language Pathologist in North Carolina? - CORRECT ANSWER - North Carolina
Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
An SLP-Assistant may administer a speech-language screening provided that it meets all the
following criteria except for: - CORRECT ANSWER - administration time must be under
15 minutes
The primary supervising licensee must assess the Assistant's competencies during the initial
__________ days of employment using a checklist approved by the Board of Examiners. -
CORRECT ANSWER - 60
5. A full-time (30 hours per week) licensee may register to be a primary supervisor of no more
than how many assistants at one time? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
A licensee who registers an SLP-Assistant must have held a permanent license in North Carolina
or equivalent qualifications from another state, for how many years? - CORRECT
ANSWER -2
All the following are considered direct patient services except: - CORRECT ANSWER -
organizing and managing patient data and records
All the following are considered indirect patient services except: - CORRECT ANSWER -
tabulating/scoring screening results
, All the following are ways for an SLP-Assistant to establish a collaborative relationship with
other professionals except: - CORRECT ANSWER - refer a client to other services when
you see the need
ASHA guidelines and NC law have the following requirements regarding the treatment protocol
and what is on it except for: - CORRECT ANSWER - patient's signature
The written session protocol should contain all the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWER - signature of the patient/client
The principal of the school you are working in asks you to begin treating a client. Your
supervisor has evaluated the client, but a written protocol hasn't been provided by your
supervising SLP. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER - inform your supervising SLP
When an SLP-Assistant will be providing services for a client, the patient or family: -
CORRECT ANSWER - must be notified in writing
You are working as an SLP-Assistant at a new facility. The SLP has notified the parents via a
phone call that you will be providing speech-language therapy services. Should you: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Make sure the parents have been informed in writing and the form
is kept in the client's file.
Your new facility is making you a name badge to wear. Upon receiving it, you notice it has your
name and it says "speech therapy". What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ask
the facility to re-print the badge with "SLP-Assistant"
Your primary supervisor is away on vacation in Australia. This isn't a problem because you have
a secondary supervisor at a nearby school. You have caught up on all the sessions for your
supervisor's clients and have some extra time on your hands. The principal at the nearby school
has called and asked for you to come to that school to help complete some speech-language
therapy sessions because the SLP is out with the flu. Which is the BEST response? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Politely tell the principal that you would love to help, but it isn't within your
scope of responsibilities to see clients on another SLP's caseload.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who monitors the job responsibilities of the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant? -
CORRECT ANSWER - supervising SLP
Which of the following is responsible for registering an SLP-Assistant on the license of a
Speech-Language Pathologist in North Carolina? - CORRECT ANSWER - North Carolina
Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
An SLP-Assistant may administer a speech-language screening provided that it meets all the
following criteria except for: - CORRECT ANSWER - administration time must be under
15 minutes
The primary supervising licensee must assess the Assistant's competencies during the initial
__________ days of employment using a checklist approved by the Board of Examiners. -
CORRECT ANSWER - 60
5. A full-time (30 hours per week) licensee may register to be a primary supervisor of no more
than how many assistants at one time? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
A licensee who registers an SLP-Assistant must have held a permanent license in North Carolina
or equivalent qualifications from another state, for how many years? - CORRECT
ANSWER -2
All the following are considered direct patient services except: - CORRECT ANSWER -
organizing and managing patient data and records
All the following are considered indirect patient services except: - CORRECT ANSWER -
tabulating/scoring screening results
, All the following are ways for an SLP-Assistant to establish a collaborative relationship with
other professionals except: - CORRECT ANSWER - refer a client to other services when
you see the need
ASHA guidelines and NC law have the following requirements regarding the treatment protocol
and what is on it except for: - CORRECT ANSWER - patient's signature
The written session protocol should contain all the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWER - signature of the patient/client
The principal of the school you are working in asks you to begin treating a client. Your
supervisor has evaluated the client, but a written protocol hasn't been provided by your
supervising SLP. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER - inform your supervising SLP
When an SLP-Assistant will be providing services for a client, the patient or family: -
CORRECT ANSWER - must be notified in writing
You are working as an SLP-Assistant at a new facility. The SLP has notified the parents via a
phone call that you will be providing speech-language therapy services. Should you: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Make sure the parents have been informed in writing and the form
is kept in the client's file.
Your new facility is making you a name badge to wear. Upon receiving it, you notice it has your
name and it says "speech therapy". What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ask
the facility to re-print the badge with "SLP-Assistant"
Your primary supervisor is away on vacation in Australia. This isn't a problem because you have
a secondary supervisor at a nearby school. You have caught up on all the sessions for your
supervisor's clients and have some extra time on your hands. The principal at the nearby school
has called and asked for you to come to that school to help complete some speech-language
therapy sessions because the SLP is out with the flu. Which is the BEST response? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Politely tell the principal that you would love to help, but it isn't within your
scope of responsibilities to see clients on another SLP's caseload.
