Benjamin D. Cohen is a speech-language pathologist. To become licensed, one must complete a master's degree from an accredited program including courses in anatomy, physiology, and speech development. Candidates must also pass a national exam, complete 300-375 hours of supervised clinical experience, and 9 months of postgraduate clinical work. Speech-language pathologists work in hospitals, nursing facilities, schools, and private practices helping people with conditions like cleft palate, stuttering, childhood language delays, and speech or swallowing issues from medical conditions. The highest paying work includes nursing facilities and home health care services.

1. Benjamin D. Cohen

2. • Speech-language pathology courses
– Anatomy,
– Physiology,
– Development of areas of the body involved in speech, language, and
swallowing
• Licensing
– Master’s degree from an accredited college
– Passing score on the national test
– 300 to 375 hours of supervised clinical experience
– 9 months of postgraduate professional clinical experience
– State of Iowa Has 2 Licenses
• Schools
• Hospitals and everything else

4. • Offices Health Practitioners
– Hospitals
– speech-language pathologists
– nursing care facilities
– home healthcare services
– individual and family services
– outpatient care centers
– child day care centers
• Self Employed
– Contract to provide services to schools…

5. • Like problem solving
• Like helping others
• Good computer skills
• Care about others

6. • On the job training
– Therapy research

7. • Nursing Care Facilities
– $79,120
• Home health care services
– $77,030
• General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
– $68,430
• Offices of other Health Practitioners
– $67,910
• Elementary and Secondary Schools
– $58,140
• Some employers may reimburse speech-language
pathologists for their required continuing education credits.

8. • Speech therapy includes:
– training and repetitive exercises
– use of devices that can make it easier for some people to speak
• Speech Therapists are usually consulted for conditions such as:
– birth defect problems like cleft palate or cleft lip
– stuttering or other problems with speech
– delayed speech in childhood
– abnormal childhood languages
– speech loss or difficulty swallowing resulting from trauma or stroke or
– after cancer surgery involving the mouth or throat