Speech Language Pathologist
Speech Language Pathologist
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Job Description
Must hold an SLP certification through ASHA and/or an Oklahoma Teaching Cerrtifcate.
SpeechLanguage PathologistsSpeechlanguage pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent assess diagnose and treat speech language social communication cognitivecommunication and swallowing disorders in children and adults.
- Speech disorders occur when a person has difficulty producing speech sounds correctly or fluently (e.g. stuttering is a form of disfluency) or has problems with his or her voice or resonance.
- Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language) or sharing thoughts ideas and feelings (expressive language). Language disorders may be spoken or written and may involve the form (phonology morphology syntax) content (semantics) and/or use (pragmatics) of language in functional and socially appropriate ways.
- Social communication disorders occur when a person has trouble with the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication. These disorders may include problems (a) communicating for social purposes (e.g. greeting commenting asking questions) (b) talking in different ways to suit the listener and setting and (c) following rules for conversation and storytelling. All individuals with autism spectrum disorder have social communication problems. Social communication disorders are also found individuals with other conditions such as traumatic brain injury.
- Cognitivecommunication disorders include problems organizing thoughts paying attention remembering planning and/or problemsolving. These disorders usually happen as a result of a stroke traumatic brain injury or dementia although they can be congenital.
- Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) are feeding and swallowing difficulties which may follow an illness surgery stroke or injury.
Additionally SLPs:
- Provide aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders such as autism spectrum disorder or progressive neurological disorders.
- Work with people who dont have speech language or swallowing disorders but want to learn how to communicate more effectively (e.g. work on accent modification or other forms of communication enhancement).
Employment Type
Full-Time
