CSD 463 FINAL EXAM (PART 1: WEEKS 1-3) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What does the CSD discipline encompass? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Speech, language, hearing, and
swallowing
What are the two clinical professions in CSD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Audiology and Speech‑Language
Pathology.
What are the three main career paths in CSD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Audiologist (AuD), SLP (MS/MA),
and Speech/Language/Hearing/Swallowing Scientist (PhD).
What are the Big 9 areas of SLP practice? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Articulation, Fluency, Voice &
Resonance, Receptive & Expressive Language, Hearing, Swallowing, Cognitive Aspects of
Communication, Social Aspects of Communication, Communication Modalities.
How is intervention defined? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A dynamic, systematic process aimed at
improving communication or swallowing.
What are the four steps in the progression of therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Diagnosis → Select
targets → Implement procedures → Mastery of behavior.
What is the difference between skills and strategies? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Skills = specific behaviors;
Strategies = knowing when/how to use those skills.
What does "setting" refer to in therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Where therapy occurs (NICU, schools,
outpatient, home health, etc.).
Who are the "players" in therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Client, SLP, caregivers, teachers, MDs,
specialists.
What are the three main therapy approaches? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinician‑directed,
client‑centered, hybrid.
, What does "design" refer to in therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Dose (teaching episodes, total reps),
dosage (frequency; ex: 3 blocks of 5 minutes each day), duration (overall length; number of
weeks/months in therapy).
What are the two types of data collection? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Objective (measurable) and
subjective (qualitative, perceived).
What is the therapeutic alliance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The collaborative, trusting relationship
between client and SLP.
What is efficacy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How well something works under ideal, controlled conditions.
What is effectiveness? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How well something works in real‑world settings.
What is efficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How well something works compared to alternatives in
time, cost, and effort.
What are the three pillars of EBP? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅External/internal evidence, clinical expertise,
client values/preferences.
What does PICO stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Patient/Problem, Intervention, Comparison,
Outcome.
What is the first step of DECIDE? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Define your clinical question (using PICO).
What is the second step of DECIDE? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Extrapolate clinically relevant information
from external evidence.
What is the third step of DECIDE? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Consider your clinical expertise.
ANSWERS
What does the CSD discipline encompass? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Speech, language, hearing, and
swallowing
What are the two clinical professions in CSD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Audiology and Speech‑Language
Pathology.
What are the three main career paths in CSD? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Audiologist (AuD), SLP (MS/MA),
and Speech/Language/Hearing/Swallowing Scientist (PhD).
What are the Big 9 areas of SLP practice? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Articulation, Fluency, Voice &
Resonance, Receptive & Expressive Language, Hearing, Swallowing, Cognitive Aspects of
Communication, Social Aspects of Communication, Communication Modalities.
How is intervention defined? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A dynamic, systematic process aimed at
improving communication or swallowing.
What are the four steps in the progression of therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Diagnosis → Select
targets → Implement procedures → Mastery of behavior.
What is the difference between skills and strategies? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Skills = specific behaviors;
Strategies = knowing when/how to use those skills.
What does "setting" refer to in therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Where therapy occurs (NICU, schools,
outpatient, home health, etc.).
Who are the "players" in therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Client, SLP, caregivers, teachers, MDs,
specialists.
What are the three main therapy approaches? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinician‑directed,
client‑centered, hybrid.
, What does "design" refer to in therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Dose (teaching episodes, total reps),
dosage (frequency; ex: 3 blocks of 5 minutes each day), duration (overall length; number of
weeks/months in therapy).
What are the two types of data collection? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Objective (measurable) and
subjective (qualitative, perceived).
What is the therapeutic alliance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The collaborative, trusting relationship
between client and SLP.
What is efficacy? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How well something works under ideal, controlled conditions.
What is effectiveness? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How well something works in real‑world settings.
What is efficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅How well something works compared to alternatives in
time, cost, and effort.
What are the three pillars of EBP? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅External/internal evidence, clinical expertise,
client values/preferences.
What does PICO stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Patient/Problem, Intervention, Comparison,
Outcome.
What is the first step of DECIDE? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Define your clinical question (using PICO).
What is the second step of DECIDE? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Extrapolate clinically relevant information
from external evidence.
What is the third step of DECIDE? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Consider your clinical expertise.
