Authors: Lynea Pearson, Susan Moore
ISBN-13: 9780769302485, ISBN-10: 0769302483
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: October 2002
Edition: 1st Edition
Competencies and Strategies for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants is an introductory text that provides a comprehensive understanding of the roles and responsibilities, as well as the day to day expectations, of Speech Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs). It augments the coverage of traditional SLPA topics with chapters on 'Professionalism and Ethical Issues,' 'Health and Safety,' and 'Observation', thus providing the user with concrete skills that are applicable in all treatment settings. The text acknowledges the ASHA approved criteria for SLPAs, and in addition offers alternative models based on individual state licensure requirements. The text approaches the SLPA degree with the understanding that it may be the starting point to a professional support personnel career, or it may be a ladder to a Speech Language Pathology undergraduate or graduate degree. The content reflects the varied possibilities the SLPA degree can hold for different individuals, in varied treatment settings, across the United States, and encourages users to explore these possibilities.
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
About the Authors | ||
To the Reader | ||
Ch. 1 | Past, Present, and Future of the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Roles and Responsibilities of the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant and Speech-Language Pathologist Supervisor/Mentor | 19 |
Ch. 3 | Working with Your Speech-Language Pathologist Supervisor/Mentor | 51 |
Ch. 4 | Communicating with Families and Children | 87 |
Ch. 5 | Working With Personnel in Your Setting | 125 |
Ch. 6 | Working with Diverse Populations | 157 |
Ch. 7 | Professionalism and Ethical Issues | 187 |
Ch. 8 | Legislation | 225 |
Ch. 9 | Health and Safety | 275 |
Ch. 10 | Observation | 305 |
Ch. 11 | Documentation and Record Keeping | 345 |
Ch. 12 | Screening and Assessment | 395 |
Ch. 13 | Intervention | 429 |
App. A | Background Information and Criteria | 465 |
App. B | Knowledge and Skills for Supervisors | 469 |
App. C | ASHA Code of Ethics | 477 |
App. D | Protection of Rights | 481 |
App. E | Sample Individualized Education Program | 487 |
App. F | Sample Individualized Family Service Plan | 499 |
App. G | Educational Rights of Parents | 507 |
App. H | Child and Elder Abuse | 527 |
Glossary | 537 | |
Index | 547 |