Speech Therapist A speech therapist (which is also called a speech-language pathologist) works with babies, children and adults to treat and help with different levels of speech, communication problems, difficulties eating, drinking and swallowing. They diagnose, treat and help prevent speech and other related disorders such as voice, speech and language disorders. Even though tasks vary, some responsibilities would be: assessing and treating difficulties with communication and swallowing implementing and reviewing treatment plans and analyzing and diagnosing the extent of speech impairments help those whose speech is affected by emotional issues, various learning disabilities and physical impairments, such as a cleft palate Keep long-term records on clients in case problems arise in the future Some common reasons a speech therapist is needed would be stroke, head injury, dysphagia, apraxia, expressive disorder and articulation disorders. …show more content…
In the degree program, there is 400 training hours which consists of 25 observation and 375 hours in direct clinical contact. To practice as a speech therapist you must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council, then successfully pass an examination in Speech-language Pathology. They must obtain their Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). According to ASHA, State Licensure is a mandatory credential that grants permission to practice in a particular state. Each state may have different license