Speech Language Pathologist Essay

I decided to pursue a career in speech-language pathology when I was nine years old. It was career day in Mrs. Seaver’s third grade class and our school speech-language pathologist came to discuss her job with our class. When career day had come to an end I told my teacher that I wanted to become a speech-language pathologist. Mrs. Seaver’s arranged for me to spend an entire week with our school speech-language pathologist. In one short week I saw how much this woman helped these children and how much joy she brought to their lives. I knew without a doubt that I too wanted to make such a difference in the lives of children. As a senior in high school I was once again given the opportunity to watch a speech-pathologist in action. I was amazed at the amount of progress the students made in just one short school year. I currently work as an intern speech-language pathologist at an elementary and middle school, as a result, this is my primary interest within the profession. People often ask me why I wouldn’t choose an area of …show more content…
As an intern I am provided with an opportunity to practice these skills daily. As a speech-language pathologist, communication skills are essential to express thoughts and ideas with clients, parents, teachers or other personnel. Effective communication also includes listening. Problem solving skills allow me to think of different ways to achieve goals and social awareness allows me to tune in to the feelings of others. There are many deadlines and policies that I needs to be aware of, my responsible nature helps me to avoid missing deadlines or overlooking important policies. In this field you must practice a certain level of assertiveness, often others do not understand the needs of my speech students and I am able to stand up for the rights and needs of my