ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN SLP

Catalog description

This course discusses the study of legal, administrative and professional issues of practice in different scenarios or settings. Includes current scope of practice according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), ASHA certification standards, professional law, licensure, ethics, responsibilities, and local licensure guidelines. Policy and practice for service delivery in the context of health care, schools, hospitals, private practice, and other work settings are analyzed. Measures to provide quality health services are described. Scope of practice and professional legislation is described in accordance with the Organización Puertorriqueña de Patología del Habla -Lenguaje y Audiología (OPPHLA)