ASHA SLPA CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Prevention and Advocacy
Depending on the setting, adequate training, and guidance from the supervising SLP,
the SLPA may: - ✔✔- present primary prevention information to individuals and groups
known to be at risk for communication and swallowing disorders;
- promote early identification and early intervention activities;
- advocate for individuals and families through community awareness, health literacy,
education, and training programs to promote and facilitate access to full participation in
communication - including addressing the social determinants of health and health
disparities;
- provide information to emergency response agencies for individuals who have
communication, swallowing, and/or related disorders;
- advocate at the local, state, and national levels for improved public policies affecting
access to services and research funding;
- support the supervising SLP in research projects, in-service training, marketing, and
public relations programs; and
- practice actively in professional organizations.
✔✔There is potential for misuse of an SLPA's services, particularly when -
✔✔responsibilities are delegated by other staff members (e.g., administrators, nursing
staff, physical therapists, occupational Therapists, psychologists, etc.) without the
approval of the supervising SLP.
✔✔The SLPA should not perform any task - ✔✔without the approval of the supervising
SLP.
✔✔The student, patient, or client should be informed that - ✔✔they are receiving
services from an SLPA under the supervision of an SLP.
✔✔The SLPA should NOT engage in any of the following activities: - ✔✔- representing
themselves as the SLP;
- interpreting assessment tools for the purpose of diagnosing disability, determining
eligibility or qualification for services;
- administering or interpreting feeding and/or swallowing screenings, checklists, and
assessments;
- diagnosing communication and feeding/swallowing disorders;
- developing or determining the feeding and/or swallowing strategies or precautions for
students, patients, and clients;
- disclosing clinical or confidential information (e.g., diagnosis, services provided,
response to treatment) either orally or in writing to individuals who have not been
approved by the SLP to receive information unless mandated by law;
- writing, developing, or modifying a student's, patient's, or client's plan of care in any
way;
, - making referrals for additional services;
- assisting students, patients, and clients without access to supervision;
- selecting AAC systems or devices;
- treating medically fragile students, patients, and clients without 100% direct
supervision;
- performing procedures that require specialized knowledge and training (e.g., vocal
tract prosthesis shaping or fitting, vocal tract imaging);
- providing input in care conferences, case conferences, or any interdisciplinary team
meeting without the presence or prior approval of the supervising SLP or other
designated SLP;
- providing interpretative information to the student, patient, client, family, or others
regarding the student's, patient's, or client's status or service;
- signing or initialing any formal documents (e.g., plans of care, reimbursement forms,
reports) without the supervising SLP's co-signature;
- discharging a student, patient, or client from services.
✔✔Under the specified guidance and supervision of an ASHA-certified and/or state-
credentialed SLP, SLPAs may provide services in a wide variety of settings, which may
include, but are not limited to, the following: - ✔✔- public, private, and charter
elementary and secondary schools
- early intervention settings (e.g., homes, preschools, daycare settings)
- hospitals (inpatient and outpatient)
- residential health care settings (e.g., long-term care and skilled nursing facilities)
- nonresidential health care settings (e.g., adult daycare, home health services, and
clinics)
- private practice settings
- university/college clinics
- research facilities
- corporate and industrial settings
- student's, patient's or client's residences
✔✔The ASHA Code of Ethics sets forth the fundamental PRINCIPLES and RULES
deemed essential for SLPs. This code applies to every individual who is - ✔✔(a) an
ASHA member, whether verified or not,
(b) a nonmember holding the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence,
(c) an applicant for membership or certification, or
(d) a Clinical Fellow seeking to fulfill standards for certification
✔✔The ASHA Assistants Code of Conduct sets forth the PRINCIPLES and
FUNDAMENTALS of ethical practice for SLPAs. This Code applies to - ✔✔all ASHA-
certified audiology and speech-language pathology assistants, as well as applicants for
assistant certification.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Prevention and Advocacy
Depending on the setting, adequate training, and guidance from the supervising SLP,
the SLPA may: - ✔✔- present primary prevention information to individuals and groups
known to be at risk for communication and swallowing disorders;
- promote early identification and early intervention activities;
- advocate for individuals and families through community awareness, health literacy,
education, and training programs to promote and facilitate access to full participation in
communication - including addressing the social determinants of health and health
disparities;
- provide information to emergency response agencies for individuals who have
communication, swallowing, and/or related disorders;
- advocate at the local, state, and national levels for improved public policies affecting
access to services and research funding;
- support the supervising SLP in research projects, in-service training, marketing, and
public relations programs; and
- practice actively in professional organizations.
✔✔There is potential for misuse of an SLPA's services, particularly when -
✔✔responsibilities are delegated by other staff members (e.g., administrators, nursing
staff, physical therapists, occupational Therapists, psychologists, etc.) without the
approval of the supervising SLP.
✔✔The SLPA should not perform any task - ✔✔without the approval of the supervising
SLP.
✔✔The student, patient, or client should be informed that - ✔✔they are receiving
services from an SLPA under the supervision of an SLP.
✔✔The SLPA should NOT engage in any of the following activities: - ✔✔- representing
themselves as the SLP;
- interpreting assessment tools for the purpose of diagnosing disability, determining
eligibility or qualification for services;
- administering or interpreting feeding and/or swallowing screenings, checklists, and
assessments;
- diagnosing communication and feeding/swallowing disorders;
- developing or determining the feeding and/or swallowing strategies or precautions for
students, patients, and clients;
- disclosing clinical or confidential information (e.g., diagnosis, services provided,
response to treatment) either orally or in writing to individuals who have not been
approved by the SLP to receive information unless mandated by law;
- writing, developing, or modifying a student's, patient's, or client's plan of care in any
way;
, - making referrals for additional services;
- assisting students, patients, and clients without access to supervision;
- selecting AAC systems or devices;
- treating medically fragile students, patients, and clients without 100% direct
supervision;
- performing procedures that require specialized knowledge and training (e.g., vocal
tract prosthesis shaping or fitting, vocal tract imaging);
- providing input in care conferences, case conferences, or any interdisciplinary team
meeting without the presence or prior approval of the supervising SLP or other
designated SLP;
- providing interpretative information to the student, patient, client, family, or others
regarding the student's, patient's, or client's status or service;
- signing or initialing any formal documents (e.g., plans of care, reimbursement forms,
reports) without the supervising SLP's co-signature;
- discharging a student, patient, or client from services.
✔✔Under the specified guidance and supervision of an ASHA-certified and/or state-
credentialed SLP, SLPAs may provide services in a wide variety of settings, which may
include, but are not limited to, the following: - ✔✔- public, private, and charter
elementary and secondary schools
- early intervention settings (e.g., homes, preschools, daycare settings)
- hospitals (inpatient and outpatient)
- residential health care settings (e.g., long-term care and skilled nursing facilities)
- nonresidential health care settings (e.g., adult daycare, home health services, and
clinics)
- private practice settings
- university/college clinics
- research facilities
- corporate and industrial settings
- student's, patient's or client's residences
✔✔The ASHA Code of Ethics sets forth the fundamental PRINCIPLES and RULES
deemed essential for SLPs. This code applies to every individual who is - ✔✔(a) an
ASHA member, whether verified or not,
(b) a nonmember holding the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence,
(c) an applicant for membership or certification, or
(d) a Clinical Fellow seeking to fulfill standards for certification
✔✔The ASHA Assistants Code of Conduct sets forth the PRINCIPLES and
FUNDAMENTALS of ethical practice for SLPAs. This Code applies to - ✔✔all ASHA-
certified audiology and speech-language pathology assistants, as well as applicants for
assistant certification.
