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Ch 1 A Journey: From Student to Professional
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Speech-Language Pathology
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08/23/2013

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Communication Disorder
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An impairment in the ability to receive, send, process, or comprehend concepts of verbal, nonverbal, or graphic symbol systems
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Audiologist
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Specialist who measure hearing ability and identify, asses, manage, and prevent disorders of hearing and balance.
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Speech-language pathologists
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Professionals who identify, asses, treat, and prevent speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders in all modalities (including spoken, written, pictorial, and manually) both receptively and expressively.
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What is the entry-level requirement for audiologists?
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Doctorate's Degree
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Efficacy
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The probability of benefit to individuals in a defined population from a specific intervention applied for a given communication problem under ideal conditions
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Effectiveness
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The probability of benefit to individuals Ina defined population from a specific intervention applied to a given communication problem under average, everyday clinical conditions
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Efficiency
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Application of the quickest Intervention method involving the least effort and the greatest positive benefit, including unhinge dead effects.1
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Where can audiologists work?
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Where can speech-language pathologists work?
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CCC-A/SLP
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Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology/Speech/Language Pathology
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ASHA
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American Speech-Language Hearing Association
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Steps for becoming an audiologist
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Bachelor's degree, doctoral degree, paid clinical experience, national exam, CCC-A, state license
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