speech-language pathologist - > referred to as the communication experts
work with speech, language, voice, fluency, cognition, feeding, and swallowing disorders
Settings of Speech Language Pathology - > •Private practices
•Physicians' offices
•Hospitals
•Schools, early intervention, K - 12
•Colleges and universities
•Rehabilitation centers
•Long-term and residential health care facilities
more than half - > How many speech language pathologists work in educational settings?
Early Intervention - > •Feeding disorders in infants/toddlers
•Parent education
•Language delays & disorders
•Congenital Syndromes
K-12 Schools - > •Speech & Language Disorders
•Literacy
•Autism Spectrum Disorders
•Fluency
•Collaborating with teachers
more than 1/3 - > How many speech language pathologists work in health care settings?
-Swallowing
-Cognitive Communication Disorders
-Acquired Language Disorders
-Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) - > What is treated in health care settings?
,nearly 1/3 - > How many speech language pathologists work in private practice?
Home & Community Based, SLP's Home, Private Office/Stand Alone Building - > What
settings can an SLP work in under the realm of private practice?
older populations, retirements, increased survival rates, early identification and diagnosis,
increased school enrollments, private practice, bilingualism - > Why is the job outlook of
SLP's expected to grow?
25% - > What is the job outlook for SLP's in the next 10 years?
Audiologist - > •Activate and program cochlear implants for children and adults
•Work with people with cancer who have hearing loss
•Help veterans with hearing loss or tinnitus (ringing in the ears) due to noise exposure
(e.g., gunfire, explosions)
Settings of Audiologists - > •Hospitals
•Rehabilitation centers, long-term and residential health care facilities
•Private Practice
•Schools, early intervention, K- 12
•Colleges and universities
nearly three quarters - > How many audiologists work in healthcare settings?
Duties of an Audiologist working in healthcare - > -Designing rehabilitation programs to
help patients identify sounds
-Performing Newborn Hearing Screenings
-Educating on the use and care of hearing aids & assistive listening devices
-Working with adults with traumatic brain injuries that impact balance and hearing
13% - > What is the job outlook of Audiologists?
Speech Language and Hearing Scientist - > •Research
, •Teaching
•Informing Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence Based Practice - > clinical expertise, evidence, and client perspectives
Settings of Speech Language and Hearing Scientist - > •Hospitals
•Colleges
•Private Industry
•Private Practice
homogeneity - > the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind
communication - > active process of exchanging information and ideas; involves both
understanding and expression
speech - > sounds of a spoken language system
language - > system of words and symbols either written, spoken, or gestured
articulation, voice, fluency - > What are the three aspects of speech?
articulation - > how we make speech sounds using the mouth, lips, and tongue
voice - > how we use our vocal folds and breath to make sounds
fluency - > this is the rhythm of our speech
semantics, syntax, morphology, phonology, pragmatics - > What are the five big areas of
language?
semantics - > vocabulary words and meaning
homophones - > words that sound the same but have different meanings
syntax - > how we combine words to form sentences (grammar)