Clinical Procedures Test

Front 1

Screening

Back 1

Brief assessment of overall skills in order to determine if a disorder or delay is present. They pass or fail and then are referred for full evaluation

Front 2

Norm referenced tests

Back 2

Formal standardized tests. Comparison to your peers, normed on a large scale (GRE)

Front 3

Criterion-referenced tests

Back 3

Informal test, have to meet a certain pre-determined level to pass (taking an exam in clinical procedures). Assesses mastery of certain skills

Front 4

Normal distribution

Back 4

Distribution of scores in a bell shaped curve and bell curve is broken into component parts to see where land in terms of skills

Front 5

When are kids eligible for services

Back 5

When they go through a full evaluation and socre 1.5 SD below mean

Front 6

What is test reliability

Back 6

Does the test look at what it says it is supposed to test

Front 7

What is test validity

Back 7

Does the test look at relevant and appropriate skills

Front 8

Measure of central tendency. What measures this?

Back 8

Where the average person would fall on bell curve. Standard score

Front 9

How much general population falls within mean?

Back 9

68.2% (+/- 1 SD)

Front 10

What does raw score measure

Back 10

Number correct (or incorrect on goldman fristoe)

Front 11

What is the average score for z-scores?

Back 11

0

Front 12

What is the mean and SD for t-scores?

Back 12

Mean is 50, SD is 10

Front 13

What is mean and SD for scaled scores?

Back 13

Mean is 100 SD is 15

Front 14

What are the percentages in each SD level?

Back 14

0-1 SD 34% of pop 1-2 SD= 13.39% 2-3 SD = 2.14 3+ SD = 1.3%

Front 15

What are the normal limits for standard scores, z scores, t scores, and regular SD?

Back 15

standard: 85-115

z score: -1 to +1

t-score: 40 to 60

68% of pop

Front 16

What are types of informal assessments?

Back 16

Behavioral Observations: Language sampling, speech sample, conversational analysis

Front 17

When do you use formal and informal assessment?

Back 17

Formal: To determine eligibility for services and type of disorder/delay

Informal: To identify specific target areas and pre/post therapy performance

Front 18

What is the basal?

Back 18

Criteria for the starting point even if there is an age guideline

Front 19

What is the ceiling?

Back 19

Criteria for ending the subtest

Front 20

What do you obtain in a standardized test?

Back 20

Raw score and standard score

Front 21

What does it mean if there is subtest scatter?

Back 21

Language disorder

Front 22

What does it mean if the subtest scores are standardized/ don't change?

Back 22

Language delay

Front 23

What are the steps for interpreting test results?

Back 23

Score assessments, organize info, use template, plug in results, look for patterns and discrepancies in scores, determine what discrepancies could mean, consider if external or internal variables influenced results

Front 24

What types of therapy are there to recommend?

Back 24

developmental, rehabilitative, compesantory, maintenence

Front 25

When do we use speech skills?

Back 25

Articulation, voice, fluency

Front 26

When do we use receptive language skills?

Back 26

word, sentence (morphology, syntax), story(construction,retell), discourse (function/forms) levels

Front 27

How are behavioral observations used pre and post therapy?

Back 27

Pre: Used as baseline Post: Shows reponsiveness to intervention

Front 28

What should therapy do for families?

Back 28

Make life easier and affirm and strengthen who they are

Front 29

What are the five characteristics when communicating

Back 29

Clarity, succinct, redundancy (show info in multiple forms just dont repeat) respect genuiness

Front 30

What must you do when making assumptions?

Back 30

Think about 2 other options and be ready to be surprised

Front 31

What is pallative care

Back 31

Enhances quality of life at end of life

Front 32

How do you know where to start for an assessment?

Back 32

Test gives age guidelines but you must meet basal or move down until passed

Front 33

What is the reason for intake for assessment that needs to be addressed

Back 33

reason for referral

Front 34

What is solitary play

Back 34

Can safely play by themselves for chronological age +2 time (pretend play highly correlated w/ language)

Front 35

What sensory systems do you look at and why?

Back 35

Vision (gross motor) Hearing (fine motor) Tactile (visual motor)

Front 36

What other criteria besides 1.5 SD below mean can make someone eligibile for services?

Back 36

20 point gap between subtests or overall score WNL but subtests 1.5 SD below mean

Front 37

What are the key concepts of a family systems perspective?

Back 37

Family as whole greater than sum of its parts, Change in one part of family affects whole family system, subsystems embedded within larger family system, family exists within larger social context, families multigenerational

Front 38

What should you always be when talking to families?

Back 38

Organized, clear, concise

Front 39

What are the principals of effective clinical communication

Back 39

organize all info in cohesive manner, clearly introduce topic, avoid technical language or explain terms with examples, use objective terms like observed, avoid redundancy unless summarizing key topics, use person first language

Front 40

What other strategies should you use with clients

Back 40

Attend to comfort of listener, explain purpose of your discusson, establish trust by being active and empathetic listener, allow them to be active participants in convo, provide reaction time, be sensitive to cultural diff, watch for verbal/nonverbal cues, hire interpreters