Spa 127 Exam 1

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Discipline

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a unique area of study

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Profession

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area of practice

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discipline of communication sciences and disorders

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entails the study of human communication processes

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Roots of CSD

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1) Psychology
2) Medicine
3) Linguistics
4) Education
5) Rehabilitation
6) Anatomy and Physiology

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Common Synonyms for Speech/Language Pathology

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speech therapist, speech/language therapist, speech clinician and speech/language clinician

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CSD Professionals

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Prescribe and deliver their own treatments

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Preparation for Speech/Langauge Patholoy

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ASHA requires
1) At least a Master's degree
2) Basic Human communication
3) Human development
4) Anatomy, Physiology, and Psychology
5) Special coarse work in sciences and speech/language pathology

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What are the three types of credentials for a speech/language pathologist?

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Certificate of Clinical Competency
Public school certification
State licensure laws

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Certificate of Clinical Competency

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1) accreditation from a master's or doctoral program
2) 25 hours of clinical observations and 375 clock hours of supervised clinic practice
3) one year of paid professional experience
4) pass a national examination
5)Awarded a certificate of clinical competency
6)Board Certification Specialty (BRS-?)

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Scope of Practice

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types of activities that Speech/language/ pathologists should engage in

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Audiologists

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study, assess, and treat individuals with hearing loss and disorders of the balance or vestibular system
*focuses on preventing hearing loss*

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Speech Scientist

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Involved in basic research, exploring the anatomy, physiology and physics of speech sound production

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Language Scientists

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Involved with research that explores language acquisition
1) Differences in languages
2) Dialects
3) Disordered language

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Hearing Scientists

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Investigate the nature of sound, noise and hearing
May improve equipment used to assess hearing, development of techniques to study challenging populations (i.e. infants)
* Focus on conserving hearing and measuring limits of environmental noise*

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ASHA

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American Speech/Language Hearing Association; primary scholarly and professional organization for individuals in the field of CSD

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AAA

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American Academy of Audiology; Goal is to provide a professional organization for audiologists

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Certification is awarded by ASHA or AAA, licensure comes from the ...

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State

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PL 94-142 (1975) provides children with disabilities who are ages 5-21 yrs certain rights:

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Free public education in lest restrictive environment including necessary support services

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PL 99-457

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extended PL 94-142 to include for 3-5 years olds

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IDEA (1990) did what two things?

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extended PL 99-457 and 94-142 and recognized the changes in US population with more inclusive wording

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Audiology

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This professions requires a doctoral degree, completion of a fourth year internship, certification and possibly licensure.

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Scientists

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Profession requires at least a bachelor's, master's or a doctoral degree (most common) but either one works.

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SLP

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profession requires at least a Master’s degree as well as completion of a clinical fellowship, certification and possibly licensure

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Linguist

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language scientists

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Ethics

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a set of standards that encourage professionals to act with integrity and according to an accepted code of conduct.

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CCC

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An internationally recognized credential that typically allows the holder to practice in several different countries

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Code of Ethics

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competence and advocacy are key components of ASHA’s