Counseling & Family-Centered Practice
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Counseling Inside the SLP Scope
The ASHA Scope of Practice (2016) names counseling as a service delivery domain: SLPs counsel individuals and families about communication and swallowing disorders, prognosis, treatment options, adjustment, and decision making.
| Type | Purpose | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Informational counseling | Give and check understanding of information | What a hearing loss means for language; why stuttering is not the parent's fault |
| Personal-adjustment counseling | Help people manage the feelings, beliefs, and choices that come with the disorder | A spouse's grief after a stroke; a parent ambivalent about AAC |
Outside scope: diagnosing or treating mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, trauma, or eating disorders. The boundary is the topic, not the emotion.
High-Yield: When a scenario describes a family member crying after a diagnosis, acknowledge the feeling and listen. Do not redirect to the treatment plan, and do not refer at the first tears; referral is for needs that exceed communication-related adjustment.
The rest of this outline 9
- Active Listening and Reflective Techniques
- Grief, Adjustment, and Chronic Sorrow
- Motivational Interviewing Basics
- Cultural Responsiveness
- Family-Centered Practice
- When to Refer to Mental Health
- Documenting Counseling
- Common Traps
- Sources to Know
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