SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY BY KELLY JEAN SULLIVAN

 

 Speech-Language Pathologist interview  

 Miss Melissa  Special Education Teacher 

 

 

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What education is required to work as a SLP in the School setting? 

A Bachelor's Degree. A master's degree is required to work as a speech language pathologist. For your undergraduate degree, you may want to consider a major in communication sciences and disorders, speech and hearing science or American Sign Language. 

1.      In the school setting, what is the typical workload? 

the team tests students for speech sound delays and disorders, language delays and disorders, and fluency disorders this includes stuttering.  as the School speech-language pathologist she is also expected to regularly communicate students' progress to their parents and classroom teachers. 

 

a.       Children with articulation disorder 

The children who have speech sound disorders. = This means they have trouble saying certain sounds and words past the expected age.  Speech sound problems include articulation disorder and phonological process disorder. Articulation disorder is a problem with making certain sounds, such as “sh.” 

c.       How do you determine how many minutes a week a child receives for therapy?

She does assessments that’s a big part of her job. She also has to determine if its autism a communication disorder or a speech disorder

3.      What are the challenges of being a SLP? 

She said it may be hard on some people going form place to place if you are not at one school. Also she has to learn to balance her work with relaxation.

 Work Schedules She works full time.  she said that some work part time. Those who work on a contract basis may spend a lot of time traveling between schools. 

4.      What are some of the highlights of being a SLP?

 She said that there is a big demand for speech-language pathologists .and that the field is always looking and growing. because of the need for slps in the hospitals with he aged there is a sometimes shortage in the schools. She works directly with the little ones to assess, diagnose and treat communication. She said that there is great reward in helping the children. she said that the job keeps her mind busy and she is always learning each child is different and she loves this challenge 

 

 

5.      What are other opportunities for a SLP? \she said that most work in the schools and others can work in the hospitals or privately some teach. 

The newborn or the infant intensive care section can use the slps services for the sucking or feeding  

·         Pre-feeding readiness assessment. 

·         Oral motor and swallowing evaluations. 

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1-Strokes=the slp will help with the swallowing and communication problems for the elderly who have stokes and they also help with rehabilitation 

2.-TBI=when someone has a brain injury this can sometimes effect the hearing or the muscles that form the speech .it can even effect the way the word are formed. the slp can help with slow speech or slurred word or even when the patient drools. 

 

6.      Interesting topics that you discussed with the SLP 

I asked her about her private work in the homes and she was very helpful with this she suggested if interested to learn to bill insurance and that she feels when she retires this is something she can do to supplement her income 

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