SPAUD 505: Week 7 questions with
complete solutions graded A+
evidence-based practice - correct answer ✔✔an approach in which current, high-quality research
evidence is integrated with practitioner expertise and client preferences and values into the process of
making clinical decisions.
1. recognize the needs, abilities, values, preferences, and interests of individuals and families to whom
they provide clinical services, and integrate those factors along with best current research evidence and
their clinical expertise in making clinical decisions
2. acquire and maintain knowledge and skills necessary to provide high quality professional services,
including knowledge and skills related to EBP
3. evaluate prevention, screening, and diagnostic procedures, protocols, and measures to identify
maximally informative and cost-effective diagnostic and screening tools, using recognized appraisal
criteria described in the evidence-based practice literature;
4. evaluate the efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of clinical protocols for prevention, treatment, and
enhancement using criteria recognized in the evidence-based practice literature;
5. evaluate the quality of evidence appearing in any source or - correct answer ✔✔when implementing
EBP, SLPs need to... (6 things)
1. frame your clinical question
2. gather evidence
3. assess the evidence
4. make your clinical decision
(5. evaluate and adjust as needed) - correct answer ✔✔steps of EBP
, internal & external evidence, client-patient-caregiver perspectives, clinical expertise and opinion -
correct answer ✔✔triangle model of EBP
1. treatment data (in intervention)
2. generalization probe data (extent of generalization outside of session)
3. control probe data (don't expect to change) - correct answer ✔✔what kind of data can be used for
internal evidence?
control probe data - correct answer ✔✔measures behaviors or skills that aren't expected to change
Is the client responding to the treatment program?
Is a significant, important change occurring?
Is the treatment responsible for the change?
How long should a therapy target be treated? - correct answer ✔✔4 questions to guide course of
therapy
can make graphical representation (like in excel) - correct answer ✔✔tools for data tracking
external evidence - correct answer ✔✔evidence found in scientific research literature
may be clinically applicable
quality of evidence is variable
1. determine the relevance to your question
2. appraise the validity and trustworthiness
complete solutions graded A+
evidence-based practice - correct answer ✔✔an approach in which current, high-quality research
evidence is integrated with practitioner expertise and client preferences and values into the process of
making clinical decisions.
1. recognize the needs, abilities, values, preferences, and interests of individuals and families to whom
they provide clinical services, and integrate those factors along with best current research evidence and
their clinical expertise in making clinical decisions
2. acquire and maintain knowledge and skills necessary to provide high quality professional services,
including knowledge and skills related to EBP
3. evaluate prevention, screening, and diagnostic procedures, protocols, and measures to identify
maximally informative and cost-effective diagnostic and screening tools, using recognized appraisal
criteria described in the evidence-based practice literature;
4. evaluate the efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of clinical protocols for prevention, treatment, and
enhancement using criteria recognized in the evidence-based practice literature;
5. evaluate the quality of evidence appearing in any source or - correct answer ✔✔when implementing
EBP, SLPs need to... (6 things)
1. frame your clinical question
2. gather evidence
3. assess the evidence
4. make your clinical decision
(5. evaluate and adjust as needed) - correct answer ✔✔steps of EBP
, internal & external evidence, client-patient-caregiver perspectives, clinical expertise and opinion -
correct answer ✔✔triangle model of EBP
1. treatment data (in intervention)
2. generalization probe data (extent of generalization outside of session)
3. control probe data (don't expect to change) - correct answer ✔✔what kind of data can be used for
internal evidence?
control probe data - correct answer ✔✔measures behaviors or skills that aren't expected to change
Is the client responding to the treatment program?
Is a significant, important change occurring?
Is the treatment responsible for the change?
How long should a therapy target be treated? - correct answer ✔✔4 questions to guide course of
therapy
can make graphical representation (like in excel) - correct answer ✔✔tools for data tracking
external evidence - correct answer ✔✔evidence found in scientific research literature
may be clinically applicable
quality of evidence is variable
1. determine the relevance to your question
2. appraise the validity and trustworthiness
