Pathology
-advocates for legislation necessary to provide the best care for those with communication
disorders(Tasha does not give us our License) - ANS-Texas Speech-Language Hearing
Association
-provides professional development
-promotes high standards and
-Application & Fee
-Official transcript showing baccalaureate degree(s) conferred
-Supervisory Responsibility Statement Form (whoever hires you)
-Proof of Completion of Jurisprudence Exam
-DPS/FBI - Fingerprinting
-Clinical Observation & Experience Form completed by university program director- this
documents how many clinical observation hours and clinical assisting experience hours you
received
(Submit Clinical Deficiency Plan if you did not complete all the clinical observation hours &
clinical experience hours at the university) - ANS-Once you hired you apply for Assistant
Application what is the process
(a) appointment times - ANS-Which of the following is a supervisor of an assistant not
responsible for?
(a) appointment time
(b) evaluations
(c) interpretations
(d) case management
(c) maintain clinical records - ANS-Which of the following duties may a speech-language
pathology assistant perform, if assigned by their supervisor?
(a) perform invasive swallowing
(b) demonstrate swallowing
(c) maintain clinical records
(d) provide client counseling
(c) notify the department of changes in name or mailing address - ANS-A licensee shall do
which of the following?
(a) falsify records
(b) misrepresent his or her training or competence
, (c) notify the department of changes in name or mailing address
(d) endanger the health, welfare, or safety of the public
(d) all of the above - ANS-A supervisor of an intern or assistant shall verify:
(a) the intern or assistant holds a valid license
(b) the supervisor has been approved by the department
(c) the intern or assistant is qualified to perform the procedure
(d) all of the above
(d) all of the above - ANS-An applicant, who holds a current Texas intern in speech-language
pathology license, may upgrade to a speech-language pathology license by submitting which of
the following?
(a) completed upgrade application on a department-approved form
(b) original or certified copy of the transcript(s), if not previously submitted when applying for an
intern license
(c) praxis exam score report showing the applicant passed the examination
(d) all of the above
(d) all of the above - ANS-Continuing professional education shall be earned in which of the
following areas:
(a) ethics
(b) speech-language pathology
(c) audiology
(d) all of the above
(d) all of the above - ANS-The Speech-Language Pathology Intern Plan and Agreement of
Supervision Form shall be submitted upon which of the following situations?
(a) application for an intern license
(b) any changes in supervision
(c) the addition of other supervisors
(d) all of the above
(d) all of the above - ANS-Which license types require a criminal background check:
(a) SLPA
(b) SLP
(c) SLP intern
(d) all of the above