CSD 110 Exam #1 (Assessment &
Treatment) Prep Questions with Detailed
Answers 2026/2027 Updated.
Communication disorders can affect which of the following areas: speech, reading, writing,
hearing, listening - Answer Hearing language and speech
What is an oral facial examination? - Answer An oral exam is a medical procedure that medical
professionals use to assess the condition of an individual's tongue, jaw, throat, top of mouth,
teeth, and tonsils. Typically the exam is used to test the mechanism of speech and how they
relate to sound production.
What do you do in an opening interview? - Answer -Learn more about the client
-explain procedures of evaluation
Why "put the person first" in terminology regarding individuals with disabilities? - Answer
Language is powerful. Person's/ individual/ child with autism.
Avoid using a disability label as a noun
Are regional variations in language disorders or differences? - Answer differences
What are some examples of dialect differences? - Answer Symbology, semantics, syntax,
morphology, pragmatics. They result from location, ethnicity, foreign language background
What is an assessment? Is it okay to just give one test and do nothing else for an assessment? -
Answer Process of verifying and specifying communication strengths and weaknesses
It is not okay just give one test and nothing else for an assessment
What are the purposes of an assessment? - Answer 1. determine: does a problem exist?
Is communication significantly different from others?
Is this necessarily a problem?
Is the goal of treatment necessary to help the person communicate like others?
2. determine a diagnosis
3. describe areas of strength
4. describe areas of weakness
5. Identify etiology (cause)
, 6. determine treatment plan- identify goals for therapy
8. determining prognosis
9. Identify functional communication needs
What will the results of the assessment be used for? - Answer A diagnosis
What is the main goal of intervention/therapy? - Answer To improve clients communication
skills
Why set goals? - Answer We set goals to see change and growth
How do you determine goals? - Answer You figure out the client and families needs, wants,
generalizations, ease of mastery, and age-appropriateness
What is included in a behavioral objective? - Answer A behavioral objective is one that is
considered to be observable and measurable
What are therapy approaches based on? - Answer Therapy approaches are based on Research
literature, what we know about the disorder, what works best for the individual, what works
best for the family, and your beliefs and perceptions as the clinician
Is intervention always very structured? Does the degree of structure vary? Why would it vary? -
Answer No, it can be highly structured such as using a structure program to teach a child with
challenging behaviors such as hitting, biting, kicking, yelling to communicate in the more socially
appropriate way. It could also be Loosely structured like using play therapy to teach first words
to a 2 year old with a language disorder. You can also be an in-between such as using role-plays
to teach pragmatic skills such as asking a partner Focus question to an adult with intellectual
impairment.
Is intervention always about "fixing" the client? If not, what else can an SLP/Aud do to help the
client? - Answer Intervention is not about fixing the client but it is about helping the client
function on a daily basis
Is involving the family important? Who should be involved in setting goals? - Answer Teach the
family strategies for communicating with a client
What is important to examine when measuring effectiveness? - Answer Ask yourself the
question of if the client met his or her goals and if skills generalized to contacts outside of
therapy. Also consider if the client has maintained the skills they've learned
How many American's have a communication disorder? - Answer 17%
Treatment) Prep Questions with Detailed
Answers 2026/2027 Updated.
Communication disorders can affect which of the following areas: speech, reading, writing,
hearing, listening - Answer Hearing language and speech
What is an oral facial examination? - Answer An oral exam is a medical procedure that medical
professionals use to assess the condition of an individual's tongue, jaw, throat, top of mouth,
teeth, and tonsils. Typically the exam is used to test the mechanism of speech and how they
relate to sound production.
What do you do in an opening interview? - Answer -Learn more about the client
-explain procedures of evaluation
Why "put the person first" in terminology regarding individuals with disabilities? - Answer
Language is powerful. Person's/ individual/ child with autism.
Avoid using a disability label as a noun
Are regional variations in language disorders or differences? - Answer differences
What are some examples of dialect differences? - Answer Symbology, semantics, syntax,
morphology, pragmatics. They result from location, ethnicity, foreign language background
What is an assessment? Is it okay to just give one test and do nothing else for an assessment? -
Answer Process of verifying and specifying communication strengths and weaknesses
It is not okay just give one test and nothing else for an assessment
What are the purposes of an assessment? - Answer 1. determine: does a problem exist?
Is communication significantly different from others?
Is this necessarily a problem?
Is the goal of treatment necessary to help the person communicate like others?
2. determine a diagnosis
3. describe areas of strength
4. describe areas of weakness
5. Identify etiology (cause)
, 6. determine treatment plan- identify goals for therapy
8. determining prognosis
9. Identify functional communication needs
What will the results of the assessment be used for? - Answer A diagnosis
What is the main goal of intervention/therapy? - Answer To improve clients communication
skills
Why set goals? - Answer We set goals to see change and growth
How do you determine goals? - Answer You figure out the client and families needs, wants,
generalizations, ease of mastery, and age-appropriateness
What is included in a behavioral objective? - Answer A behavioral objective is one that is
considered to be observable and measurable
What are therapy approaches based on? - Answer Therapy approaches are based on Research
literature, what we know about the disorder, what works best for the individual, what works
best for the family, and your beliefs and perceptions as the clinician
Is intervention always very structured? Does the degree of structure vary? Why would it vary? -
Answer No, it can be highly structured such as using a structure program to teach a child with
challenging behaviors such as hitting, biting, kicking, yelling to communicate in the more socially
appropriate way. It could also be Loosely structured like using play therapy to teach first words
to a 2 year old with a language disorder. You can also be an in-between such as using role-plays
to teach pragmatic skills such as asking a partner Focus question to an adult with intellectual
impairment.
Is intervention always about "fixing" the client? If not, what else can an SLP/Aud do to help the
client? - Answer Intervention is not about fixing the client but it is about helping the client
function on a daily basis
Is involving the family important? Who should be involved in setting goals? - Answer Teach the
family strategies for communicating with a client
What is important to examine when measuring effectiveness? - Answer Ask yourself the
question of if the client met his or her goals and if skills generalized to contacts outside of
therapy. Also consider if the client has maintained the skills they've learned
How many American's have a communication disorder? - Answer 17%
