ASHA CERTIFICATION CLINICAL COMPETENCE
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (CCC-SLIP)
NEWEST EXAM AND DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
Characteristics of a Clinician - ANSWER- Person-centered focus, desire to help others,
evidence-based practice, continuous learning, adherence to professional responsibilities
Internal Evidence (Clinician) - ANSWER- Involves clinician experience and expertise in
decision-making
ASHA - ANSWER- American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, accrediting
body for students, organization that gives certifications, oversees SLPs, sets code of
ethics
External Evidence - ANSWER- Comprises published research, textbooks, and websites,
informs clinical decision-making
EVP - ANSWER- Integration of clinical knowledge, patient needs, and research findings
in decision-making
PICO - ANSWER- Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, a method for
formulating clinical questions
,REHABILITATION vs HABILITATION - ANSWER- Distinguishes between restoring lost
skills and developing new skills
ASSESSMENT TOOLS (FORMAL) - ANSWER- Includes norm-referenced tests,
criterion-referenced tests, screenings, standardization, case studies, and interviews
ASSESSMENT TOOLS (INFORMAL) - ANSWER- Involves communication sampling,
behavioral observations, and dynamic assessment
Standard I: Degree - ANSWER- the applicant for certification must have a master's
doctoral or other recognized postbaccalaureate degree.
SCOPE OF PRACTICE - ANSWER- Encompasses articulation, fluency, voice and
resonance, receptive and expressive language, hearing, swallowing, cognitive aspects
of communication, defines the range of practice
HIPAA - ANSWER- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, restricts access
to individuals' private medical information, emphasizes protection of sensitive data
FERPA - ANSWER- Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, grants parents and
students rights to access educational records and control over them
PHI - ANSWER- Protected Health Information, sensitive medical data requiring strict
privacy measures
, Internal Evidence (Client and Family) - ANSWER- Considers client speech and
language characteristics, social performance
Standard II: Education Program - ANSWER- all graduate course work and graduate
clinical experience required in speech-language pathology must have been initiated and
completed in a speech-langauge pathology program accredited by the Council on
Academic Accreditation in audiology and Speech-langauge pathology (CAA) on the
American Speech-Langauge Hearing association (ASHA)
standard III: program of study - ANSWER- -36 semester credit hours minimum within
the scope of practice of ASHA
Standard iv: knowledge of outcomes
IV-A - ANSWER- iv-a: the applicant must have demonstrated knowledge in the following
areas:
1. physical sciences
2. social/behavioral sciences
3. statistics
4. biological sciences
Standards iv: knowledge of outcomes
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (CCC-SLIP)
NEWEST EXAM AND DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
Characteristics of a Clinician - ANSWER- Person-centered focus, desire to help others,
evidence-based practice, continuous learning, adherence to professional responsibilities
Internal Evidence (Clinician) - ANSWER- Involves clinician experience and expertise in
decision-making
ASHA - ANSWER- American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, accrediting
body for students, organization that gives certifications, oversees SLPs, sets code of
ethics
External Evidence - ANSWER- Comprises published research, textbooks, and websites,
informs clinical decision-making
EVP - ANSWER- Integration of clinical knowledge, patient needs, and research findings
in decision-making
PICO - ANSWER- Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, a method for
formulating clinical questions
,REHABILITATION vs HABILITATION - ANSWER- Distinguishes between restoring lost
skills and developing new skills
ASSESSMENT TOOLS (FORMAL) - ANSWER- Includes norm-referenced tests,
criterion-referenced tests, screenings, standardization, case studies, and interviews
ASSESSMENT TOOLS (INFORMAL) - ANSWER- Involves communication sampling,
behavioral observations, and dynamic assessment
Standard I: Degree - ANSWER- the applicant for certification must have a master's
doctoral or other recognized postbaccalaureate degree.
SCOPE OF PRACTICE - ANSWER- Encompasses articulation, fluency, voice and
resonance, receptive and expressive language, hearing, swallowing, cognitive aspects
of communication, defines the range of practice
HIPAA - ANSWER- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, restricts access
to individuals' private medical information, emphasizes protection of sensitive data
FERPA - ANSWER- Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, grants parents and
students rights to access educational records and control over them
PHI - ANSWER- Protected Health Information, sensitive medical data requiring strict
privacy measures
, Internal Evidence (Client and Family) - ANSWER- Considers client speech and
language characteristics, social performance
Standard II: Education Program - ANSWER- all graduate course work and graduate
clinical experience required in speech-language pathology must have been initiated and
completed in a speech-langauge pathology program accredited by the Council on
Academic Accreditation in audiology and Speech-langauge pathology (CAA) on the
American Speech-Langauge Hearing association (ASHA)
standard III: program of study - ANSWER- -36 semester credit hours minimum within
the scope of practice of ASHA
Standard iv: knowledge of outcomes
IV-A - ANSWER- iv-a: the applicant must have demonstrated knowledge in the following
areas:
1. physical sciences
2. social/behavioral sciences
3. statistics
4. biological sciences
Standards iv: knowledge of outcomes
