Speech Language Pathologist

Information

Proficiency Scale

1 = No Experience

2 = Need Training

3 = Able to perform with supervision

4 = Able to perform independently

Assessment Section

Work Settings

✔ Acute care *
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✔ International Cath Lab *
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✔ Daily treatment center *
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✔ Home health care *
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✔ Inpatient acute rehab *
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✔ Neonatal intensive care *
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✔ Outpatient/community re-entry *
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✔ Pediatrics *
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✔ Psychiatric hospital *
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✔ Private practice *
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✔ School setting *
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✔ Early intervention *
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✔ Skilled nursing facility *
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Patient Populations

✔ Geriatrics *
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✔ Hearing impaired *
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✔ Learning disabilities *
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✔ Pediatrics/school age *
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✔ Progressive neurologic disease *
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✔ Trachs/ventilators *
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✔ Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) *
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✔ Traumatic brain injury *
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✔ Voice/laryngectomy *
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Assessment Tools

✔ Boston assessment of severe aphasia *
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✔ Boston diagnostic aphasia examination *
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✔ Minnesota test for differential diagnosis of aphasia *
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✔ Informal testing *
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✔ Porch index of communicative abilities *
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✔ Reading comprehension battery for aphasia *
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✔ Ross information processing assessment-geriatric *
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✔ Western aphasia battery *
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✔ Bedside swallow evaluation *
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✔ Blue dye test *
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✔ Cervical auscultation *
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✔ Fiber endoscopic evaluation study *
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✔ Modified barium swallow study *
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✔ Rehab Institute of Chicago evaluation of communication *
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✔ Augmentative devices *
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✔ Pure tone screening *
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Types of Disorders

✔ Aphasia *
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✔ Apraxia *
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✔ Autism *
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✔ Cleft palate *
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✔ CVA/stroke *
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✔ Fluency *
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✔ Dementia/Alzheimer’s *
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✔ Dysarthria *
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✔ Dysphagia *
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✔ Hearing loss *
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✔ Learning disabilities *
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✔ Traumatic brain injury *
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Treatment

✔ Augmentative devices *
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✔ Behavior modification *
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✔ Cognitive training *
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✔ Community re-entry *
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✔ Computer *
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✔ Co-treatment *
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Treatment - cont

✔ Group *
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✔ Individual *
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✔ Neurologic Angioplasty *
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✔ Total communication *
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✔ Vital stimulation *
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✔ Dysphagia across the age spectrum *
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Regulations

✔ FIMS *
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✔ Medicare *
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✔ Medi-Cal *
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✔ Omnibus budget reconciliation *
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✔ RUG levels *
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General Skills

✔ Patient/family teaching *
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✔ Patients in isolation *
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✔ Patients in restraints *
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✔ Initial evaluation *
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✔ Lift/transfer devices *
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✔ Specialty beds *
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✔ End of life care/palliative care *
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✔ Cerner *
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✔ EPIC *
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✔ McKesson *
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✔ Meditech *
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✔ Accurate patient identification *
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✔ Effective communication *
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✔ Pain assessment & management *
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✔ Infection control *
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✔ Universal precautions *
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✔ Care of patients in isolation *
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✔ Minimize risk of falls *
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✔ Prevention of pressure ulcers *
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Age Specific Competencies

✔ Infant (birth to 1 year) *
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✔ Toddler (ages 1-3 years) *
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✔ Preschooler (ages 3-5 years) *
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✔ Childhood (ages 6-12 years) *
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✔ Adolescents (ages 12-21 years) *
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✔ Young Adults (ages 21-39 years) *
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✔ Adults (ages 40-64 years) *
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✔ Older Adults (ages 65-79 years) *
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✔ Elderly (ages 80+ years) *
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