SOBC EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Treatment: agent of change; goal to teach new behaviors and/or relearn previously lost behaviors
1. Intervention: procedure designed to stop some process and ettect positive changes
2. Habilitation: teaching a behavior for the first time
3. Rehabilitation: restoring lost or currently impaired behaviors
4. T/F: Treatment and intervention are often used interchangeably in SLP: True
5. What would be examples of the purpose of treatment for speech-language
pathology?: - Increasing correct production of /s/
- Decreasing the throwing objects as a protest behavior
- Increasing use of regular past tense verbs
- Decreasing vocally abusive behaviors
- Increasing fluent speech
6. Treatment is used for what?: To create change in an individual's communication; always involves
changing the behaviors of both the client and those closest to them.
7. Are procedures for treatment different for each disorder area? Why or why
not?: - Core procedures apply across all communication disorders because all treatment is a behavior change.
- Procedures are individualized to target behaviors
- The framework is the same, but the specific procedures are tailored to the client's needs
8. What are the ABC's of behavior?: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
9. What is the importance of ABC's of behavior?: - Helps identify triggers and outcomes of
communication behaviors
- Provides a systematic way to shape positive communication behaviors
10. Treatment Targets: - Skills (behaviors) to be taught (targets are the client's behavior
- Targets = what the client learns
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, 11. Treatment Procedures: - Means of teaching those skills (procedures are the clinician's behavior)
- Procedures = How the clinician teaches (methods/strategies)
12. Examples of procedures:: - Instructions
- Modeling
- Prompting
- Fading
- Positive reinforcement
- Verbal correction
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Treatment: agent of change; goal to teach new behaviors and/or relearn previously lost behaviors
1. Intervention: procedure designed to stop some process and ettect positive changes
2. Habilitation: teaching a behavior for the first time
3. Rehabilitation: restoring lost or currently impaired behaviors
4. T/F: Treatment and intervention are often used interchangeably in SLP: True
5. What would be examples of the purpose of treatment for speech-language
pathology?: - Increasing correct production of /s/
- Decreasing the throwing objects as a protest behavior
- Increasing use of regular past tense verbs
- Decreasing vocally abusive behaviors
- Increasing fluent speech
6. Treatment is used for what?: To create change in an individual's communication; always involves
changing the behaviors of both the client and those closest to them.
7. Are procedures for treatment different for each disorder area? Why or why
not?: - Core procedures apply across all communication disorders because all treatment is a behavior change.
- Procedures are individualized to target behaviors
- The framework is the same, but the specific procedures are tailored to the client's needs
8. What are the ABC's of behavior?: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
9. What is the importance of ABC's of behavior?: - Helps identify triggers and outcomes of
communication behaviors
- Provides a systematic way to shape positive communication behaviors
10. Treatment Targets: - Skills (behaviors) to be taught (targets are the client's behavior
- Targets = what the client learns
1/9
, 11. Treatment Procedures: - Means of teaching those skills (procedures are the clinician's behavior)
- Procedures = How the clinician teaches (methods/strategies)
12. Examples of procedures:: - Instructions
- Modeling
- Prompting
- Fading
- Positive reinforcement
- Verbal correction
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