Week 6 – Assignments (4)

Client #1: Lorene (77) (Session 1)
Clinician: Karen Copeland (SLP)
Area of Focus: Adult Language Evaluation
Duration: 00:19:04

Case Overview: Adult Language Evaluation (Part 1): Lorene, 77, suffered a left-hemisphere CVA. This is at the end of her inpatient rehabilitation. Notice her word-finding difficulties, use of circumlocutions, use of communicative gestures, how labored her picture description is, and how she describes her difficulties with talking.

Assignments:

MCN: Watch the video, complete the assignment, and submit. For Question 4 (baseline), you are given the clinical flexibility to write a baseline in the evaluated area/skills of your choice. For Question 5 (goal/objectives), you can exercise the same clinical flexibility and propose a goal/objective in the evaluated area of your choice, and preferably, you obtain a baseline for Q4.

Canvas: No additional assignment for this case.

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Client #2: Lorene (77) (Session 2)
Clinician: Karen Copeland (SLP)
Area of Focus: Adult Language Evaluation
Duration: 00:26:33

Case Overview: Adult Language Evaluation (Part 2): Lorene, about six months later (after her discharge from the inpatient rehab). Notice her increased ease of word finding, overall fluency of language production, and the continued difficulties with sequencing sounds in words - especially multisyllabic words.

Assignments:

MCN: Watch the video, complete the assignment, and submit. For Question 4 (baseline), you are given the clinical flexibility to write a baseline in the evaluated area/skills of your choice. For Question 5 (goal/objectives), you can exercise the same clinical flexibility and propose a goal/objective in the evaluated area of your choice, and preferably, you obtain a baseline for Q4.
Canvas: No additional assignment for this case.

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Client #3: Peter (14)
Clinician: Rhea Paul (SLP)
Area of Focus: Adolescent Articulation Evaluation
Duration: 00:51:49

Case Overview: Adolescent Articulation Evaluation: Peter, 14, presents with apraxia of speech and is very difficult to understand in connected speech. Notice the oral-facial exam and the difficulty he has with some of the movements. That is a characteristic of apraxia of speech. Also, notice how she checks his articulation through the steps of artic. tx.

Assignments:

MCN: Watch the video, complete the assignment, and submit. For Question 4 (baseline), you are given the clinical flexibility to write a baseline in the evaluated area/skills of your choice. For Question 5 (goal/objectives), you can exercise the same clinical flexibility and propose a goal/objective in the evaluated area of your choice, and preferably, you obtain a baseline for Q4. (Note: Can you determine the phonemes in error?)
Canvas: No additional assignment for this case.

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Client #4: Exavier (4-5) (Session 2)
Clinician: Bob Buckendorf (SLP)
Area of Focus: Child Language Evaluation
Duration: 00:54:50

Case Overview: Child Language Evaluation: Exavier presents with autism spectrum disorder. Bob administers the PLS-5 in the first part of the video, and then he talks to Exavier’s mom. Notice how Bob redirects Exavier’s attention and holds his hands to help curb his impetuous pointing. Also, Bob doesn’t rush through the test, and he takes the time to write down responses and notes. He comments on Exavier’s
responses but does so in a way that doesn’t corrupt the validity of the test. Generally, we don’t administer standardized tests to children with autism, but the PLS can give good information without a standard score (SS) and can point to strengths and challenges for our clients.

Assignments:

MCN: Watch the video, complete the assignment, and submit. For Question 4 (baseline), you are given the clinical flexibility to write a baseline in the evaluated area/skills of your choice. For Question 5 (goal/objectives), you can exercise the same clinical flexibility and propose a goal/objective in the evaluated area of your choice, and preferably, you obtain a baseline for Q4. (Note: Exavier has some perseverative behaviors (counting, naming colors, etc.), so it is difficult to discern if his answers are in response to the question or a preservative behavior. Bob is probably noting all of this on his test protocol. He also notes the incorrect answers but then probes to see if he can elicit the answer b/c of Exavier’s inattention. This is permissible on standardized tests as long as you note the incorrect response and don’t change it.
Canvas: No additional assignment for this case.