Clinical+Policy

** SLPA 3790 ** ** 25 Points ** A practicum student should always uphold all of their responsibilities while working within the clinic. The student is responsible for the evaluation and treatment of their assigned patient, under supervision. In order to follow the code of ethics and provide the best services possible, it is necessary for the student to use all resources available to them. The student should let the parents/guardian about evaluation, nature of disorder, and intended treatment plans. While implementing treatment, ongoing assessment is imperative to ensure effectives. Data and all other required information should be kept appropriately. Students must also respect the client’s confidentiality at all times. It is important to get the parent/guardian to sign the Release of Information form, and remember to never discuss client’s information in open areas. Supervisor responsibilities include, to help guide the student clinician to gain everything they can during practicum experience, observe and supervise clinic activities, observe and evaluate in written form the performance of each student with a clinician 25% of time in treatment sessions and 50% of time for diagnostic, have regular conferences with student clinician to discuss patient and clinician progress, be available for student clinicians for conferences and meetings. For speech-language diagnostic evaluations, the role of the supervisor is to discuss and instruct the student clinician on use of current assessment and procedures, assisting in picking appropriate assessment tools for the patient, observing, directing, and performing parts to the evaluation, keeping discussion of the results and recommendations open to parents and within the conference of student clinician, client, and supervisor. Participating in the parent/patient exit conference, critiquing each student and providing constructive criticism for areas in need of improvement, and help with editing student’s rough draft of diagnostic evaluation report and signing the final report. The Clinic provides services for both children and adults. These services are affordable and well provided and are open to students and staff of University of West Georgia, as well as to the community. Services for adults include speech therapy, fluency training, accent reduction, dialect reduction, voice therapy, and speech therapy. Children are offered articulation, voice, language, and fluency therapy, as well as augmentative communication training. Anything used in therapy should be sanitized before using with another (different) client. Also hand washing is necessary within the clinic. It helps protect you and your clients from harmful bacteria and diseases. Anytime you touch food, go to the restroom, handle a client, or come in contact with bodily fluids you should wash your hands before and after. Especially before you come in contact with a client. It is important to follow the infectious control policy because children are especially prone to getting sick and for the clients benefit and the student or graduate clinician keeping attendance up at sessions is necessary. To help prevent sickness in the clinic hand washing is a preventative step to take. Al clinic personnel, staff, and students should come in professional attire. Jeans, tank tops, and too tightly or too loosely fitting clothes are not appropriate. Dress pants, Khakis, and a nice shirt are acceptable. The shirt should never be too loose, or too low.
 * Clinical Policy Activity **
 * Using the Practicum Handbook complete the following: **
 * 1) ** Summarize the Practicum Student Responsibilities **
 * 1) ** Summarize the Responsibilities of the University Supervisor **
 * 1) ** Summarize the Services the Clinic Provides.  **
 * 1) ** Summarize the Infection Control policy and describe WHY you think it **
 * Is important to follow. **
 * 1) ** Summarize the Dress Code. **