A
a. parent
b. principal
c. school psychologist
d.school district representative
e. A,C,D
f. all of the above
e. A,C,D
Every nth member of a population is selected to participate
a. simple random sampling
b. stratified random sampling
c. systematic sampling
d. cluster sampling
c. systematic sampling
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) includes, among other mandates:
a. requirement that each state develop standards for protecting the privacy of medical patients to be reviewed and approved by the federal government
b. A uniform federal standard for protecting the privacy of patients, to be followed by all medical, non-medical, and allied health personnel in the country
c. A stipulation that different health care entities involved in providing services to a patient cannot share information about that patient
d. A requirement that when a request is received, health care providers have 90 days to provide access to the patient’s medical (and related) records
b. A uniform federal standard for protecting the privacy of patients, to be followed by all medical, non-medical, and allied health personnel in the country
Activities that may be carried out by a trained SLPA (according to ASHA) include
a. Implementing treatment plans developed by the supervising SLP, checking and maintaining equipment, and collecting and documenting data for quality improvement
b. Demonstrating swallowing strategies or precautions, collecting and documenting data for quality improvement, and assisting with speech-language and hearing screenings
c. Writing and modifying treatment plans, assisting with clerical duties and in-service training, and checking and maintaining equipment
d. Signing treatment plans or assessment reports when the SLP is not available, assisting with speech-language and hearing screenings, and assisting with clerical duties
a. Implementing treatment plans developed by the supervising SLP, checking and maintaining equipment, and collecting and documenting data for quality improvement
11. The law stating that employers must provide special equipment for workers with disabilities (e.g. relay stations for users of TDDs) is
a. The Americans With Disabilities Act
b.HIPAA
c. P.L. 94-142
d. No Child Left Behind
a. The Americans With Disabilities Act
Under the IDEA, the law requires how many IEP meetings to be scheduled per year?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 3
a. 1
randomly selected group of individuals are chosen to participate
a. cluster sampling
b. purposeful sampling
c. multistage sampling
d. consecutive sampling
a. cluster sampling
2. Public Law 99-457:
a. Increased federal support for services to disabled children 3-6 years of age and provided funding for infants and toddlers Was enacted in 1986
b. Restricts special education services to children with documented disabilities
c. Requires states to report the number of preschoolers served under different categories of disabilities
a. Increased federal support for services to disabled children 3-6 years of age and provided funding for infants and toddlers Was enacted in 1986
Parents in a local school district have asked a clinician to give an in-service on the IDEA (1997). The parents are interested in the content of the IDEA regarding their parental rights, and so forth. Which one of the following would not be accurate for the clinician to tell the parents at the in-service?
a. The IDEA discourages serving children with disabilities in general education classroom settings; rather, it encourages school districts to create more specialized pull-out programs for such children to best serve their needs
b. The IDEA promotes increase, meaningful parental involvement in evaluations, including access to reports and test instruments
c. The IDEA mandates the development of alternative assessments for children who cannot participate in standard assessment
d. One goal of the IDEA is to promote increased participation of special educators in general classroom settings, including involvement with curriculum
a. The IDEA discourages serving children with disabilities in general education classroom settings; rather, it encourages school districts to create more specialized pull-out programs for such children to best serve their needs
12. ESSA stands for
a. Elementary Student Success Act
b.Every Student Succeeds Act
c.English Speaking Student Act
d.English Studies Success Act
b.Every Student Succeeds Act
Protection of confidential health information is part of which legislation act?
a. ESSA
b. IDEA
c. HIPPA
d. ASHA code of ethics
c. HIPPA
every member of population has equal chance of participating
a. purposive sampling
b. simple random sampling
c. multistage sampling
d. stratified random sampling
b. simple random sampling
3. In most states, to work in the public schools, speech-language pathologists and audiologists are required to
a. A state's license
b. ASHA certification
c. A state-issued credential from an agency such as the Department of Education
d. State license and ASHA certification
c. A state-issued credential from an agency such as the Department of Education
Which statement is true about ASHA’s special interest groups (SIGs)?
