...The roles of speech-language pathologists seem to be shifting and expanding as the 21st century presents society with continuous technological transformations, rising costs of healthcare services, increasing demand for services as the population ages, rising numbers of Autism diagnoses, and the growing diversity of the United States population. Thus, the role of speech-language pathologists within a healthcare setting will depend upon several factors and new models of service delivery will likely be necessary to achieve client success within the ever-changing society of the 21st century. The increasing costs of healthcare services not only affects where speech-language pathologists provide treatment, but also who can receive treatment....
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...Among those professionals is a Speech Language Pathologist helping the child heal. Throughout this essay, the many qualifications, responsibilities, career settings, education requirements, and other aspects of being employed as a Speech Language Pathologist will be revealed.The career of a Speech Language Pathology you are responsible for preventing, assessing and treating speech, language, social communication, and swallowing disorders in...
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...The roles and responsibilities of a speech-language pathologist (SLP) is to diagnose and treat children with a phonological disorder. Since SLP’s have the knowledge and background when it comes to language, they are able to successfully teach the skills that are needed to teach language. The SLP will be able to mix sounds so the child will be able to successfully be able to discriminate between words and they will use a variety of tactile-kinesthetic cues to help the child with spelling or decoding of words. Children develop the skills for reading, writing, and spelling at a very young age. These skills are being developed before a child will start preschool. When a child reads at home or with another person, they learn about print concepts....
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...to handle large amounts of work even During this year at home I was able to explore different career paths that were medically based and that is when I came upon the amazing profession that is becoming a Speech Language Pathologist. To learn more about the profession I was able to shadow an experienced SLP at a local hospital and that is where I realized that working with the older population was my passion. During the time that I watched her work with a variety of patients, all older, but with varying conditions whether a stroke, short-term memory loss, or swallowing disorders. The patient that was most interesting to me was an older man who had previously been diagnosed with mouth cancer in 2004, had undergone chemotherapy and his uvula had been radiated away. The patient had aspiration pneumonia 3 different times, but was still working a full time job and trying to get better. He was a puzzling case for the woman I was shadowing, but I was able to see her perform swallow evaluations. After watching her interactions with different patients, especially the older, I knew that it was the population I should spend my future helping. While at Longwood I have seen myself grow in ways that I would never have expected. I am now the secretary of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association and speaking in front of my peers, which used to be one of my largest fears. Through the challenges that I have faced whether it was changing schools for academic reasons, balancing...
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...It took me time to adjust to the college level workload. The more upper level speech pathology classes I took, the more excited I became to be a speech language pathologist and make a difference in my patient’s lives. Working multiple jobs while going to school full time was definitely a challenge. Each job I have had throughout my college years, has given me ample levels of experience working with children as young as infants to adults with disabilities. Working with these populations of people has positively tested my patience many times. I have learned that not everything goes according to plan, and as the adult in the situation one must learn how to be flexible and adapt. I strongly believe that education beyond the classroom is very important. Through attending an assortment of workshops and training sessions, I have exposed myself to the profession from a...
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...a teacher. During high school, I had a tragic incidence happen in my life. My dad had a stroke. After that day, I learned to not take anything for granted and happy with what I have in life. I learned to grow up fast due to having to help more around the house and helping my mother out. My dad was in the hospital for about 2 months. Every other day, the speech-language pathologists would come in the hospital room. By watching what the therapists did, and how she helped my dad recover from this, speech therapy also became one of my interests in pursuing a degree as a speech-language pathologist....
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...potentials to continue my leadership positions as well as in my future career of being a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist. Within...
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...In this paper, traumatic brain injuries, the effects on speech and language, and the speech-language pathologist’s role with patients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury will be discussed. A traumatic brain injury is a very common cause of speech and language problems. It is an acquired cause, meaning it is not present at birth. It affects many areas of communication, including cognitive and memory skills, as well as speech and language. A speech-language pathologist plays an important role in these individuals’ lives. Speech-language pathologists are responsible for both the evaluation and the therapy for the patient. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Introduction Numerous research studies have been conducted on the topic...
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...Speech therapy involves much more than simply teaching a child to correctly pronounce words. Speech therapy is a specialized therapy done by speech therapists who treat patients with communication delays, communication deficits or communication disorders. Speech therapy software has been clinically proven to help patients improve speech & language. It is important for you to have a clear idea about your motivation for going to therapy because your reasons for seeking treatment will help you decide if the speech-language pathologist is right for you; The amount, length, and cost of treatment, Possible goals for speech therapy and, The amount of success to be expected. All these things should be discussed thoroughly and frankly with the speech-language pathologist. It's important to ask about stuttering therapy in particular because many of the insurance companies will pay for therapy if it is restorative....
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...with a speech impediment, there often seems to be little hope. Many of these people are ridiculed as children, or cast out of society as a young adult because they are not able to communicate as efficiently as others. A speech and language pathologist can help them, and ultimately, change their life. Speech-language pathologists are sometimes called speech therapists. Their duties are to assess, diagnose, treat, and help those with communication and swallowing disorders. Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a variety of causes including stroke, brain injury, hearing loss, developmental delay, cleft lip or palate, cerebral palsy, and even people with emotional problems. Speech pathologists play a very important role in the lives of many people. Speech pathology is a relatively new profession. Many people believe that children suffering from a speech disorder will eventually grow out of it. However, this is not always the case. The profession first surfaced in the late 1940s, after World War II. Many soldiers returned from the frontlines with head wounds that limited or altered their ability to speak. Teachers, neurologists, and other doctors wanted to help the injured men, and a profession was born. Speech pathologists work with people who cannot speak clearly or at all. In America, this includes people who speak English as a second language. They also work with people who have problems with swallowing and eating. Speech and language pathologists often work...
