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Speech Language Pathologist
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What they do
A Speech Language Pathologist diagnoses and treats speech, language, and swallowing disorders in patients with a variety of conditions. Helps patients improve their ability to make sounds or use language, or develop non-spoken means of communication. May specialize in working with patients of a certain age group, or treat speech problems resulting from a condition such as a stroke or cleft palate. Works in schools, hospitals and other healthcare facilities and works closely with physicians, psychologists, social workers, and other therapists.
$101,723 / year median in California
-2% projected decline
Job Description
Essential Elements:
Under the direction of the Special Education Director, the Speech & Language Pathologist identifies, assesses, and provides remediation therapy to students with speech and language disorders.TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Screen, identify, assess, and develop recommendations for students with language, speech and hearing deficits.
- Notify teachers and administrators of identified language, speech, and hearing students, and develop an efficient schedule for working with such students.
- Plan short and long-range goals to meet the needs of each individual student's IEP.
- Hold group and individual parent conferences throughout the year to help parents develop a better understanding of the handicaps of their children and of the goals of the District speech program.
- Utilize community agencies and services as general resources and for specific cases requiring professional services beyond the level of the District speech program.
- Research new information regarding intervention/treatment techniques, methods, assessment materials, available resources and regularly communicate to staff.
- Cooperate with other staff in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
- Participate in site meetings, faculty meetings, IMP Conferences, and in-service training.
- Participate in child study meetings concerning children enrolled in the language, speech, and hearing program and provide student evaluations for child study assessment when requested.
- Facilitate workshops on Early Developmental Language Delays.
- Review/score Parent Language Survey.
- Be a member of Diagnostic Team.