Speech-Language Pathologists

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.

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

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Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Complete administrative responsibilities, such as coordinating paperwork, scheduling case management activities, or writing lesson plans.

Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems.

Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.

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.

Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.

Supervise or collaborate with therapy team.

Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.

Participate in conferences, training, continuing education courses, or publish research results to share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.

Consult with and refer clients to additional medical or educational services.

Communicate with non-speaking students, using sign language or computer technology.

Consult with and advise educators or medical staff on speech or hearing topics, such as communication strategies or speech and language stimulation.

Design, develop, or employ alternative diagnostic or communication devices or strategies.

Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.

Conduct lessons or direct educational or therapeutic games to assist teachers dealing with speech problems.

Use computer applications to identify or assist with communication disabilities.

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.

Airflow measurement devices

Alternative computer keyboards

Audiometers

Augmentative communication devices

Closed circuit television systems

Compact disk CD players

Compact stereo systems

Desktop computers

Diagnostic stroboscopes

Digital audio recorders

Digital cameras

Digital video stroboscopy systems

Dynamic display devices

Electroglottographs EGG

Electromyographs EMG

Handheld camcorders

Headphones

Infrared switches

Jellybean switches

Laptop computers

Laryngographs

Personal computers

Reading pens

Recording microphones

Sound booths

Sound switches

Speech therapy mirrors

Subglottal air pressure measurement devices

Tablet computers

Tape recorders

Therapeutic voice synthesizers

Touch switches

Video cassette recorders VCR

Video stroboscopes

Adobe Systems Adobe Audition

Avaaz Innovations AphasiaMate

Avaaz Innovations Computerized Speech Research Environment CSRE

Avaaz Innovations Interactive Voice Analysis System IVANS

Biofeedback software

Bungalow Software Aphasia Tutor

ELR Software eLr Extra Language Resources

Email software

KayPENTAX Multi-Speech

KayPENTAX Nasometer

Language analysis software

Learning Fundamentals Speech Visualization

Micro Video Voice Speech Training System

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Word

Propeller Multimedia React2

Signal analysis software

Speech analysis software

Text to speech software

Web browser software

Words+ E Z Keys for Windows

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