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...article, Service Delivered Consideration in Working with Clients from Cantonese-Speaking Backgrounds, the authors discuss what speech language pathologists have learned from treating patients from China (Fung, 199). The lessons of the article are benefitting to read, and the concepts should be applied to treating any foreign dialect. The article, Service Delivered Consideration in Working with Clients from Cantonese Speaking Backgrounds, describes the culture and language development of the Cantonese people. More importantly the article emphasizes how these factors influence the challenges Chinese natives face when learning the English language (Fung, 199). Speech language pathologists often work with individuals who speak English as a second language. The article stresses the importance of knowing a client’s home country and culture (Fung,199). This is because culture shapes an individual’s personality, perception, and behavior. The article is beneficial to read because it relates to our project of transcribing “The Grandfather Passage.” The assignment is to transcribe a recording of “The Grandfather Passage” that is read by a man with an Asian dialect. This article supports that people from different countries have dissimilar dialects. The article states that the American Speech Language Association intends to gain a better understanding of the language and dialect of those from other...
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...affects those with this speech disorder. “Stuttering is a communication disorder in which individuals have involuntary disruption to the fluency of their speech”. Research Problem/Statement The goal of this research paper is to gain insight as to both the causes and possible treatments for speech disorders like stuttering. Also to determine how other individuals who may speak other languages may be influenced by speech disorders. The research that will be conducted will also analyze the social side effects of stuttering like bullying and social anxiety. Literature Review The literature review that was conducted by utilizing the several databases and journal articles found through Kings College EBSO Host database along with other full text databases. Stuttering is a speech disorder that usually is noticed when an individual is still a child. Signs of stuttering in most individuals tend to disappear as the individual ages. Stuttering “occurs most often in children between the ages of 2 and 5… Most children outgrow stuttering. About 1 percent or less of adults stutters”. Stuttering usually develops while an individual is learning to develop their language skills, but can also develop through severe trauma to the brain. Stuttering which is also known as stammering can negatively influence the lives of many. Speech disorders can negatively affect ones social life, and even professional career if sever enough. Studies have been done to assess the effect of speech disorders like that...
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...Integration of Working Memory Training Working memory has been a growing topic of interest in the field of Speech Language Pathology. It affects all aspects of children’s development, including speech, language, reading, and classroom success. Working memory deficits are prevalent in people with schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), traumatic brain injuries, learning disabilities, specific language impairment (SLI), and intellectual disabilities (Van der Molen, Van Luit, Van der Molen, Klugkist, & Jongmans, 2010). With the rising awareness of how working memory deficits can effect children’s development, the question of whether speech language pathologists should assess and treat these deficits has been asked more and more. Assessing and treating working memory deficits are key and can help many different populations improve in their speech and language development. Assessment for working memory deficits and working memory training should be standard and included into the normal regime. The following paper will touch on what working memory is. As well as how a deficit in working memory can effect children’s development, whether they are typically developing children, or children with other disorders. Some assessment options and then training techniques of working memory will be introduced as well. What is Working Memory? Working memory requires the ability to attend to new information, retain incoming information, and manipulate the...
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...If an individual is meeting with a speech-language pathologist (SLP), chances are it is not for a positive reason. People who seek out SLP services are doing so in order to change something that they don’t necessarily like about themselves or improve a deficit. This may be a vulnerable time for the client and their support system. As an SLP, it is crucial to not only recognize this sensitive time, but to counsel everyone involved through it. In the article, “Family Adjustment to Aphasia”, the worries, changes, information needs, coping strategies, and communication strategies are discussed. Aphasia impacts an entire family. An SLP will not only work with the individual with aphasia, but their support system as well. Educating an entire group will allow for smoother communication outside of the therapy room....
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...like to state in no way, I would like to demoralize all those people who attended this centre and believes to be completely cured, I am really happy for those people who have been able to cure themselves after attending his course, it is actually a manifestation that they have accepted their problem, changed their speaking style and controlled the flow of speech. However, I would like to raise some serious questions regarding his claim to cure stammering in two weeks and also the techniques that he uses in his claim for fluency. I attended his center sometimes back and although I practiced daily for few months as he advised, I still suffer from blocking problems and there is occasional fumbling of words, but I control it and this control I have learnt to use even before attending Stammering Cure Centre and it has been strengthened after I met a local speech therapist .Two of the persons who attended the centre and with whom I am in contact have lost faith in Mr. Bagchi’s techniques as they discovered 100 % cure are not possible, but yes they have accepted their problem and is trying to refine the art of controlling their speech. Let me make some points below (please note the statements which I have included within quotation marks “…….” are self made statements made by Mr. Bagchi in his website, his book ‘STAMMERING A SURE CURE’ and practice material book. 1) What exactly is cure and fluency? Before entering the room where there were 15-16 guys practicing with him, I had...
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