Essay On A Career As A Speech Language Pathologist

This past Wednesday we had a professional career panel in this class. I found the panel very knowledgeable and helpful. It was extremely comforting to meet professionals who have been through what I am struggling through at the moment, and for the next 4 years will continue to do so. I am studying to be a Speech Language Pathologist. I have been repeating this answer for about 3-4 years. However, I do not believe I ever thought about my actual career goals before. Of course, I want to be successful at what I do. I want to be able to assist and improve the lives of those who need it. The panel helped me understand that although I am a junior in university, I need to think about the professional part of my career, past my academic one. Something that I began to realize over the past few months is that I am very interested in defenses and hearing loss from the SLP’s point of view. I was delighted to find Kate on the panel since she is working in that area of expertise. My first goal is to …show more content…
As I become more emerged in deaf culture and ASL, I struggle with my interest in deafness and hearing loss and the loss of the world of the deaf. The deaf culture is a rich, thriving society that grows and developed every day. With its own history and future, I find that I struggle with the idea of depriving a child of the experience and enrichment because their parents struggle with sign language or simply do not bother learning it. I was happy when the subject came up during the panel and found the panel’s answer insightful. Generally, they called for judgment when handling such cases. Getting the family involved and emerged in the therapy process provides them with a deep understanding of the occurrence. Regardless, I also understand the enrichment a child can receive throughout their lives by becoming hard of hearing rather than