SLPA Work Settings 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teletherapy SLPA session differs from in-person sessions primarily in that:
- Supervision by an SLP is no longer required
- The SLPA must ensure the technology platform is HIPAA-compliant (Correct answer)
- Documentation is optional for telehealth services
- SLPAs can conduct evaluations remotely without SLP oversight
Correct answer: The SLPA must ensure the technology platform is HIPAA-compliant
Telehealth SLPAs must use HIPAA-compliant platforms to protect client privacy, and all other supervision and scope rules still apply.
Question 2: In a corporate or workplace setting, an SLPA might assist an SLP with services targeting:
- Pediatric language delays
- Voice disorders and professional communication skills in adults (Correct answer)
- Cleft palate management
- Neonatal feeding difficulties
Correct answer: Voice disorders and professional communication skills in adults
Corporate settings often involve voice care and professional communication coaching for adult employees such as teachers, lawyers, and executives.
Question 3: Which professional is most important for an SLPA to collaborate with in a skilled nursing facility to coordinate dysphagia care?
- School psychologist
- Registered dietitian (Correct answer)
- Special education teacher
- Audiologist
Correct answer: Registered dietitian
Registered dietitians collaborate closely with SLP teams to ensure appropriate food texture and nutrition for residents with dysphagia.
Question 4: An SLPA working in a university clinic is most likely to be supervised by:
- A first-year graduate student in speech-language pathology
- A certified and licensed SLP who may be a clinical supervisor or faculty member (Correct answer)
- An audiologist without SLP training
- An SLPA with more than 10 years of experience
Correct answer: A certified and licensed SLP who may be a clinical supervisor or faculty member
University clinics are directed by certified, licensed SLPs who serve as clinical supervisors, often faculty members overseeing student clinicians.
Question 5: In a correctional facility, SLPAs may provide services that primarily address:
- Neonatal feeding and swallowing
- Communication disorders, literacy support, and cognitive-linguistic rehabilitation (Correct answer)
- Hearing aid fitting and maintenance
- Fluency disorders in preschool-age children
Correct answer: Communication disorders, literacy support, and cognitive-linguistic rehabilitation
Correctional facilities serve adults who may have unaddressed communication disorders, literacy deficits, or acquired cognitive-linguistic impairments.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes the role of an SLPA in a pediatric outpatient private practice?
- Independently determining the frequency and duration of therapy
- Providing treatment under SLP supervision and maintaining accurate session notes (Correct answer)
- Conducting comprehensive evaluations and writing diagnostic reports
- Selecting AAC devices and programming them without SLP input
Correct answer: Providing treatment under SLP supervision and maintaining accurate session notes
In private practice, SLPAs carry out SLP-designed treatment plans and document sessions, all under required supervision.
Question 7: An SLPA working in a traumatic brain injury rehabilitation day program would most likely work alongside which other therapy discipline?
- Dental hygiene
- Occupational therapy (Correct answer)
- Pharmacy
- Radiology
Correct answer: Occupational therapy
Occupational therapists and SLPs frequently collaborate in TBI day programs to address cognitive, communication, and daily living skill deficits together.
SLPA Work Settings 3
A teletherapy SLPA session differs from in-person sessions primarily in that: