Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. To become an SLP requires obtaining a master's degree in speech pathology, completing a clinical fellowship year, and passing a national exam. SLPs work to prevent and treat a variety of speech and language disorders through therapeutic processes that include evaluation, progress monitoring, motivation, and skill-building in areas like communication and reading. Their goal is to empower patients of all ages to overcome challenges with conditions like stuttering, autism, dysarthria, and more.

2. INTRODUCTION TO
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGY (SLP)

3. Speech & Language Pathology
Speech-language pathology is a field of
expertise practiced by a clinician known as
a speech-language pathologist (SLP) or a
speech and language therapist, both of
whom may be known by the shortened
description, speech therapist.

4. Requirements To Become A
Speech-therapist
To become a speech pathologist you have
to go to graduate school.
To get master’s degree and it’s maximum
2/3 year program.
Take your boards exam.
Many states also require to get
certification license.
Job growth is 23% from 2014-2024.

5. Speech & Language Pathologist
‘‘Speech-language pathologists (SLPs)
work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and
treat speech, language, social
communication, cognitive-communication,
and swallowing disorders in children and
adults.’’
Goal of the SLP is to empower children to
handle teasing and stuttering behaviours.
Goal of the SLP

6. Speech Disorder
 ‘‘Speech disorder is a disease when a person is
unable to speck loud.’’
 Hoarseness - Voice will sound breathy and raspy.
 Vocal strain or fatigue – Voice will sound softer in
volume or lower in pitch.
 Laryngitis - Loss of voice.
 Chronic cough - Can cause vomiting,
lightheadedness and even rib fracture.
 Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR) - Excessive
throat clearing.

7. Language Disorders
Apraxia - Disorder of the brain and nervous
system in which person is unable to perform
tasks or movements when asked.
Autism - Developmental disability
significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal
communication and social interaction.
Dysarthria - Occurs when the muscles you
use for speech are weak or you have difficulty
controlling them.

8. Reading Disorder - refers to
difficulties reading individual words and
can lead to problems understanding text.
Vocal Tremor - Shaking of one or more of
the muscles of the larynx.

9. Therapeutic Process
Communication expectations.
Progress monitoring.
Evaluation.
Give motivation.
Writing skills.
Assessment.

10. Ways To Help A Hearing
Disordered Patients
Say the person name before
conversations.
Speak clearly and softly.
Avoiding talking to fast.
Know where to position yourself.
Don’t shout.

11. To Make A Patient (adult)
Feel Comfortable
Create an inviting environment.
Educate your patients and their families.
Spent time with your patients.
Explain how there treatment will go.
Give some skills towards swallowing.
Tell them to swallow things step by step.

12. To Make A Patient (child)
Feel Comfortable
To make them feel happy with things they
love.
Play games with them and make them
read.