CCC-SLP case studies
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The Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) is a professional credential in speech-language pathology. It is the credential most commonly associated with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), which describes itself as the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 247,000 members, certificate holders, and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology assistants; and students. The CCC-SLP case studies are 5 cases and about 3,942 words.
1SLPA Delegation, Language of Assessment, and a Tight IEP Deadline
A school-based SLP in a district with 62 students on her caseload supervises one SLPA. Two weeks before an initial IEP meeting, the SLP asks the SLPA to "finish up" the assessment for a 7-year-old, Mateo, by administering and scoring the CELF-5 and drafting the present levels section, because the SLP is scheduled for a 3-day training.
796 words, about 4 min2Screening Score, Bilingualism, and a Prior "Difference" Dismissal
A 7;4-year-old, Amara, is referred by her first-grade teacher because she "doesn't follow directions" and is falling behind in reading. Universal screening shows oral reading fluency at the 12th percentile and a language screening score of 78 (cutoff 85; mean 100, SD 15).
768 words, about 4 min3Four Years of /ɹ/ Therapy With No Carryover
An 8;10-year-old, Diego, has received school-based speech therapy for /ɹ/ for four years, most recently 30 minutes twice weekly in a group of three. He produces /ɹ/ correctly in isolation and in 40% of words during structured drill, but conversational accuracy is 5%, and listeners report his speech is "hard to understand" when he talks fast.
797 words, about 4 min4Preschooler With Highly Inconsistent Speech and Six Months of No Progress
A 4;6-year-old, Priya, is referred by her preschool because "nobody can understand her." She has had 40 minutes of private speech therapy weekly for six months using a cycles approach. Her consonant inventory includes /p, b, m, n, d, g, k, w, j/ but no fricatives or liquids.
797 words, about 4 min5Post-Stroke Dysphagia: Silent Aspiration, Residue, and a Patient Who Wants to Eat
A 79-year-old man, Mr. Okafor, is 6 days post left-hemisphere ischemic stroke with right hemiparesis and mild aphasia.
784 words, about 4 min