SLPA certification UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Apraxia of speech - CORRECT ANSWER - - impairment in the ability to program
movements of the tongue, lips, and throat required to produce the proper sequence of speech
sounds
- articulatory and prosodic deficits
Apraxia of speech treatment goals: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Improve speech
production intelligibility
2. Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Gestures, manual signs, electronic speech output devices, context specific communication
boards
Aerodigestive Tract includes: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. airway (pharynx & larynx)
2. pulmonary tract (trachea, bronchi, lungs)
3. upper digestive tract (esophagus)
How is aerodigestive anatomy different in infants? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. tongue
fills oral cavity
2. velum (soft palate) close to epiglottis
3. hyoid bone & larynx positioned higher
4. larynx elevates less during pharyngeal phase
Comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment of aerodigestive disorders may include - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Medical management (surgery)
2. compensatory treatment
(environmental, dietary, lifestyle mod.)
3. direct intervention
(voice, swallowing, laryngeal airway treatment)
, What 3 categories form the SLPA SOP? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Service Delivery
2. Prevention and Advocacy Tasks
3. Administrative Tasks
Which category does this fall under?
Support the supervising SLP in research projects, in-service training, public relations programs,
and marketing programs. - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevention & Advocacy Tasks
3 Principles of ASHA Code of Conduct (COC) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Assistants
shall honor their responsibility to hold paramount the welfare of persons they serve
professionally
2. Individuals shall honor the responsibility to the public by providing accurate info in all
communications and by providing services with honesty, integrity, and compassion
3. Assistants shall maintain collaborative and harmonious intraprofessional and interprofessional
relationships
Direct Supervision - CORRECT ANSWER - onsite, in-view observation and guidance by
SLP when a clinical activity is performed by the assistant
What is the difference between supervising a CFY/grad student & supervising an assistant? -
CORRECT ANSWER - CFY/grad student: Supervisor will use a direct style to help the
CFY work towards independent practice
Assistant: Will NOT be led to independent practice.
Why does the supervising SLP have ultimate responsibility? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
supervisor is the individual who is licensed to provide services as an independent practitioner.
They are in the position to make those decisions.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Apraxia of speech - CORRECT ANSWER - - impairment in the ability to program
movements of the tongue, lips, and throat required to produce the proper sequence of speech
sounds
- articulatory and prosodic deficits
Apraxia of speech treatment goals: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Improve speech
production intelligibility
2. Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Gestures, manual signs, electronic speech output devices, context specific communication
boards
Aerodigestive Tract includes: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. airway (pharynx & larynx)
2. pulmonary tract (trachea, bronchi, lungs)
3. upper digestive tract (esophagus)
How is aerodigestive anatomy different in infants? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. tongue
fills oral cavity
2. velum (soft palate) close to epiglottis
3. hyoid bone & larynx positioned higher
4. larynx elevates less during pharyngeal phase
Comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment of aerodigestive disorders may include - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Medical management (surgery)
2. compensatory treatment
(environmental, dietary, lifestyle mod.)
3. direct intervention
(voice, swallowing, laryngeal airway treatment)
, What 3 categories form the SLPA SOP? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Service Delivery
2. Prevention and Advocacy Tasks
3. Administrative Tasks
Which category does this fall under?
Support the supervising SLP in research projects, in-service training, public relations programs,
and marketing programs. - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevention & Advocacy Tasks
3 Principles of ASHA Code of Conduct (COC) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Assistants
shall honor their responsibility to hold paramount the welfare of persons they serve
professionally
2. Individuals shall honor the responsibility to the public by providing accurate info in all
communications and by providing services with honesty, integrity, and compassion
3. Assistants shall maintain collaborative and harmonious intraprofessional and interprofessional
relationships
Direct Supervision - CORRECT ANSWER - onsite, in-view observation and guidance by
SLP when a clinical activity is performed by the assistant
What is the difference between supervising a CFY/grad student & supervising an assistant? -
CORRECT ANSWER - CFY/grad student: Supervisor will use a direct style to help the
CFY work towards independent practice
Assistant: Will NOT be led to independent practice.
Why does the supervising SLP have ultimate responsibility? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
supervisor is the individual who is licensed to provide services as an independent practitioner.
They are in the position to make those decisions.
