Essay On Speech Language Pathology

Speech Language Pathology After utilizing the various assessment tools on the Virginia Education Wizard website, I was reassured in my career goal of becoming a speech language pathologist. Each of the assessments gave me quite different career clusters to consider. My skills point me towards careers in STEM, health services, and manufacturing, while my values point me towards law and public safety, marketing, and the arts. Luckily there was some overlap in my interests, which led me towards law and public safety, education, and human services. I feel that a career in speech pathology fits in with my skills, values, and interests. I will be able to utilize medical knowledge to help treat and overcome various speech, swallowing, and hearing disorders. Speech language pathologists, or SLPs, “assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent …show more content…
Luckily, outlook for positions in this career field is good, with employment expected to grow by 19 percent in the next few years. Fluency in a second language, be it Spanish, French, or even American Sign Language, is also sure to boost one’s odds of becoming a speech language pathologist (University of Redlands). Becoming an SLP is no easy feat; those who wish to pursue a career in speech pathology usually need a master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders. The master’s level degree is especially important as it includes clinical experiences which are invaluable to getting one’s career on track. After receiving a master’s degree, hopeful SLPs should work towards obtaining a license. SLPs can also “earn the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP), offered by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association” (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of