ASHA SLPA EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY
VERIFIED
●● What principles is the ASHA Code of Ethics based on? Answer:
Responsibility, accountability, fairness, and integrity.
●● Who must adhere to the ASHA Code of Ethics? Answer: ASHA
members, certificate holders, and applicants.
●● What are the four main areas covered by the ASHA Code of Ethics?
Answer: Responsibility to clients and research participants, professional
competence, honesty with the public, and maintaining professional
relationships.
●● What is the focus of Principle I of the ASHA Code of Ethics?
Answer: Putting the welfare of clients and participants first, providing
competent services, obtaining informed consent, and supervising
assistants and students properly.
●● What does Principle II of the ASHA Code of Ethics emphasize?
Answer: Maintaining professional competence, practicing within one's
scope, and engaging in lifelong learning.
, ●● What is stressed in Principle III of the ASHA Code of Ethics?
Answer: Honesty, avoiding conflicts of interest, and providing accurate
information to the public.
●● What does Principle IV of the ASHA Code of Ethics highlight?
Answer: Collaboration with colleagues, upholding professional
standards, supervising appropriately, and avoiding discrimination,
harassment, or unethical conduct.
●● What is the role of Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)?
Answer: Support personnel registered to provide speech and language
services under the supervision of a licensed SLP.
●● What are the education requirements to become an SLPA? Answer:
Completion of an accredited associate degree in speech-language
pathology assistant studies or a bachelor's degree in speech-language
pathology/communication disorders with required fieldwork.
●● What was the reason for the creation of SLPAs? Answer: To address
the shortage of SLP services in California and to standardize training,
supervision, and practice.
●● How do SLPAs differ from aides? Answer: SLPAs have formal
training and may work under varying levels of supervision, while aides
have on-the-job training only and must be directly supervised.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY
VERIFIED
●● What principles is the ASHA Code of Ethics based on? Answer:
Responsibility, accountability, fairness, and integrity.
●● Who must adhere to the ASHA Code of Ethics? Answer: ASHA
members, certificate holders, and applicants.
●● What are the four main areas covered by the ASHA Code of Ethics?
Answer: Responsibility to clients and research participants, professional
competence, honesty with the public, and maintaining professional
relationships.
●● What is the focus of Principle I of the ASHA Code of Ethics?
Answer: Putting the welfare of clients and participants first, providing
competent services, obtaining informed consent, and supervising
assistants and students properly.
●● What does Principle II of the ASHA Code of Ethics emphasize?
Answer: Maintaining professional competence, practicing within one's
scope, and engaging in lifelong learning.
, ●● What is stressed in Principle III of the ASHA Code of Ethics?
Answer: Honesty, avoiding conflicts of interest, and providing accurate
information to the public.
●● What does Principle IV of the ASHA Code of Ethics highlight?
Answer: Collaboration with colleagues, upholding professional
standards, supervising appropriately, and avoiding discrimination,
harassment, or unethical conduct.
●● What is the role of Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)?
Answer: Support personnel registered to provide speech and language
services under the supervision of a licensed SLP.
●● What are the education requirements to become an SLPA? Answer:
Completion of an accredited associate degree in speech-language
pathology assistant studies or a bachelor's degree in speech-language
pathology/communication disorders with required fieldwork.
●● What was the reason for the creation of SLPAs? Answer: To address
the shortage of SLP services in California and to standardize training,
supervision, and practice.
●● How do SLPAs differ from aides? Answer: SLPAs have formal
training and may work under varying levels of supervision, while aides
have on-the-job training only and must be directly supervised.
