SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

by: Autumn Griffin, M.A., CCC-SLP/L

1. Work Settings

2. Types of Disorders

3. Salary $$$$

4. Education

5. Tips

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

We help people communicate, comprehend, and swallow food or drink.

Patients still living in the hospital after a traumatic event

Neo-natal unit (babies)

Stroke patients

Brain Injury patients

Communication disorders related to disease (e.g., Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, etc.)

Many kids and teens receive speech therapy at school

Patients that are not able to take care of themselves may move into nursing homes and receive therapy in this setting

Home Health Care Clinic School

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

Patients dismissed from the hospital that still require speech-language therapy as well as the types of patients that may be seen in a clinic setting

Inpatient Outpatient Nursing Home

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

OTHER

HOSPITAL

Many kids and teens receive speech therapy at school

Patients that are not able to take care of themselves may move into nursing homes and receive therapy in this setting

Home Health Care Clinic School

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

Patients still living in the hospital after a traumatic event

Neo-natal unit (babies)

Stroke patients

Brain Injury patients

Communication disorders related to disease (e.g., Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, etc.)

Patients dismissed from the hospital that still require speech-language therapy as well as the types of patients that may be seen in a clinic setting

Inpatient Outpatient Nursing Home

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

OTHER

HOSPITAL

Patients still living in the hospital after a traumatic event

Neo-natal unit (babies)

Stroke patients

Brain Injury patients

Communication disorders related to disease (e.g., Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, etc.)

Many kids and teens receive speech therapy at school

Patients that are not able to take care of themselves may move into nursing homes and receive therapy in this setting

Home Health Care Clinic School

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

Patients dismissed from the hospital that still require speech-language therapy as well as the types of patients that may be seen in a clinic setting

Inpatient Outpatient Nursing Home

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

OTHER

HOSPITAL

Patients still living in the hospital after a traumatic event

Neo-natal unit (babies)

Stroke patients

Brain Injury patients

Communication disorders related to disease (e.g., Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, etc.)

Many kids and teens receive speech therapy at school

Patients that are not able to take care of themselves may move into nursing homes and receive therapy in this setting

Home Health Care Clinic School

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

Patients dismissed from the hospital that still require speech-language therapy as well as the types of patients that may be seen in a clinic setting

Inpatient Outpatient Nursing Home

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

OTHER

HOSPITAL

Patients still living in the hospital after a traumatic event

Neo-natal unit (babies)

Stroke patients

Brain Injury patients

Communication disorders related to disease (e.g., Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, etc.)

Many kids and teens receive speech therapy at school

Patients that are not able to take care of themselves may move into nursing homes and receive therapy in this setting

Home Health Care Clinic School

Therapy is provided in the patient’s home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

Patients dismissed from the hospital that still require speech-language therapy as well as the types of patients that may be seen in a clinic setting

Inpatient Outpatient Nursing Home

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

OTHER

HOSPITAL

Patients still living in the hospital after a traumatic event

Neo-natal unit (babies)

Stroke patients

Brain Injury patients

Communication disorders related to disease (e.g., Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, etc.)

Many kids and teens receive speech therapy at school

Patients that are not able to take care of themselves may move into nursing homes and receive therapy in this setting

Home Health Care Clinic School

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

Patients dismissed from the hospital that still require speech-language therapy as well as the types of patients that may be seen in a clinic setting

Inpatient Outpatient Nursing Home

Therapy is provided in a clinic building.

Many different kinds of patients may be seen in this setting from babies to elderly adults.

OTHER

HOSPITAL

Patients still living in the hospital after a traumatic event

Neo-natal unit (babies)

Stroke patients

Brain Injury patients

Communication disorders related to disease (e.g., Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, etc.)

Many kids and teens receive speech therapy at school for disorders such as articulation (pronouncing words correctly), stuttering, and understanding or using language

Patients that are not able to take care of themselves may move into nursing homes and receive therapy in this setting

Home Health Care Clinic School

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

Patients dismissed from the hospital that still require speech-language therapy as well as the types of patients that may be seen in a clinic setting

Inpatient Outpatient Nursing Home

Therapy is provided in the patients home

- Former hospital patient

- Early Intervention (babies)

OTHER

HOSPITAL

1. Work Settings

2. Types of Disorders

3. Salary $$$$

4. Education

5. Tips

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

We help people communicate, comprehend, and swallow food or drink.

Language

Articulation

Voice

Respiration

Swallowing

Stuttering

Social Skills

Speech, Language, Communication, and Swallowing Disorders

Anatomically, the speech mechanism consists of: • the respiratory system (e.g., lungs) which produces the air we speak with, • the articulators (e.g., tongue, lips) which shape that air into speech These same parts are also involved in swallowing.

Language Disorders

http://www.newscientist.com/data/av/video/swf/brain-interactive.swf

Wernicke’s area is It is involved in the understanding of written and spoken language.

Broca’s area is associated with motor control of speech.

Language disorders can affect grammar, understanding word meanings, understanding sequences, expressing one’s self with the correct words, and much more.

Articulation Disorders

• Saying one sound for another (wabbit for rabbit)

• Omitting a sound in a word (i-cream for ice cream)

• Distorting a sound (thee for see)

WATCH THE “T” SOUNDhttp://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/animations/t-sound.swf

WATCH THE “K” SOUNDhttp://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/animations/k-sound.swf

Respiration

• Proper respiration is important because better breathing skills can help you say more words at a time (more air to speak on) and improve fluency (by reducing some of the tension associated with some stuttering moments).

http://www.lungusa.org/your-lungs/how-lungs-work/

Swallowing• Difficulty in sucking, chewing, triggering a

swallow, moving food into the stomach

Watch an animated swallow in action:http://www.linkstudio.info/images/portfolio/medani/Swallow.swf

Watch a real swallow in action:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umnnA50IDIY&feature=related

Voice

Watch the vocal folds in action:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4evDGLgjQ&feature=PlayList&p=F35FB0FD9EEA90AC&index=32

Stuttering

• Interruptions in flow or rhythm• Can include hesitations, repetitions, or

prolongations• Can affect sounds, syllables, words, or phrases

PragmaticsSome people have difficulty using appropriate social skills to communicate. Social skills include things like:

-Facial expressions

-Body language

-Manners

-Personal Space

• Communication devices can help people communicate who have difficulty using their voices to do so.

Augmentative & Alternative Communication

Watch people using communication devices:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1QIhWa_4_A

1. Work Settings

2. Types of Disorders

3. Salary $$$$

4. Education

5. Tips

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

We help people communicate, comprehend, and swallow food or drink.

Salary

http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/research/memberdata/HC09AnnualSalaryRprt.pdf#search=%22salaries%22

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos099.htm

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1. Work Settings

2. Types of Disorders

3. Salary $$$$

4. Education

5. Tips

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

We help people communicate, comprehend, and swallow food or drink.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years

+ Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology = 2 years__________________________________________________________________________________________

Total time in college 6 years

1. Work Settings

2. Types of Disorders

3. Salary $$$$

4. Education

5. Tips

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

We help people communicate, comprehend, and swallow food or drink.

Tips

1. Start volunteering to help others as soon as possible

2. Go observe an SLP at work in various settings

3. Be cognizant of your own communication skills.

4. Remember Communication is all around us!

5. For more information on becoming an SLP, visit:

http://www.asha.org

Autumn Griffin, M.A., CCC-SLP/L, 2010©