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Speech Language Pathology Assistant
(SLPA) Certification Exam (NEW 2025 / 2026
Update) Questions and Verified Answers|
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Why does the supervising SLP have ultimate responsibility? Answer: The supervisor is the individual who is licensed to provide services as an independent practitioner. The SLP is in the position to make those decisions
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What if I have questions about how often and in what way I'm being supervised? Answer:
- Ultimately the SLP is required to stay-up-to date with implementing supervising requirements
- discuss with supervisor about concerns
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What are the 2 major federal laws governing privacy and confidentiality? Answer: HIPAA & FERPA
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List 3 ways an assistant can support the supervisor in treatment of patients. Answer:
- Prepare treatment materials
- provide treatment or support as per the SLP plan
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Define the importance of cultural competence individually and in the workplace Answer: Cultural competence is the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures.
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Describe the importance of cultural competence individually and in the workplace Answer: Cultural competence encompasses being aware of one's own worldview, developing positive attitudes towards cultural differences, gaining knowledge of different cultural practices and world views.
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Fill in the blank:
- Understand that treatment decisions are based on key components of
- Focused continuing education can facilitate knowledge of and effective use of Answer: evidence-based practice
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"When workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, (caregivers), and communities to deliver the highest quality of care" (WHO, 2010) is known as what?
- If the supervising SLP is not available the SLPA could explore options available on the ASHA portal for EBP material options.
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Velum and its functions Answer: soft palate. Is the posterior portion of the palate which is the upper boundary of the oral cavity plays a role in directing airflow during speech raised to keep the airflow exclusively through the oral cavityLowered and air passes through the nose for nasal speech sounds
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Fluency Answer: Produced with relative ease, flowing, smooth, continuous, relatively rigid, normally rhythmic, free from an excessive amount or duration of dysfluencies
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What causes people to stutter? Answer:
- Cause not completely understood but scientists believe these are important factors: +genetic and congenital influences +development influences +environmental influences
- Repeated negative emotional experiences with stuttering lead to negative feelings and attitudes
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Between what ages does stuttering usually begin?
Answer: 2 - 5
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Stuttering Answer:
- abnormally high frequency and/or duration of stoppages in the flow of speech
- Includes speakers' reactions to stoppages
- These reactions include behavioral, emotional and cognitive responses to repeated experiences of getting stuck while talking
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Core Behaviors Answer: repetitions, prolongations, blocks
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secondary behaviors Answer: Learned behaviors that are triggered by the experience of stuttering or the anticipation of it +Escape +Avoidance
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oral mech exam Answer:
D. strategic competence Answer: C. social competence
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True or False: SLPAs may practice under 2 regulatory bodies. Answer: True. Asha + your state's licensing body
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Who retains full and ethical responsibility for the students, patients and clients served but may delegate specific tasks to the SLPA? Answer: The supervising SLP
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True or Flase: State licensure laws supersede any ASHA SOP guidelines. Answer: True.
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Where can you find the scope of practice (SOP) for an SLPA? Answer: The SOP is defined by ASHA in the SLPA Scope of Practice, AND can differ from state to state
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What is the purpose of the ASHA SOP document? (Name at least 4) Answer:
- Parameters of education & professional development
- Responsibilities within & outside the SOP
- Examples of practice settings
- Information for others regarding SLPA services
- Information on ethics & liability
- Supervision requirements
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What 3 categories form the SLPA Scope of Practice? Answer:
- Service Delivery
- Prevention and Advocacy Tasks
- Administrative Tasks
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True or False: SLPAs can administer and/or interpret assessments. Answer: FALSE. SLPAs CANNOT administer and/or interpret assessments. ONLY assist via direction from the supervising SLP.
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Which category from the SLPA SOP does this fall under? Provide guidance and treatment via telepractice Answer: Service Delivery Tasks
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Which category from the SLPA SOP does this fall under? Demonstrate or share information with patients, families, and staff regarding feeding strategies developed by the SLP Answer: Service Delivery Tasks
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Which category from the SLPA SOP does this fall under? Perform checks and maintenance of equipment. Answer: Administrative Tasks
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Which category from the SLPA SOP does this fall under? Assist with clerical duties, such as preparing materials and scheduling activities, as directed by the SLP. Answer:
Administrative Tasks
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Which category from the SLPA SOP does this fall under? Assist with departmental operations (scheduling, record keeping, safety/maintenance of supplies and equipment) Answer: Administrative Tasks
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Are these tasks within or outside the SOP for an SLPA?
