PRIMARY CLINICIAN

SECONDARY CLINICIAN

BOTH CLINICIANS

PRE-

DIAGNOSTIC

PREPARATION

• call client 1-2 days prior to the appointment to confirm
• document all contact with the client on the contact sheet located at the front of the client's folder

• post the Diagnostic Protocol Form in the student room at least two school days prior to the session
• make enough copies of all test answer forms and give to diagnostic team members
• check that the hearing screening equipment (otoscope, audiometer, tympanometer) is functioning properly and that consumable supplies are available (screening forms, eartips, etc.)
• reserve test materials
• ensure that video/audio recordings are ready to begin operation

• review pertinent case history information
• develop the clinical questions and decide on what informaion/data should be collected during the session
• form tentative interview questions
• generate a list of assessment measures
• have rationales for your choice of measures/tools
• meet together with the case supervisor to discuss the session plan

DURING THE

DIAGNOSTIC

• post the session protocol in the therapy room window
• conduct case history interview
• administer standardized tests and any other informal measures
• present results and summarize information to the client with the supervisor

• take detailed notes that will support the information recorded by the primary
• with young children, may elicit language sample while the primary clinician conducts the parental interview
• act as double-scorer
• hearing screening and oral peripheral examinations

• arrive at least 20-30 minutes prior to the session in order to set up
• meet with the supervisor (and possibly the observer team members) to brainstorm and talk about their impressions of the case

AFTER THE

DIAGNOSTIC

• document that the session occurred in the contact sheet in the client's folder
• write the diagnostic report
• submit a double-spaced draft of the report to the case supervisor within one week
• make revisions as appropriate
• include the first draft along with your revised copy so the supervisor can easily see what changes should have been made (this process continues for all subsequent drafts)

• ensure that the application for therapy has been submitted to the Clinic Director's mailbox and make sure to fill out the top half of the back of the form
• check raw scores and standard scores/percentile rangs. Place initials and date of double-scoring on all test forms