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Job Description
Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1127.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 78,210.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 37.00
- Currently, there are 135,980 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped
- Speech/Language Therapist
- Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
- Speech Therapist
- Speech Pathologist
- Speech and Language Specialist
- Speech and Language Clinician
- Educational Speech-Language Clinician
- Communication Specialist
- Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
- Voice Pathologist
- Speech Correction Consultant
- Speech and Hearing Clinic Director
- Oral Therapist
- Language Pathologist
Tasks for “Speech-Language Pathologists”
- Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems.
- Conduct lessons or direct educational or therapeutic games to assist teachers dealing with speech problems.
- Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
- Evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.
- Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.
- Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
- Supervise or collaborate with therapy team.
- Communicate with non-speaking students, using sign language or computer technology.
- Design, develop, or employ alternative diagnostic or communication devices or strategies.
- Consult with and refer clients to additional medical or educational services.
- Complete administrative responsibilities, such as coordinating paperwork, scheduling case management activities, or writing lesson plans.
- Consult with and advise educators or medical staff on speech or hearing topics, such as communication strategies or speech and language stimulation.
- Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
- Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.
- Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients' progress, such as individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.
- Use computer applications to identify or assist with communication disabilities.
- Write reports and maintain proper documentation of information, such as client Medicaid or billing records or caseload activities, including the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients.
- Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments.
- Provide communication instruction to dialect speakers or students with limited English proficiency.
- Conduct or direct research on speech or hearing topics and report findings for use in developing procedures, technologies, or treatments.
- Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
- Participate in conferences, training, continuing education courses, or publish research results to share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.
Related Technology & Tools
- Diagnostic stroboscopes
- Sound switches
- Electroglottographs EGG
- Subglottal air pressure measurement devices
- Electromyographs EMG
- Compact stereo systems
- Touch switches
- Augmentative communication devices
- Tablet computers
- Digital video stroboscopy systems
- Video stroboscopes
- Laryngographs
- Sound booths
- Laptop computers
- Handheld camcorders
- Speech therapy mirrors
- Infrared switches
- Digital audio recorders
- Jellybean switches
- Alternative computer keyboards
- Video cassette recorders VCR
- Desktop computers
- Reading pens
- Compact disk CD players
- Airflow measurement devices
- Dynamic display devices
- Headphones
- Personal computers
- Tape recorders
- Audiometers
- Digital cameras
- Therapeutic voice synthesizers
- Recording microphones
- Closed circuit television systems
- KayPENTAX Multi-Speech
- Signal analysis software
- Microsoft Excel
- Micro Video Voice Speech Training System
- Text to speech software
- Bungalow Software Aphasia Tutor
- Avaaz Innovations Interactive Voice Analysis System IVANS
- Email software
- Learning Fundamentals Speech Visualization
- KayPENTAX Nasometer
- Speech analysis software
- Microsoft Office
- Web browser software
- ELR Software eLr Extra Language Resources
- Biofeedback software
- Avaaz Innovations AphasiaMate
- Words+ E Z Keys for Windows
- Language analysis software
- Propeller Multimedia React2
- Microsoft Word
- Avaaz Innovations Computerized Speech Research Environment CSRE
- Adobe Systems Adobe Audition