Profession Speech therapist
Speech therapists assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use.
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Personality Type
Tasks speech therapist
- Analyze and diagnose the nature and extent of speech, language, fluency, voice and swallowing impairments, by evaluating test results and medical or background information.
- Develop a plan of care for the client.
- Teach clients how to communicate, e.g. by teaching them how to make sounds, improve their voices, or increase their oral or written language skills.
- Teach clients how to strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles and breathing mechanisms or how to use compensatory strategies.
- Counsel clients' family members on how to deal with communication disorders (e.g., communication-enhancing techniques, how to recognise and change behavior, etc.).
- Monitor clients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
- Keep records on the initial evaluation, progress and discharge of clients.
- Confer with other professionals, e.g. education, medical, dental and other health professionals.
- Conduct research related to speech and language problems.
- Design and develop techniques or equipment for diagnosing and treating speech problems.
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Source: Sisyphus ODB