Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathologist 

Duties and Responsibilities: Speech-language pathologists work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. Social communication disorders are also found in individuals with other conditions, such as traumatic brain injury.

Salary: $60,000-$72,000

Education: Applicants for the certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology must earn a graduate degree, successfully complete the required clinical experiences, and pass a national examination. In some areas, such as collage teaching, research, and private practice, a PhD is desirable.

Demands and Need: To earn the CCC-SSP , individuals must complete graduate course work and a clinical practicum at a collage or University whose program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. This assures graduates that their academic and clinical experience meets nationally established standards. 

Reflection: I would love to be a speech pathologists. Thee reason being is because my cousin has speech problems and when he was younger he would attend therapy to help him talk correctly. In addition to that my brother on my dad's side was born pre-mature and he has speech problems. Kids that are born before hand are usually more common to be affected by this. This has showed me that many people are affected by this and since I know people who were affected by this makes me want to be more invlolved.