SLPA Certification Exam Questions and Correct Answers

Accountability being legally responsible and answerable for actions and inactions of self or others during the performance of a task by the SLPA Aide/technician person who has completed on-the-job training, workshops, and other related tasks and who works under the direct supervision of an ASHA-certified SLP - typically does not meet all requirements to become an SLPA What is included in an assessment? culturally and linguistically appropriate behavioral observation and standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools; use of instrumentation; review of records, case history, and prior test results; and interview of the individual and/or family to guide decision making Assessment, test, evaluation procedures implemented by the SLP for the differential diagnosis of communication and swallowing disorders Cultural responsiveness provides individuals with "a broader perspective from which to view our behaviors as they relate to our actions with individuals across a variety of cultures that are different from our own" Culturally responsive practices Care that takes the client's cultural perspectives, beliefs, and values into consideration in all aspects of education and/or service provision Direct supervision in-view observation and guidance by an SLP Examples of direct supervision observing a portion of the screening or treatment procedures performed by the SLPA, coaching, modeling, "real-time" telecommunication technology, or anything else where immediate feedback can be provided - reviewing a recorded session does NOT count When does an SLP have to be 100% present? all services being provided to a medically fragile client Indirect supervision monitoring or reviewing an SLPA's activities outside of an observation and guidance during direct services provided to a student, patient, or client