SLPA Work Settings 5

Question 1

In a pediatric feeding clinic, an SLPA's primary support role involves:

Accepted Answer

Assisting the SLP during feeding evaluations and implementing prescribed feeding therapy techniques

Answer

SLPAs assist the SLP during assessments and implement prescribed feeding techniques; independent decisions about strategies or diet modifications exceed their scope.

Question 2

A school-based SLPA serving students with limited English proficiency (LEP) should:

Accepted Answer

Consult with the SLP and use bilingual resources or interpreters when appropriate

Answer

Bilingual students require culturally and linguistically appropriate services; SLPAs should use interpreters and consult the SLP to distinguish disorder from difference.

Question 3

Which characteristic distinguishes an outpatient rehabilitation clinic from an inpatient rehabilitation setting for an SLPA?

Accepted Answer

Clients in outpatient settings commute to therapy and return home after sessions

Answer

Outpatient rehabilitation clients are not admitted to the facility; they travel to appointments and return home, unlike inpatients who stay overnight.

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

School counselor or special education teacher

Answer

School counselors and special education teachers frequently collaborate with SLP teams to reinforce social communication and pragmatic language in natural school contexts.

Question 5

An SLPA working in a burn unit of a hospital most likely provides speech-language support for:

Accepted Answer

Communication and swallowing difficulties arising from facial or airway burns

Answer

Burn unit patients may experience communication breakdowns and dysphagia resulting from burns to the face, mouth, throat, or airway.

(SLPA) Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Practice Test

(SLPA) Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Practice Test

SLPA Work Settings 5