Ethics for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: 2 Hours
This 2-hour course provides speech-language pathology and audiology professionals with a comprehensive understanding of ethical principles and decision making in clinical practice. Participants will explore key ethical standards, including confidentiality, professional boundaries, and informed consent, with clinical scenarios. The course presents decision-making frameworks to help guide learners through ethical dilemmas while upholding professional integrity and patient-centered care.
This 2-hour course provides speech-language pathology and audiology professionals with a comprehensive understanding of ethical principles and decision making in clinical practice. Participants will explore key ethical standards, including confidentiality, professional boundaries, and informed consent, with clinical scenarios. The course presents decision-making frameworks to help guide learners through ethical dilemmas while upholding professional integrity and patient-centered care.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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Various Level
0.20 ASHA CEUs
Kansas Health Department of Aging and Disability Services (Speech)
Approved for 2.00 continuing education clock hours for Kansas Speech Pathologists and Audiologists by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability. Long Term Sponsorship number LTS-S1057. This activity is approved for 2.00 contact hours.
Recall the main theories, principles, values, and laws of healthcare ethics.
Recall the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Code of Ethics and Assistants Code of Conduct in ethical dilemmas.
Identify two strategies or frameworks and how to use them in resolving ethical dilemmas.
Recognize ethical considerations and best practices in complex situations, including telepractice, advance directives, patient refusals, cognitive impairments, and artificial intelligence.
Outline:
Section 1: Ethics Overview
Morals, Ethics, and the Law
Ethical Principles
Maria
Knowledge Check
Ethical Core Values
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: ASHA’s Framework for Ethics
ASHA’s Code of Ethics and Assistants Code of Conduct
Applying the Codes
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Law
Laws
Case Examples
Advance Directives
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Ethics Within Various Populations and Settings
Informed Consent, Capacity, and Competency
Ethics in Telepractice
Cultural Responsiveness
Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 5: Methods to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas
Ethical Decision Making
Consensus Model for Ethical Decision Making
Active Engagement Model of Applied Ethics
Reflection
Integrating Theory into Education
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The target audience for this course is: Introductory level Speech-Language Pathologists; Introductory level Speech-Language Pathology Assistant; in the following settings: Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs).
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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