Duties and Responsibilities:
- Evaluate patients' levels of speech, language, or swallowing difficulty
- identify treatment options
- create and carry out an individualized treatment plan that addresses patients' specific functional needs
- teach patients how to make sounds and improve their voices
- Work with patients to develop and strengthen the muscles used to swallow
- counsel patients and families on how to cope with communication and swallowing disorders
Salary: $73,410 per year and $35.29 per hour.
Education: Master's Degree and must have a licenses
Demand For this Profession: expected to grow 21% from 2014 to 2024
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Reflection: i wouldn't like to become a speech pathologist because i dont have the patience to sit down and tech them how to speak or anything else. It drives me crazy when someone doesn't understand what im trying to tell them.
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