8 – Your Family-Centered Practice and Counseling Strategies

Purpose: This discussion focuses on family-centered care and counseling strategies, helping you apply prevention, assessment, and intervention knowledge in alignment with ASHA Standard IV-D. You will explore how clinical decisions are shaped by the diverse needs of clients and their familiesanatomical, psychological, developmental, linguistic, and culturalto support compassionate and culturally responsive care.

Initial Post: Family-centered care means working closely with families when making decisions about a clients treatment. Trauma-informed care means being sensitive to a clients emotional experiences, especially those that may affect communication.

In your initial post (of 300 words), complete the following:

• In your own words, define the key components of family-centered care and explain how these components can help you, as an SLP, support clients who have experienced communication-based trauma.
• Locate and share at least one example video (not from the references) of how you might integrate these principles in a therapy or school-based setting.
• Hint: Link to a professional example from YouTube, ASHA, or another educational source. This could be a collaborative IEP meeting or a simulation/ roleplay of a trauma-informed session.

Use from the Required References use in-text citations with page number, if a video use timestamp.

Preferred Textbook: Hegde, M. (2024). Clinical Methods and Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology (7th ed.). Plural Publishing, Inc..

WEB: https://www.asha.org/articles/making-person-centered-care-a-reality-with-telehealth/

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Book: Luterman, D. M. (2022). Counseling persons with communication disorders and their families (6th ed.). Plural Publishing.

Rubric: Student referenced the readings and resources for the week in an integrated, thoughtful response.