Speech Therapist
Core
Diagnosing, treating, and preventing speech, language, and swallowing disorders in patients to improve communication abilities and articulate fluency.
Role type
clinical speech-language pathologist
Builds
individual or group therapy programs, augmentative and alternative communication devices, comprehensive care plans
Domain
healthcare / speech-language pathology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
diagnostic evaluation, treatment plan development, patient education, interdisciplinary collaboration, device design, voice disorder assessment, program implementation, research participation, medical documentation
Preferred skills
ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds, critical thinking, problem-solving, multitasking