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A Look at Speech Pathology

A Look at Speech Pathology. GHEC ASL 2 3-1-06 By Katy Uttech. Job Requirements. Education Master’s degree Programs such as special education, rehabilitation therapies, and communication technologies. Colleges

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A Look at Speech Pathology

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  1. A Look at Speech Pathology GHEC ASL 2 3-1-06 By Katy Uttech

  2. Job Requirements • Education • Master’s degree • Programssuch as special education, rehabilitation therapies, and communication technologies. • Colleges • Over 249 college programs are accredited in audiology or speech-language pathology. • Universityof Nebraska, University of Virginia, James Madison University, Hampton University.

  3. JobRequirements • Beyond College • 300-375 hours of supervised clinical experience. • Passing score on national examination. • Nine months of postgraduate professional clinical experience. • State license is required. • 36 states require continuing education. requirements for licensure renewal.

  4. An Average Day • What they do • Assess and treat those with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. • Diagnose nature and extent of impairment by using written or oral tests and special instruments. • Perform some research related to speech and language problems.

  5. The Pay • The average annual income is $52,410 • Average for other health practitioners $57,240 • Average for general medical hospitals $55,900 • Average for Elementary and secondary schools $48,320

  6. Sign Language • Helps with Communication • Is not required to be a speech-language pathologist • Is oftentimes used to help with communication.

  7. Interview (Education) • Where did you go to college? • I went to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln • What classes did you take for your degree? • In general our classes covered just about everything (i.e. articulation-phonology, language disorders, audiology, neurology, motor speech disorders, assistive technology, fluency disorders, voice, etc. • How many years of schooling did you need? • I needed a bachelor’s plus a masters. • Was it easy to find a job? • Yes, especially since I enjoy working with children with more severe disabillities.

  8. Interview (The Job) • What is the average day like for your job? • An average day includes direct treatment, meetings, consultations with teachers, classroom observations, etc. • What does your job entail? • My job entails direct therapy in the areas of articulation, language, fluency, voice and assistive technology. I also complete the assessments in each of these areas, write the assessment reports, and coordinate IEP’s.

  9. Interview (The Process) • What is the general process you use to find out why a person has a speech problem and how to correct it? • My team decides what assessment instruments would be appropriate. Then we complete the assessments. After that we meet as a team with parents to decide if there truly is an impairment, but sometimes your question as to the “WHY” may never quite be explained unless there is also a physical etiology. Treatment options vary from student to student depending on their disability and severity.

  10. Sign Language Connection • How many people have speech problems because they are hearing impaired? • None on my current caseload. • Do you know Sign Language? • I am a little rusty, but I have used SEE in previous job sites. • Have you ever taught someone sign language to help students with communicating? • Yes! Some of my students with Downs Syndrome, severe articulation and/or language impairments, plus some of my students with severe physical/cognitive impairments have also bee n quite successful using sign for wants/needs.

  11. References • http://www.asha.org/students/professions/overview/infocoll.htm • http://www.jobprofiles.org/heaspeechpath.htm • http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos099.htm • http://www.jobprofiles.monster.com

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