“A career in Speech-language pathology challenges you to use your intellect (the talents of your mind) in combination with your humanity (the gifts in your heart) to do meaningful work that feeds your soul… I am proud to be a member of what I consider to be the best profession on earth”. A speech language pathologists is compassionate changing the lives of others, is social- interacting with a variety of people with speech language disorders from all over the world, and is knowledgeable using the talents of the mind. I strongly believe a speech language pathologist should possess these characteristics to help the patient succeed. These characteristics are some I possess based on my past undergraduate and Internship clinical experiences.
It’s important to have compassion towards the client and establish rapport, a harmonious relationship before anything. According to Riley (2002) “Caring is considered by the author as a given for effective therapy”. Showing genuine compassion allows the client to feel comfortable. While working …show more content…
As stated in Johnston (2002) “Speech-Language Pathologists who work with young children with language disorders increasingly engage parents as partners in intervention programs”. It’s important for a Speech Language Pathologist to socialize, creating partnerships with parents to work together alongside others to help the child succeed. During my past experiences, I’ve had the privilege of working with various people including parents to help the child while implementing therapy. Various ways of interacting socially with parents would be sharing the child’s improvement, explaining to parents about homework and how to assist the child at home. This gives the parents a piece of mind and the opportunity to ask question regarding the child. I’ve learned through my past experiences that this profession involves teamwork socially interacting and working
It’s important to have compassion towards the client and establish rapport, a harmonious relationship before anything. According to Riley (2002) “Caring is considered by the author as a given for effective therapy”. Showing genuine compassion allows the client to feel comfortable. While working …show more content…
As stated in Johnston (2002) “Speech-Language Pathologists who work with young children with language disorders increasingly engage parents as partners in intervention programs”. It’s important for a Speech Language Pathologist to socialize, creating partnerships with parents to work together alongside others to help the child succeed. During my past experiences, I’ve had the privilege of working with various people including parents to help the child while implementing therapy. Various ways of interacting socially with parents would be sharing the child’s improvement, explaining to parents about homework and how to assist the child at home. This gives the parents a piece of mind and the opportunity to ask question regarding the child. I’ve learned through my past experiences that this profession involves teamwork socially interacting and working