1. Westby, C., & Washington, K. N. (2017). Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in Assessment and Intervention of School- Aged Children with Language Impairments. LHSS,48, 137-152.
2. The purpose of Westby’s tutorial was to provide a guideline of how utilizing the International Classification of function, disability and health, otherwise known as ICF, is useful in assessing and treating children with language impairments. ICF establishes a standard to gauge a child’s functional capabilities. By using ICF the SLP has resources to identify various factors which has an effect on the child’s capability and performance. ICF focuses on the functional state of the child whereas the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is more concerned with the diagnosis and health condition of the child. By incorporating both ICF and ICD, a comprehensive outlook of the child will be provided. In 2004, ASHA implemented the ICF as a best practice for Speech Language Pathologist. Conversely, the rationale for Westby’s tutorial is the fact that over half of Speech Language Pathologist are employed in public school systems where they do not utilize ICF or ICD to …show more content…
“The WHO defines ‘health’ as the complete state of physical, mental, and social functioning/well-being of a person and not merely the absence of disease” (p. 138). I selected this quote because I thought it was fascinating how health was not always viewed as the overall wellbeing but by whether the body is affected with disease. This shifted the focus of the etiology and consequences of a disease to the functional state of the body. This shift aligns with the overall focus of function in the ICP.
4. After reading Westby’s tutorial I have a question that remains. If there was a shift in the definition of health and ASHA adopted the ICP and ICD as the best practice, then why do public schools not incorporate the ICP framework into IDEA earlier, or made the ICP a
2. The purpose of Westby’s tutorial was to provide a guideline of how utilizing the International Classification of function, disability and health, otherwise known as ICF, is useful in assessing and treating children with language impairments. ICF establishes a standard to gauge a child’s functional capabilities. By using ICF the SLP has resources to identify various factors which has an effect on the child’s capability and performance. ICF focuses on the functional state of the child whereas the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is more concerned with the diagnosis and health condition of the child. By incorporating both ICF and ICD, a comprehensive outlook of the child will be provided. In 2004, ASHA implemented the ICF as a best practice for Speech Language Pathologist. Conversely, the rationale for Westby’s tutorial is the fact that over half of Speech Language Pathologist are employed in public school systems where they do not utilize ICF or ICD to …show more content…
“The WHO defines ‘health’ as the complete state of physical, mental, and social functioning/well-being of a person and not merely the absence of disease” (p. 138). I selected this quote because I thought it was fascinating how health was not always viewed as the overall wellbeing but by whether the body is affected with disease. This shifted the focus of the etiology and consequences of a disease to the functional state of the body. This shift aligns with the overall focus of function in the ICP.
4. After reading Westby’s tutorial I have a question that remains. If there was a shift in the definition of health and ASHA adopted the ICP and ICD as the best practice, then why do public schools not incorporate the ICP framework into IDEA earlier, or made the ICP a