Speech-Language Pathologist

Speech-language pathologists work with patients who cannot make speech sounds, or cannot make them clearly; those who have speech rhythm and fluency problems, such as stuttering; patients with voice quality problems, such as inappropriate pitch or harsh voice; those with problems understanding and producing language; and those with cognitive communication impairments, such as attention, memory, and problem solving disorders. They also work with patients who have oral motor problems causing eating and swallowing difficulties.

As a speech-language pathologist, would you like to:

  • Use treatment strategies, techniques and modalities to help a patient with swallowing disorder?
  • Address a patient's deficits that result from neurological impairments and/or dementia so that he can effectively communicate and socialize with family, caregivers, and the community?
  • Assist a patient with hearing loss to communicate within their living environment and as well as the community at-large?
  • Help patients with articulation disorders to learn how to say speech sounds correctly
  • Assist patients with voice disorders to develop proper control of the vocal and respiratory systems for correct voice production
  • Assist patients with aphasia to improve comprehension of speech and reading and production of spoken and written language
  • Assist patients with severe communication disorders with the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems, including speech-generating devices (SGDs)

Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat, and help prevent speech, language, cognitive, communication, voice, swallowing, fluency, and other related disorders Speech - Language pathologists evaluate and diagnose speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders in patients of all ages, from infants to the elderly. Therapy Management Corporation provides CFYs support for obtaining their credentials.

If you are interested in working in a variety of settings such as an outpatient clinic, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility or home health setting providing short term and long term rehab, then you belong at Therapy Management Corporation!