- represent himself or herself as an SLP
- perform standardized or non-standardized diagnostic tests, formal or informal evaluations, or swallowing screenings/checklists
- perform procedures that require a high level of clinical acumen and technical skill (e.g., vocal tract prosthesis shaping or fitting, vocal tract imaging and oral pharyngeal swallow therapy with bolus material)
- tabulate or interpret results and observations of feeding and swallowing evaluations performed by SLPs
- participate in formal parent conferences, case conferences, or any interdisciplinary team without the presence of the supervising SLP or other designated SLP Answer: OUTSIDE the SOP for an SLPA. DO NOT ENGAGE in these acts.
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Are these tasks within or outside the SOP for an SLPA?
An administrator in your setting comes to you and asks you to you to perform some of the roles and duties typically performed by the SLP because an SLP resigned and your facility is understaffed. There is a job posting for an SLP, however no one has been hired yet. Answer: You respond, no I cannot because those roles are outside the scope of practice for an SLPA. and refer your administrator to specific reg/policy SLPA SOP (ASHA and/or state) that apply.
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What should the SLPA do or say? A parent brings their child to the clinic for an evaluation. The SLP completes the evaluation and leaves the building. The parent realizes they forgot to ask the SLP to give a specific test they had researched and wanted administered. The parent asks the SLPA to administer the test so they do not have to come back for another test session Answer: Thank you for inquiring about this. As an SLPA I cannot administer exams. Examinations and evaluations can ONLY be administered by an SLP. I CAN notify the SLP of your request though. Maybe we can catch them before they leave. :)
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What are the 3 Principles of the ASHA Assistants Code of Conduct (COC)? Answer:
- Assistants shall honor their responsibility to hold paramount the welfare of persons they serve professionally
- Individuals shall honor the responsibility to the public by providing accurate information in all communications and by providing services with honesty integrity, and compassion
- Assistants shall maintain collaborative and harmonious interprofessional and intraprofessional relationships
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Describe the function of the ASHA Board of Ethics. Answer: To establish a general framework that allows the professional to make decisions regarding:
- the persons served 2) the public
- professional relationships The ASHA Board of Ethics will review cases for violations of the Code of Ethics and may (or may not) impose different/additional sanctions (sanctions of state licensing boards are different than BOE) against current or former ASHA members, certified individuals or applicants for membership or certification.
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How is this a Code of Ethics (CoC) violation? Roger posted the following on his Facebook page: "I am so very proud of my client at the Developmental Center. He said his first intelligible words this week: me, pie, more. He has been using a QuickTalker 12 since he was 5 years old and I think that by the end of this year, when he is 9, he may not need it if he keeps making this progress." Answer: This post reveled enough information to identify the client:
- facility
- age
- type of device used
- communication needs Violating HIPAA
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Where can you find SLP/SLPA censures? Answer: In the Asha leader
Answer:
- Academic preparation/clinical training and experience of the assistant
- Needs of the clients
- Service delivery setting
- Types of tasks assigned
- Assistant's contract with the employer (managing v. directing v. supervising)
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Balanced bilinguals Answer: bilinguals with equally-high proficiency in both of their languages
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An SLPA is qualified to serve as an interpreter/translator when they are: A. able to orally communicate in more than one language. B. able to read and write effectively in more than one language. C. trained to interpret/translate from one language to another. D. trained to interpret/translate written text from one language to another. Answer: C. trained to interpret/translate from one language to another.
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Therapy activities generated by the SLPA should be: A. approved by the parents/caregivers. B. based solely on the client's/patient's or student's interests.
C. evidence-based. D. low in cost. Answer: C. evidence-based.
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The SLPA can provide direct voice therapy when following treatment plans or protocols that are: A. provided by the SLP. B. provided by a respiratory therapist. C. found in the evaluation report. D. submitted by the attending physician. Answer: A. provided by the SLP.
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Which of the following approaches is a speech modification strategy in fluency therapy? A. desensitization B. reducing word avoidance C. easy onset D. minimal pairs Answer: C. easy onset
B. inform the SLP. C. make the necessary changes in the IEP. D. stop the session in order to remain in compliance. Answer: B. inform the SLP.
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A client/patient or student appeared upset on the day of the treatment. She stated, "My best friend isn't talking to me." This is a statement written in a SOAP note. What area of the SOAP note would you find this statement?: A. subjective B. objective C. assessment D. plan Answer: A. subjective
