Speech-Language Pathologist Research Paper

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Pre-Course IPE Paper Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists are two professions that must work with many different professions across the many different settings—hospitals, clinics, or schools. The first assigned reading brings many questions up about Speech Pathologists and Audiologists working with other health-care professions. Ultimately, the goal of each profession working with each other is the health and well-being of the patient. First, Speech-Pathologists have a wide variety of people that they work with, especially in a school setting. However, the most important person that Speech-Language Pathologist must work with is the patient, and the patient’s parents or family. Being a parent is the most important profession and

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