Clinical Conundrums

ACSLPA provides resources to promote self-reflection and ethical decision-making in professional practice.

Please note all files below in PDF Format.

Conflict of Interest

• Conflict of Interest – Working in Both Public & Private Practice

Consent

• Consent and Inclusion Services in a Classroom

Documentation and Record Keeping

• Subcontracted Services – Who Retains Client Files?
• Clinicians on the Go: Considerations for Keeping Client Files Secure
• Confidentiality and Custody Battles – How to Handle Tough Situations

Ethics

• Professional Boundaries:  Working with Family Members
• Hearing Screening – When to Consult an Audiologist
• Ethics and Assessment: Where to Draw the Line?
• The Fine Line Between Screening and Assessment
• Maintaining Competence When Lacking Experience
• Servicing Hearing Aids Purchased through the Internet

General

• Sharing of Information Re: Disability Tax Credit

Legal and Regulation

• Non-Practicing Status – What Can You Do?
• Quoting Test Examples in Reports – Knowing Where to Draw the Line

Professionalism

• Professional Practice in the Age of Social Media

Scope of Practice

• Teachers Writing Language Goals

Working with Support Personnel

• Clinical Supervision of Support Personnel – Who is Responsible?
• Paradigm Shifts in Working with Support Personnel: Use of an Ethical Decision Making Framework
• Private Practice Support Personnel for Hire – What Does an SLP or Aud Do?
• Supervision of Support Personnel in your Absence
• Issues Surrounding Remote Service, Support Personnel & Treatment Delivery

Questions or comments relating to ethical clinical issues may be directed to s l p @ a c s l p a . c a  for SLP-related issues
and to a u d i o l o g y @ a c s l p a . c a for audiology-related issues