with complete correct answers
Define Diagnosis. - correct answer ✔✔- the act or process of identifying nature of a disease
through examination
Define Evaluation. - correct answer ✔✔- process for arriving to diagnosis
What are the two major goals? - correct answer ✔✔1. we evaluate to arrive at a good
understanding of the clients problem
2. monitor the clients progress in treatment and describe changes in the communication
difficulties
Three influences on diagnostics and treatment in the field of SLP - correct answer ✔✔- Evidence
based practice (EBP)
- Response to instructions (RTI)
- Dynamic assessment
What is Evidence based practice - correct answer ✔✔- used for choosing research based
evaluation techniques and treatment strategies
- used for clinical decision making
What is RTI? - correct answer ✔✔- used for identifying and treating students with disorders
What does RTI prevent? - correct answer ✔✔- helps prevent over referral to special ed
- a students actual learning response is a significant consideration in the decision to enroll in
special ed
, dynamic assessment - correct answer ✔✔- diagnostic session should give insight into clients
tendencies and preferences
- evaluation is ongoing beyond the initial assessment
- can be static or dynamic
The World Health Organization (WHO) - correct answer ✔✔has designed a functional sequela
for treatment and diagnosis of illnesses and disorders
ASHA's Preferred Practice Patterns (PPPs) - correct answer ✔✔provide diagnostic and
evaluation guidelines
what does ASHA'S PPP guidelines? - correct answer ✔✔Measure Outcomes
Go Beyond Static Assessment
Approach Assessment Scientifically
What are the 3 components that must be considered in determining a communication disorder
- correct answer ✔✔1. Speech difference
2. Intelligibility of the Message
3. Handicapping Condition
What are some factors to consider when determining the etiology? - correct answer ✔✔A
broad diagnosis can be dangerous because it does not implicate a specific path for intervention
A specific label can be dangerous because it can close the mind of the clinician and client, and
does not allow for achievement and change
Detirmining the etiology is not always straightforward, and cannot always be associated with
one specific event