SLP

Speech Language Pathology Role

 
A speech-language pathologist (SLP) is a licensed health care professional who has a master’s degree from an accredited university that includes combined academic and clinical coursework. Post-graduation, the SLP graduate completes a clinical fellowship year where (s)he works directly under the supervision of a fully credentialed clinician before becoming fully credentialed themselves.  
SLPs provide intervention to include both assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, and counseling across the lifespan to those who have communication and/or swallowing delays or disorders and their caregivers. The SLP’s patients may have difficulty in any of the following areas: voice, speech, fluency, language expression, language comprehension, pragmatic function, swallowing and/or require the use of alternative augmentative communication (AAC) devices.
 
Where can I find a speech-language pathologist?
  • Private practices
  • Physicians' offices
  • Hospitals
  • Schools
  • Colleges and universities
  • Rehabilitation centers, long-term and residential health care facilities
Resources:
IPP and SLP Public Service Announcement Video: https://www.scsha.net/asha-ipp-slp-and-scope-of-practice

 
 
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