Speech Language Pathologist
Proficiency Scale
1 =
No Experience
2 =
Need Training
3 =
Able to perform with supervision
4 =
Able to perform independently
| Work Settings | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute care | |||||
| International Cath Lab | |||||
| Daily treatment center | |||||
| Home health care | |||||
| Inpatient acute rehab | |||||
| Neonatal intensive care | |||||
| Outpatient/community re-entry | |||||
| Pediatrics | |||||
| Psychiatric hospital | |||||
| Private practice | |||||
| School setting | |||||
| Early intervention | |||||
| Skilled nursing facility |
| Patient Populations | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geriatrics | |||||
| Hearing impaired | |||||
| Learning disabilities | |||||
| Pediatrics/school age | |||||
| Progressive neurologic disease | |||||
| Trachs/ventilators | |||||
| Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) | |||||
| Traumatic brain injury | |||||
| Voice/laryngectomy |
| Assessment Tools | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston assessment of severe aphasia | |||||
| Boston diagnostic aphasia examination | |||||
| Minnesota test for differential diagnosis of aphasia | |||||
| Informal testing | |||||
| Porch index of communicative abilities | |||||
| Reading comprehension battery for aphasia | |||||
| Ross information processing assessment-geriatric | |||||
| Western aphasia battery | |||||
| Bedside swallow evaluation | |||||
| Blue dye test | |||||
| Cervical auscultation | |||||
| Fiber endoscopic evaluation study | |||||
| Modified barium swallow study | |||||
| Rehab Institute of Chicago evaluation of communication | |||||
| Augmentative devices | |||||
| Pure tone screening |
| Types of Disorders | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aphasia | |||||
| Apraxia | |||||
| Autism | |||||
| Cleft palate | |||||
| CVA/stroke | |||||
| Fluency | |||||
| Dementia/Alzheimer’s | |||||
| Dysarthria | |||||
| Dysphagia | |||||
| Hearing loss | |||||
| Learning disabilities | |||||
| Traumatic brain injury |
| Treatment | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augmentative devices | |||||
| Behavior modification | |||||
| Cognitive training | |||||
| Community re-entry | |||||
| Computer | |||||
| Co-treatment |
| Treatment - cont | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | |||||
| Individual | |||||
| Neurologic Angioplasty | |||||
| Total communication | |||||
| Vital stimulation | |||||
| Dysphagia across the age spectrum |
| Regulations | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIMS | |||||
| Medicare | |||||
| Medi-Cal | |||||
| Omnibus budget reconciliation | |||||
| RUG levels |
| General Skills | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient/family teaching | |||||
| Patients in isolation | |||||
| Patients in restraints | |||||
| Initial evaluation | |||||
| Lift/transfer devices | |||||
| Specialty beds | |||||
| End of life care/palliative care | |||||
| Cerner | |||||
| EPIC | |||||
| McKesson | |||||
| Meditech | |||||
| Accurate patient identification | |||||
| Effective communication | |||||
| Pain assessment & management | |||||
| Infection control | |||||
| Universal precautions | |||||
| Care of patients in isolation | |||||
| Minimize risk of falls | |||||
| Prevention of pressure ulcers |
| Age Specific Competencies | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant (birth to 1 year) | |||||
| Toddler (ages 1-3 years) | |||||
| Preschooler (ages 3-5 years) | |||||
| Childhood (ages 6-12 years) | |||||
| Adolescents (ages 12-21 years) | |||||
| Young Adults (ages 21-39 years) | |||||
| Adults (ages 40-64 years) | |||||
| Older Adults (ages 65-79 years) | |||||
| Elderly (ages 80+ years) |