Speech Pathologist/ Therapist Speech pathologist/therapist is a great profession, has a great reasonable income of $73,410, only need a masters and a license to work and most importantly you are helping others regain and improve swallowing, speaking and language skills (BLS). It’s a great profession for people who want to help in the medical field but do not want to stay in school for many years in order to become a physician. You would never be bored because you can work with both children and adults. I am currently pursing this career and I am writing this essay to inform you on the reasons and information why this profession is a great career for everyone. In 1925, the Speech Language Pathologist career was founded during the time …show more content…
I like how it requires only a master's degree and a nine month internship, which is a shorter time in school for most health professionals (Crenshaw). I like how I can transfer position meaning I can work in pediatrics than I can switch to stroke victims, which will allow me to never get bored from my career. I like how I can help my options to regain their life back. There will be many opportunities for job everywhere across America because of the baby boomers get older and needing help with hearing and communication. I like how I can specialize in a field like child language or fluency disorder. Overall it is a rewarding career that will beneficial to your life because you will be meeting new patients everyday and making a difference in their life and to the patient's life because they will be able to do what they did before the stroke or injury had …show more content…
You get to work on a medical team with physician, OT, PT and teachers (BLS). You can communicate with a patients, get to know them, formulate a relationship built on trust and help their medical needs. Someone who loves to communicate to people, get to know people, willingly to help others, is compassionate and empathetic would be great in this field. I hope you enjoyed reading this essay and I hope you will consider becoming a speech pathologist as well. Sources Duchan, J. (2001, May 12). A History of Speech - Language Pathology. Retrieved March 19, 2017, from http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~duchan/history.html History of ASHA. (n.d.). Retrieved March 19, 2017, from http://www.asha.org /about/history/ Crenshaw, B. (Ed.). (2015, March). Speech-Language Therapy. Retrieved March 19, 2017, from http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/speech-therapy.html Wankoff, L. S. (2011). Warning Signs in the Development of Speech, Language, and Communication: When to Refer to a Speech-Language Pathologist. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 24(3), 175-184. doi:10.1111/j.1744-6171.2011.00292.x Goyer, E. (n.d.). What Does a Speech Language Pathologist Do? Retrieved March 19, 2017, from http://handtohold.org/resources/meet-the-provider/what-does-a-speech-language-pathologist-do/ "Summary." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
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