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WorksheetsSLP Scope of Practice
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
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1.
Susie is a new SLP at the acute rehab facility in Windy Hills Hospital. She just received a new client with suspected semantic dementia. Susie has little experience with semantic dementia so she decides to research the latest treatment approaches. After reading five articles, Susie feels very confident and begins treatment immediately. According to ASHA’s Scope of Practice, what is something Susie could have done differently?
a)
Use an EBP approach, incorporating best available research, internal evidence AND client’s values.
b)
Consult a supervisor or colleague for recommendations and guidance about the case.
c)
Provide counseling for the client and family, but provide no treatment because “dementia” is not within ASHA’s scope of practice.
d)
A and B only.
2.
You’re the new speech-language pathologist at a company that specializes in multidisciplinary practice. Your boss asks you to screen a young child for a possible speech and language impairment while the physical therapist screens gross motor functions. Your colleague asks you to perform the PT screener for her since she is out sick. Is this within your scope of practice?
a)
Yes. It is within your scope of practice to perform physical therapy's screeners and understand them.
b)
No. It is within your scope of practice to understand the results from the physical therapists screenings, but you do not perform them.
c)
Yes, but you develop your own checklist for gross motor function not one developed by PTs.
d)
No. You do not need to implement or understand the results of screens conducted by other professionals.
3.
Within the Domains of Professional Practice, which principle is being used when a SLP is mentoring and training students?
a)
Supervision
b)
Education
c)
Administration
d)
Advocacy and Outreach
4.
Which of the following is not an example of an elected service a SLP can provide?
a)
Transgender communication
b)
Dialect/Accent modification
c)
Functional Thyroid Rehabilitation
d)
Business communication
5.
You are providing therapy to an adult client with aphasia. In the session, the client becomes very upset and tells you they don’t believe they are making progress. Which of the following is the BEST description of a counseling technique you can use?
a)
Quickly tell the client it’s all ok and not think that way, then continue with the therapy plan.
b)
Provide support and guidance to the client, letting them know you understand what they are saying and validate their feelings.
c)
Referring the client to other professionals that could help you counsel the client.
d)
B and C only
6.
You are an SLP at a middle school that has recently identified a high incidence of hearing loss. You are asked to prepare a presentation for parents and students about hearing loss. According to ASHA’s Scope of Practice, are you an appropriate provider of this service?
a)
No, you are not because you are not an Audiologist.
b)
No, you are not because middle school students are not at risk for hearing loss.
c)
Yes, you are because prevention and wellness activities related to hearing are within ASHA’s Scope of Practice.
d)
A & B are correct.
7.
You are a SLP working in an acute care setting. When completing an evaluation with a new client, you believe they have a swallowing disorder and vocal nodules. Which of the following options is correct?
a)
Diagnose the client with dysphagia and vocal nodules
b)
Diagnose the client with dysphagia and refer to an ENT
c)
Don’t diagnose anything because this is out of our scope of practice.
d)
Diagnose the client with vocal nodules, but not dysphagia.
8.
You are to complete a formal and informal assessment of a child with a suspected language delay. Which of the following is not a type of formal or informal measure a speech-language pathologist may utilizes during assessment?
a)
Behavioral observation
b)
Standardized or criterion-referenced assessment tools
c)
Case history and oral interview with child or care givers.
d)
Assumptions based on cultural background of individual
9.
You are a speech-language pathologist working in a SNF. Which of the following is not a responsibility within a SLP’s scope of practice in treatment?
a)
Prescribe a specific medication that you have seen work on one client to a client with similar issues
b)
Incorporate the client’s cultural values and beliefs in the treatment
c)
Deliver the appropriate amount of services with appropriate intensity
d)
Use prior data to guide future decisions and self reflect if therapy benefitting client.
10.
Which of the following is the BEST example of a Speech-Language Pathologist performing an advocacy and outreach activity?
a)
The supervising SLP establishes a strong relationship with his/her supervisee and promotes growth and independence.
b)
At the annual ASHA conference, an SLP at a recruiting and table hands out free pens and scans name tags.
c)
A local SLP attends the monthly DSHA meeting and educates the members about the benefits of telepractice, encouraging them to engage with the state policy makers.
d)
A master clinician at the UD Speech Language Hearing Clinic decides to hold a research conference at STAR campus to provide continuing education opportunities for other SLPs.
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