CLINICAL OBSERVATION FINAL EXAM |
124 QUESTIONS | WITH PASSED ANSWERS!!
What is ASHA? Answer - American speech-language-hearing association
What type of association is ASHA? Answer - National professional, scientific
and credentialing association
Who does ASHA represent? Answer - 171,000 SLPs, AUDs, and
speech/language/hearing scientists in the US
When was ASHA founded? Answer - 1925
Where is ASHA's national office? Answer - 2200 Research Blvd. Rockville, MD
20852
What are common features of Professional Organizations? Answer - - a
definable scope (local, state, national, international)
- members are persons from a specific recognized area (degreed profession)
- usually non-profit
- recognized membership requirements
- identifiable governance
ASHA's email Answer - www.asha.org
Purposes of ASHA Answer - - encourage study of speech, language and hearing
,- promote academic and clinical preparation
- promote study and prevention of disorders
- foster improvement of clinical services
- stimulate exchange of information
- advocate for individuals with comm. disorders
- promote professional interests of membership
Who governs ASHA? Answer - an elected Executive Board (EB) and Legislative
Council (LC)
What is the job of the Executive Board and the Legislative Council? Answer -
provide strategic direction, and identify priority issues and outcomes for ASHA
Important Councils Answer - Council For Clinical Competence (CFCC) and
Council for Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language
Pathology (CAA)
Which council sets certification standards? Answer - CFCC
Which council sets standards for accreditation of grad programs? Answer - CAA
How does ASHA ensure quality services to the public? Answer - through
accreditation, certification, and Code of Ethics
Why are quality services needed? Answer - to regulate professions and protect
consumers
, A process by which an agency or association evaluates and recognizes a
program of study or an institution as meeting certain predetermined
qualifications or standards. It applies only to programs of study of their
services. Answer - Accreditation
Which council develops process/procedures for academic accreditation?
Answer - CAA
Which council develops procedures for certification? Answer - CFCC
Which council awards certification and hears and adjudicates appeals? Answer
- CFCC
Which council awards or denies accreditation? Answer - CAA
Which council evaluates programs that voluntarily apply? Answer - CAA
Which council recognizes programs that earn accreditation? Answer - CAA
Which council maintains a list of accredited programs and a list of certificate
holders from accredited programs? Answer - CAA
A process by which an agency or association grants recognition to an individual
who has met certain predetermined qualifications specified by that agency or
association. Answer - Certification
ASHA's two types of certification Answer - - Certification of Clinical
Competence in Audiology (CCC-A)
- Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
124 QUESTIONS | WITH PASSED ANSWERS!!
What is ASHA? Answer - American speech-language-hearing association
What type of association is ASHA? Answer - National professional, scientific
and credentialing association
Who does ASHA represent? Answer - 171,000 SLPs, AUDs, and
speech/language/hearing scientists in the US
When was ASHA founded? Answer - 1925
Where is ASHA's national office? Answer - 2200 Research Blvd. Rockville, MD
20852
What are common features of Professional Organizations? Answer - - a
definable scope (local, state, national, international)
- members are persons from a specific recognized area (degreed profession)
- usually non-profit
- recognized membership requirements
- identifiable governance
ASHA's email Answer - www.asha.org
Purposes of ASHA Answer - - encourage study of speech, language and hearing
,- promote academic and clinical preparation
- promote study and prevention of disorders
- foster improvement of clinical services
- stimulate exchange of information
- advocate for individuals with comm. disorders
- promote professional interests of membership
Who governs ASHA? Answer - an elected Executive Board (EB) and Legislative
Council (LC)
What is the job of the Executive Board and the Legislative Council? Answer -
provide strategic direction, and identify priority issues and outcomes for ASHA
Important Councils Answer - Council For Clinical Competence (CFCC) and
Council for Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language
Pathology (CAA)
Which council sets certification standards? Answer - CFCC
Which council sets standards for accreditation of grad programs? Answer - CAA
How does ASHA ensure quality services to the public? Answer - through
accreditation, certification, and Code of Ethics
Why are quality services needed? Answer - to regulate professions and protect
consumers
, A process by which an agency or association evaluates and recognizes a
program of study or an institution as meeting certain predetermined
qualifications or standards. It applies only to programs of study of their
services. Answer - Accreditation
Which council develops process/procedures for academic accreditation?
Answer - CAA
Which council develops procedures for certification? Answer - CFCC
Which council awards certification and hears and adjudicates appeals? Answer
- CFCC
Which council awards or denies accreditation? Answer - CAA
Which council evaluates programs that voluntarily apply? Answer - CAA
Which council recognizes programs that earn accreditation? Answer - CAA
Which council maintains a list of accredited programs and a list of certificate
holders from accredited programs? Answer - CAA
A process by which an agency or association grants recognition to an individual
who has met certain predetermined qualifications specified by that agency or
association. Answer - Certification
ASHA's two types of certification Answer - - Certification of Clinical
Competence in Audiology (CCC-A)
- Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
