Week 1

Professionals who provide services for the remediation of communication disorders

The Canadian usually just need a graduate degree where the american is more a doctoral level research degree

This is what exists for the protection of the public you have to pass the exam to be licensed in most provinces College of audiologist and speech language patholoigst of ontario

It is the federal professional association it is not a legal requirement but is common and usually has a C at the end Speech language and audiology canada

ASHA american speech language and hearing association they have the CCC

SP is mostly school age, where audiologists are mostly adults and seniors

Clinical and service provider is the most audiologist also tend to be the owner or operator of their own clinic

No

Schools Health care settings Community agencies Industry (hearing aid company) Private Practice Academic and clinical training programs

For audiology, it is a health-related business/industry Speech-language pathology is usually in a school environment

Clinical and or instrumental screening, assessment, identification, diagnosis and treatment for things such as hearing disorders, auditory processing disorders, tinnitus, hyperacusis and misophonic balance disorders Hearing aids Hearing assistive and rehabilitative strategies like cochlear implants or speech reading class Intraoperative monitoring (working with surgeons) Promotion Prevention counselling and education Advocacy Pension benefits Medical legal consultation Case management and coordination Supportive personnel Mentoring students Research Cerumen managemet

assessment idenfication diagnosis treatment and management of - Speech delays and disorders - Language difficulties and disorders - Fluency disorders - Voice and resonance disorders - Swallowing and feeding disorders - Cofnitive communicative disorders - Pre-literacy and literacy skills - Communication and swallowing disorders

• development assesment and slection of augmentiative and alternatintve communication • Promotion • Advocacy • accent modficiation • Screening for hearing • case managment • mentoring students • research • administration managment and policy

This is simillar to a PA they can’t asses but they deleiver the intervention (Communication disorder assistant)

A list of ethical principles developed by a specific profession to guide best practice

• autonomy • patient benefit • accountability • do no harm

Culturally competemnt