Providing prevention, screening, consultation, assessment and diagnosis, treatment, intervention, management, counseling, and follow-up services for disorders of:
• speech (i.e., articulation, fluency, resonance, and voice
• language (i.e., phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatic/social aspects of communication) including comprehension and expression in oral, written, graphic, and manual modalities; language processing; preliteracy and language-based literacy skills, including phonological awareness;
• cognitive aspects of communication (e.g., attention, memory, problem solving, executive functions).
• sensory awareness related to communication, swallowing and voice
2. Establishing augmentative and alternative communication techniques and strategies including developing, selecting, and prescribing of such systems and devices (e.g., speech generating devices).
3. Providing services to individuals with hearing loss and their families/caregivers (e.g.,auditory training; speechreading; speech and language intervention secondary to hearing loss; visual inspection and listening checks of amplification devices for the purpose of troubleshooting, including verification of ap- propriate battery voltage).
4. Screening hearing of individuals who can participate in conventional pure-tone air conduction methods.
5. Collaborating in the assessment of central auditory processing disorders and providing intervention where there is evidence of speech, language, and/or other cognitive- communication disorders.
6. Educating and counseling individuals, families, co-workers, educators, and other persons in the community regarding acceptance, adaptation, and decision making about communication, swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive concerns.
7. Advocating for individuals through community awareness, education, and training programs to promote and facilitate access to full participation in communication, including the elimination of societal barriers.
8. Collaborating with and providing referrals and information to audiologists, educators, and health professionals as individual needs dictate.
9. Addressing behaviors(e.g.,perseverativeor disruptive actions) and environments (e.g., seating, positioning for swallowing safety or
attention, communication opportunities) that affect communication, swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive functions.
10. Recognizing the need to provide and appropriately accommodate diagnostic and treatment services to individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and adjust treatment and assessment services accordingly. Professional Roles and Activities
Speech-language pathologists serve individuals, families, groups, and the general public through a broad range of professional activities. They:
• Identify, define, and diagnose disorders of human communication and swallowing and assist in localization and diagnosis of diseases and conditions.
• Provide direct services using a variety of service delivery models to treat and/or address communication, swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive concerns.
• Conduct research related to communication sciences and disorders, swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive functions.
• Educate, supervise, and mentor future speech-language pathologists.
• Serve as case managers and service delivery coordinators.
• Administer and manage clinical and academic programs.
• Educate and provide in-service training to families, caregivers, and other professionals.
• Participate in outcomes measurement activi- ties and use data to guide clinical decision making and determine the effectiveness of ser- vices provided in accordance with the prin- ciples of evidence-based practice.
• Train, supervise, and manage speech- language pathology assistants and other support personnel.
• Promote healthy lifestyle practices for the prevention of communication, hearing, swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive disorders.
• Foster public awareness of speech, language, hearing, and swallowing, and other upper aerodigestive disorders and their treatment.
• Advocate at the local, state, and national levels for access to and funding for services to address communication, hearing, swallow- ing, or other upper aerodigestive disorders.
• Serve as expert witnesses.
• Recognize the special needs of culturally di- verse populations by providing services that are free of potential biases, including selection and/or adaptation of materials to ensure eth- nic and linguistic sensitivity.
• Provide services using tele-electronic diagnos- tic measures and treatment methodologies (including remote applications).
