What is a communication disorder? - ANS A communication disorder impairs the ability to comprehend and/or express the following information: verbal, nonverbal, visual/graphic.
-can affect hearing, language, or speech.
-can be developmental or acquired.
What do audiologists do? - ANS ...
SPA
exam
1
Updated
Questions
And
Answers What
is
a
communication
disorder?
-
ANS
A
communication
disorder
impairs
the
ability
to
comprehend
and/or
express
the
following
information:
verbal,
nonverbal,
visual/graphic.
-can
affect
hearing,
language,
or
speech.
-can
be
developmental
or
acquired.
What
do
audiologists
do?
-
ANS
1.
Measure
hearing
ability
2.
Identify,
assess,
and
manage
hearing
and
balance
disorders
3.
Evaluate
and
assist
those
with
auditory
processing
disorders
4.
Select,
fit,
and
dispense
hearing
aids
and
other
amplification
devices
5.
Cochlear
implant
activation
and
fitting
School
needed
to
be
an
audiologist?
-
ANS
-doctorate
of
audiology
(AuD)
(Four
year
graduate
training
program)
-pass
national
exam-
PRAXIS
-ASHA
certificate
of
clinical
competence
(CCC-A)
-state
license
Where
do
audiologists
work?
-
ANS
Schools
Hospitals
Universities
Private
practices
Industry
(occupational
safety
and
health
administration-OSHA)
Who
awards
certificates
of
clinical
competence
in
audiology?
-
ANS
ASHA
(American
speech-language-hearing
association)
What
do
speech
language
pathologists
do?
-
ANS
Assess,
treat,
and
manage:
-language
disorders
-speech
disorders
-voice
disorders
-cognitive
disorders
-swallowing
disorders
Schooling
needed
to
be
a
speech
language
pathologist?
-
ANS
-masters
degree
-after
formal
training:
Clinical
fellowship
year
(cfy) Pass
national
exam
(PRAXIS)
-public
schools
certification
(if
working
in
schools)
-ASHA
certificate
of
clinical
competence
(CCC-SLP)
-state
license
Who
do
speech
language
pathologists
work
with?
-
ANS
People
who
have
trouble:
-speaking
-listening
-reading
-writing
-thinking
-swallowing
Where
do
speech
language
pathologists
work?
-
ANS
School
systems
Hospitals
Outpatient
clinics
Rehab
centers
Skilled
nursing
facilities
Universities
Private
practices
Who
awards
the
CCC-SLP?
-
ANS
ASHA
(American
speech-language-hearing
association)
What
do
speech
scientists
do?
-
ANS
Explore
anatomy,
physiology,
and
the
physics
of
speech-sound
production
Schooling
needed
to
be
a
speech
scientist?
-
ANS
(Usually)
PhD
Where
do
speech
scientists
work?
-
ANS
Universities
Government
agencies
Industry
Research
centers
Clinics
What
do
language
scientists
do?
-
ANS
Investigate
the
nature
of
language
processing
in
the
brain
and
language
disorders
in
children
and
adults
Schooling
needed
to
be
a
language
scientist?
-
ANS
PhD
Where
do
language
scientists
work?
-
ANS
Universities
Government
agencies
Industry
Research
centers
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