School Professionals
These are school professionals that the SLS work in partnership with to design and implement programs?
What is the general education teacher, reading specialists, literacy coaches, special education teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school psychologists, audiologists, guidance counselors, social workers and other school administration like elective teachers (ie music, art etc)
True or False, Speech pathology graduate students are required to obtain clinical externship hours in a school setting.
False, ASHA requires speech pathology graduate students to obtain 375 supervised clinical hours with diverse populations across the lifespan, but there is no specific requirement to complete hours in a school setting.
SLSs involved in a partnership with university externship programs provide students with their knowledge in working in this setting.
(Council for Clinical Certification, 2013)
These are individuals or agencies in the community that an SLP may collaborate with.
What is:
Pediatricians
Social service agencies
Private schools
Private therapy practitioners
Vocational rehabilitation staff
These are 3 ways parents should be included in the collaboration process?
What is
1.education regarding their child’s communicative needs (Scope of Practice),
2. funding decisions and participation, particularly those in low-funding schools (ESSA)
3. Assessments [testing], IEP implementation, re-evals, etc. (N.J.A.C. 6A:14-2.3)
Students develop these skills when they are involved in the intervention process.
What is
-Social skills
-Problem-solving skills
-Self-advocacy skills
-Self-confidence skills
-Leadership skills
True or False, The SLS SHOULD NOT collaborate with other professionals (such as physicians or respiratory therapist) outside of the school for their medically fragile students.
FALSE, evolving professional practices may require SLPs to collaborate with professionals who are not school-based.
These are two reasons why an SLS might collaborate with universities.
To be involved in current research studies, maintaining an evidence-based practice.
To serve as mentors for current graduate students on externships
To provide training to university faculty and students regarding the ever-changing nature of the school setting.
To collaborate with university clinics regarding mutual clients
True or False: A school-based SLP seeks an evaluation from an ENT for a child who exhibits hoarse vocal quality. The ENT feels that further medical examination is not necessary. The SLP should not pursue this matter with the ENT anymore and instead should provide the child with voice therapy.
False
The SLP should advocate for this service so that the child’s educational performance is not affected
The SLP cannot implement voice therapy without medical clearance
This is a legal act that states, “The successful implementation… and progress towards educational equity for all students depends on the meaningful inclusion of the parents and communities that represent students who are low income, of color, English learners, Native Americans, immigrants, or who have a disability”?
What is
Every Student Succeeds Act (formerly known as No Child Left Behind). In order to remain in compliance with the law, parents of students must be included in the decisions regarding how Title I funds are allocated. At least 1% of the funding shall be put towards family involvement activities (Every Student Succeeds Act, 2015).
Students can be involved in the intervention process in these ways.
What is
-Learning about communication disorders
-Identify personal strengths, weaknesses, and needs - contribute to PLAAFP
-Create long-term goals
-Prepare for IEP meeting (make invitations or name tags)
-Create “I will” statements
-Review IEP draft with parents before meeting
-Create a fact sheet summarizing IEP for classroom teachers and other professionals
-Self-monitor and self-evaluate progress
These are some things the SLS can suggest to the classroom teacher as well as other professionals to support the therapeutic process?
What is….
Suggest ways to modify lessons, test, and assigned work.
Demonstrate modifications for the professionals to use.
Agree on progress assessment procedures and have the professionals assess progress for generalization of skills and strategies
Give them specific suggestions for ways to practice and apply skills and strategies being taught in therapy
Inform them of verbal and nonverbal cues that have been found useful for prompting students to use targeted skills
A student receives speech-language services in school once a week and twice a week privately at a university clinic. Why might the school SLS want to communicate with the private SLP and what is the process for doing so?
Process: the parent/guardian of the client must sign a release form, in compliance with HIPAA, to share private information with the school-based SLP
Why: to establish goals, monitor progress, incorporate functional material in therapy, exchange ideas, etc.
(Gunn et al., 2004)
A school-age child is being seen separately by a private SLP. The school-based SLP receives permission to evaluate the child. These are three reasons why the school-based SLP would like to collaborate with the private SLP throughout the evaluation process.
What is
To discuss similarities and differences in findings among the mutual client to make appropriate recommendations
To gain the private SLP’s perspective on the kind (e.g. amount, duration) of services to be delivered in the school setting
To inform and educate so that child is receiving best practices
This is ASHA policy that states, SLPs must “recognize the needs, abilities, values, preferences, and interests of individuals and families to whom they provide clinical services, and integrate those factors along with best current research evidence and their clinical expertise in making clinical decisions”
What is
ASHA Evidence-Based Practice. - Including parents’ interests and priorities in the decision-making process is part of evidence-based practice and legally must be implemented (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2005).
In addition, according to the SLP Scope of Practice, collaboration (as stated on the SLP Roles and Responsibilities) includes ”joint communication and shared decision making among all members of the team, including the individual and family, to accomplish improved service delivery and functional outcomes for the individuals served” (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2016).
True or False? Students can lead IEP meetings.
-True
-Students who lead IEP meetings were better informed about their own disabilities, rights, and accommodations and showed improved self-advocacy and self-confidence skills. Student-led IEPs can seem more personalized and optimistic/positive. More simple, jargon-free language is generally used.