SLP will initiate and maintain communication with appropriate care providers, i.e., physicians, team members, parents, insurance, school, etc. to assure effective treatment planning for the client, including and not limited to: telephone calls, clarification of treatment orders, treatment status, and education on treatment rationale. The SLP is responsible for ethical counsel to individuals and their families concerning language and communication disorders; how to cope, critical review of literature and treatment methodologies, and treatment strategies and home program suggestions.