...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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...considered many different professions but the main thing that I knew I wanted to do in my life was to help people. As i thought about the many different ways to help people, I kept coming back to the medical field. Not only would I be helping people if I chose to pursue a career in the medical field but, I could also, hopefully make a positive impact on someone's life. When I was in the fourth grade I caught a bad case of pneumonia. It affected my life in more ways than one and it was truly the worst three years of my life. When the doctors saw that I wasn’t getting any better, they sent me to a speech therapist to help me cope with my weak lungs...
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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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...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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...continue my leadership positions as well as in my future career of being a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist. Within...
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...Professional Knowledge and Abilities Rachel Thomas GEN/200 April 11, 2010 Lisa Kempton The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or ASHA is the professional, scientific and credentialing association for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. ASHA’s vision is to make effective communication, a human right, assessable, achievable for all. ASHA’s mission is to empower and support speech- language pathologist’s audiologists, and speech, language, hearing scientists by: Advocating on behalf of persons with communication and related disorders. Advancing communication science and promoting effective human communication. ASHA started in 1925 under the name national association of teachers of speech. The members of this group became interested in the field of speech correction and wanted to establish an organization to promote scientific, organized work in the field of speech correction. In December 1925 the national association of teachers of speech changed the name of the organization to American Academy of Speech Correction. Since then the organization has had many name changes, but in 1987 they changed the name to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The organization is still called American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. ASHA can contribute to my professional knowledge and abilities because on their website they have plenty of helpful information. A section...
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...OU questions One personal characteristic that I believe makes me suitable for the profession of Speech-Language Pathology is my patience. People have always told me that they admired how patient I am with young children. I have exhibited this patience throughout the past 12 years as a dance coach, a nanny and a waitress. Similarly, my flexible and easygoing demeanor will be very useful during therapy sessions and work as a clinician. My personal experience taught me that things do not always go as planned. As a professional, this flexibility will allow me to make changes and adapt a therapy plan when necessary. I saw the importance of adaptability during direct clinical experience with a child on the autism spectrum. Thanks to my early experience with dance, I was given the opportunity to work with children at a young age. My love for helping kids began when I became a dance teacher at my local dance studio. Ever since, I have aspired to work with children in some capacity. After shadowing a Speech-Language Pathologist for the first time, I quickly realized how my dream of helping children was going to be fulfilled. I knew that I had found my perfect career path. Throughout the past four years, my experiences have prepared me...
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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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...complete a degree in Communication Disorders, enroll in the Speech and Language pathologist program here at Valdosta State University, and return to my hometown and work in the school system. Then I was given an assignment in English requiring me to research and write about my community, or group of people that share a similar interest or career. It changed everything I thought I knew about my career choice. I began English 1102 thinking this would be a class I would use to slightly improve my composition skills, and yet it has influenced more than my writing. It has pointed my future in an exhilarating new direction. Novelty isn’t really my...
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...DMC Career Website --- Tips on Use of Search Categories The search categories are as follows, with the job titles listed being examples of some of the most frequently posted jobs from that category. Note: The jobs listed are NOT a list of ALL jobs that may be in this category, only examples. |Advance Practice Nurses |Rehabilitation Therapy (PT/OT/SLP) | |Nurse Practitioner |Occupational Therapist | |Clinical Nurse Specialist |Occupational Therapy Assistant | |Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |Physical Therapist | | |Physical Therapy Assistant | | |Rehabilitation supervisor / management positions | | |Speech / Language Pathologist | |Nursing – Licensed |Respiratory | |Care Management Specialist |Certified Respiratory Therapist ...
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...Since completing the course in introduction to Clinical Procedures of Speech Language Pathology, I have acquired new strategies for peer reviewing my own written work in addition to fellow classmates. The 449W course changed my perspective on the importance of keeping a professional tone when developing SOAP-note observations and any other written work I will be asked to complete as an aspiring speech language pathologist. Constructive feedback from my professor and classmates provided me with techniques in writing that I will use throughout my educational career. At first, developing my SOAP-note observations seemed to be more difficult than I was expecting, especially understanding the format. However, criticism from my classmates helped...
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...I had longed to further my education for many years after obtaining my associate’s degree. Unfortunately, I struggled to find a career path I believed would bring me happiness and fulfill my desire to help others. I never could have imagined when my younger daughter, Taryn, was diagnosed with a speech and language delay, my life would drastically change and I would ultimately find the career I knew I could be passionate about. I requested a speech referral for Taryn at her 18 month check up with her pediatrician because she did not seem to communicate like other children her age. When the speech and language evaluation revealed that Taryn was operating with approximately a twelve month delay, I was horrified. I felt as if I had failed my child. Fortunately, Taryn began receiving services through an SLP shortly following her evaluation. I attended weekly sessions with her in an effort to learn strategies I could utilize at home. I found that I enjoyed attending sessions as much as my child seemed to enjoy them. I loved how every day activities like playing with blocks or cars could be...
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...injury, illness or disease” (Farlex, 2012). Many doctors will prescribe rehabilitation services after a patient has suffered through an amputation, neurological issues, a variety of orthopedic injuries, spinal cord injuries, stroke or other traumatic brain injuries. Patients can be treated in either an inpatient or outpatient setting. This normally depends on the severity of their injury or illness. A patient who has suffered a stroke, for example will be treated within the hospital by therapists before being discharged and prescribed outpatient therapy. Stroke patients are also treated under more than one rehabilitation discipline. This means that they will see not only a licensed physical therapist but in many cases, an occupational and speech therapist as well. There are two main distinctions between physical therapists, orthopedic, neurological and pediatric. Orthopedic therapists work with a number of different diagnoses but the majority of their patients suffer from a muscle, joint or spinal injury. Advancements in medicine have allowed surgeons to perform joint replacement surgeries. Patients who have had a total knee, hip or shoulder replacement will more often than not end up in the hands of a physical therapist. According to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) those therapists who decide to become a neurological physical therapist will specialize “in the evaluation and treatment of individuals with movement problems due to disease or injury of the nervous...
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...Growing up in Kenya and moving to America at the age of 10, gave me a unique perspective I now as an adult, view as a privilege. As an immigrant to this country, I have experienced two completely different cultures that have shaped my values, dreams and desires. Coming from a country where educati on was not something everyone could afford, shaped my high value for higher education, not only as an immigrant, but as a woman. As a woman, the pursuit of a college degree is not a simple task, especially in a third world country such as Kenya. Special education programs were something I had never seen or even heard of growing up in Kenya. Many special needs children in Kenya were often kicked out of school, or as I remember shunned by teachers...
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...Dear Dr. Jones, Dr. Gallus, and Ms. Vierling, As an aspiring speech-language pathologist that will one day be working with individuals that have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), I was immensely excited to learn of a graduate research assistant position with your National Core Indicators (NCI) project. The NCI project is particularly appealing because of its positive impact on the lives of individuals with IDD living in Oklahoma. Through my developmental disabilities course at OSU, I have obtained a knowledge and appreciation of IDD. Moreover, I now possess a desire to not only expand my knowledge of IDD, but also to make a positive impact on the lives of people with IDD. For these reasons, I know I will be a great fit for...
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