SLP Education Summit Glossary

BDC

Board of Division Coordinators

BOE

Board of Ethics

CAA

Council on Academic Accreditation

CAPCSD

Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders

CCC

Certificate of Clinical Competence

CCSR

Council for Clinical Specialty Recognition

CFCC

Council for Clinical Certification

EB

Executive Board

FPB

Financial Planning Board

GRPP

Governmental Relations & Public Policy

LC

Legislative Council

KASA

Knowledge and Skills Acquisition

The Big Nine

1. Articulation
2. Fluency
3. Voice and resonance (including respiration and phonation)
4. Receptive and expressive language
5. Hearing (including the impact on speech and language)
6. Swallowing (oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, and related functions, including oral function for feeding; oral function for feeding; orofacial myofunction
7. Cognitive assessments of communication (attention, memory, sequencing, problem-solving, executive functioning)
8. Social aspects of communication (challenging behavior, ineffective social skills, lack of communication opportunities)
9. Communication modalities (including oral, manual, augmentative and alternative communication techniques, and assistive technologies