a. Membership in SIGs is free to all ASHA members
b. Clinical Specialty Recognition is available only in a few specialty areas
c. A Clinical Specialty Recognition is essential to assess and treat clients with a specified disorder
d. Each SIG is concerned with a specific disorder of communication
b. Clinical Specialty Recognition is available only in a few specialty areas
13. Which of the following is not true regarding ESSA?
a.Under ESSA, the federal government creates short and long term goals for academic proficiency
b.Under ESSA, the individual states create short and long term goals for academic proficiency
c. ESSA was signed by President Barack Obama
d. During and English-language learner’s (ELL) second year in a U.S. school, his or her score counts towards the school’s proficiency rating
a.Under ESSA, the federal government creates short and long term goals for academic proficiency
* the individual states creates the goals
Listed below are the steps listed for ABA design/ABAB
-establish a baseline condition
-introduce a treatment of intervention to effect some sort of change
Remove the treatment to see if it returns to baseline
-establish a baseline condition (A phase)
-introduce a treatment of intervention to effect some sort of change (B phase)
Remove the treatment to see if it returns to baseline
in ABAB an extra step (re introduce treatment 2nd b phase) is added
group of specific individuals are chosen to participate
a. simple random sampling
b. systematic sampling
c. stratified random sampling
d. purposeful sampling
d. purposeful sampling
Which one of the following is not true?
a. Many state licensure laws are modeled after ASHA’s requirements
b. Violation of ASHA’s Code of Ethics can have major consequences, including revocation of ASHA’s clinical certificate and cancelation of ASHA membership
c. A Certificate of Clinical Competence and state license are not necessarily required to practice in a public school setting
d. To receive a Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology or audiology, a speech-language pathologist or audiologist needs only to have a state-granted credential to work in public schools
d. To receive a Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology or audiology, a speech-language pathologist or audiologist needs only to have a state-granted credential to work in public schools
9. According to ASHA standards, which one of the following activities would not be within the scope of practice of a speech-language pathologist?
a. Assessing and treating swallowing and upper aerodigestive disorders (e.g. infant feeding)
b. Developing and implementing augmentative and alternative forms of communication (AAC) and prescribing AAC devices and systems
c. Prescribing hearing aids for children and adults with hearing losses
d. Screening hearing and offering auditory training and speech-language services to the deaf and hard of hearing
c. Prescribing hearing aids for children and adults with hearing losses
Passed in 1935, the federal government’s first major step toward involvement in a widespread program of living and medical assistance to the population at large is known as the
a. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Social Security Act (SSA)
d.Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
c. Social Security Act (SSA)
all volunteering individuals who meet a set of criteria are chosen to participate
a. consecutive sampling
b. purposeful sampling
c. simple random sampling
a. consecutive sampling
population is first divide into strata (attribute categories or subgroups/0 before randomly chosen to participate
a.stratified random sampling
b. systemic sampling
c. cluster sampling
d. simple random sampling
a.stratified random sampling
5. P.L. 94-142, the Education of the Handicapped Act, was later reauthorized and retitled as
a. The Americans With Disabilities Act
b. The Education of Disabled Individuals Act
c. The Handicapped Individuals Education Act
d. The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
d. The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
P.L. 99-457 established mandated development of Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs). Which one of the following is not required to be included in a child’s IFSP?
a. The child’s present level of development
b. The family’s needs and strengths relating to the child’s development
c. The major goals for the child and family, and services to be provided
d. A review of the plan at 12-month intervals or more frequently if needed
d. A review of the plan at 12-month intervals or more frequently if needed
*law requires a review of the plan at 6 month intervals or more frequently as needed, not 12
15. A minimum of how many hours of supervised clinical experience is needed for an individual to be an SLPA?
a.150
b.250
c.100
d.200
c.100