CP 4

Question 1

True or False: Treatment techniques are NOT disorder specific

Answer 1

False; they are disorder specific

Question 2

What are Treatment Principles?

Answer 2

Empirical Rules from which treatment procedures are derived; Things that have been experimentally researched and have been proved to be reliable and valid
Ex: Positive Reinforcement

Question 3

What are Treatment Procedures?

Answer 3

Technical operations that the clinician performs to effect changes in the client’s behavior; Some of the things that a clinician does to provide positive reinforcement
Ex: give client a sticker each time he gets a sound right to enforce positive reinforcement

Question 4

True or False: Treatment Principles are broad, abstract, and there are fewer than treatment procedures

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is a Treatment Paradigm?

Answer 5

an overall philosophy of treatment

Question 6

What is Contingency?

Answer 6

Describes the relationship between 2 events; these events influence one another

Question 7

What is Genetic/Neurophysiologic Contingency?

Answer 7

Things that cannot be manipulated; therefore have to accept and deal with effects; Cannot manipulate or change someone’s genetic makeup

Question 8

What is Environmental Contingency?

Answer 8

Things that can be manipulated; more concerning what we do in therapy and its effect on what the client does and inversely.

Question 9

What are the three interrelated variables of environmental contingencies?

Answer 9

1. Antecedent Events
2. Response
3. Consequences

Question 10

What are the three reasons to collect data?

Answer 10

1. To assess a client’s behavior
2. To motivate our clients
3. For accountability

Question 11

What are the five units of measurement?

Answer 11

1. Simple Enumeration
2. Number of Correct Examples
3. Percentage of Correct Responses
4. Learning Curves
5. Latency of Responses

Question 12

What are involved in Objective Rating Scales?

Answer 12

Involves numbers and self-rating scales

Question 13

What are Descriptive Rating Scales?

Answer 13

Not based on real numbers, more labeled answers

Question 14

What is Empirical Validity?

Answer 14

Procedures that have been experimentally demonstrated to be effective

Question 15

What is Logical Validity?

Answer 15

When there is no experimental research to back it up

Question 16

What are Treatment Targets?

Answer 16

what the client is expected to do in a session

Question 17

What is a Treatment Procedure?

Answer 17

the behaviors that the clinician does to reach the target

Question 18

What is a Treatment Program?

Answer 18

Describes all of the clinician and client behaviors

Question 19

What is a Treatment Variable?

Answer 19

The technical operations performed by the clinician to induce, reduce, or eliminate certain client behaviors

Question 20

What are the two main approaches to selecting target behaviors?

Answer 20

1. Normative Approach
2. Client-Specific Approach

Question 21

What is a Normative Approach?

Answer 21

selecting target behaviors that are appropriate for the client in view of their age and age-based norms

Question 22

What is a Client-specific Approach?

Answer 22

select targets that would make an immediate and significant difference in the child’s communication regardless of the norms

Question 23

What are the Three Guidelines For Selecting Target Behaviors Setting Goals With The Patient And Family Members/Caregivers

Answer 23

1. Select behaviors that will make an immediate and socially significant difference
2. Select that will be produced and reinforced at home and other natural settings
3. Select behaviors that help expand communication skills

Question 24

True or False: In establishing functional goals of therapy, clinicians must consider not only what the patient needs and wants to do but also what the patient can possibly do given the current status

Answer 24

True!

Question 25

What are Long-Term Goals in Speech Therapy?

Answer 25

Should reflect the highest level of desired function anticipated upon discharge

Question 26

What are Short-Term Goals in Speech Therapy?

Answer 26

The steppingstones, targeted specific areas that are used to increase overall function in order to achieve LTG

Question 27

"Patient will understand spoken language in simple 1:1 conversational settings by responding appropriately when no cues are provided" is an example of what kind of goal? (LTG or STG)

Answer 27

Long term Goal

Question 28

"Patient will follow one-step commands with 90% accuracy to enhance the patient’s ability to follow directions for activities and ADLs." is an example of what kind of goal? (LTG or STG)

Answer 28

Short term Goal

Question 29

What are the three reasons why we need target behaviors?

Answer 29

1. To be accountable 2. To allow others to replicate treatment procedures 3. Observers can verify the results

Question 30

What are SMART goals?

Answer 30

Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timely

Question 31

True or False: To set a Measurable goal, one must answer the 6 "W" questions.

Answer 31

False: to set a SPECIFIC goal

Question 32

True or False: In order for a goal to be Measurable, there MUST be a tangible criterion for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal you set

Answer 32

True

Question 33

True or False: A realistic goal is one that is attainable but also one the patient and family agrees they are willing to work toward

Answer 33

True

Question 34

What are three components to better Short-Term goals?

Answer 34

Goals should be written in functional terms A functional goal tells why you are working on something It should be written in terms that a non-SLP can understand