Work Settings Flashcards
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In a pediatric feeding clinic, an SLPA's primary support role involves:
Answer: Assisting the SLP during feeding evaluations and implementing prescribed feeding therapy techniques
SLPAs assist the SLP during assessments and implement prescribed feeding techniques; independent decisions about strategies or diet modifications exceed their scope.
A school-based SLPA serving students with limited English proficiency (LEP) should:
Answer: Consult with the SLP and use bilingual resources or interpreters when appropriate
Bilingual students require culturally and linguistically appropriate services; SLPAs should use interpreters and consult the SLP to distinguish disorder from difference.
Which characteristic distinguishes an outpatient rehabilitation clinic from an inpatient rehabilitation setting for an SLPA?
Answer: Clients in outpatient settings commute to therapy and return home after sessions
Outpatient rehabilitation clients are not admitted to the facility; they travel to appointments and return home, unlike inpatients who stay overnight.
Which professional team member in a school setting is most likely to co-treat with an SLPA to address a student's pragmatic language and social skills?
Answer: School counselor or special education teacher
School counselors and special education teachers frequently collaborate with SLP teams to reinforce social communication and pragmatic language in natural school contexts.
An SLPA working in a burn unit of a hospital most likely provides speech-language support for:
Answer: Communication and swallowing difficulties arising from facial or airway burns
Burn unit patients may experience communication breakdowns and dysphagia resulting from burns to the face, mouth, throat, or airway.
In a hospice setting, an SLPA may be asked to support which primary goal of care?
Answer: Maximizing comfort and quality of life through supported communication and safe swallowing strategies
Hospice care prioritizes comfort and dignity; SLP teams focus on safe swallowing and supported communication rather than restorative goals.
Which workplace setting requires an SLPA to be most familiar with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment tool?
Answer: Skilled nursing facility
The MDS is a federally mandated assessment used in skilled nursing facilities to document resident needs and inform care planning and Medicare reimbursement.