Speech And Language Pathologist

Class Concept

This is professional speech and language work in diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic programs serving children and/or adults with speech and/or language communicative disorders. Work involves testing, evaluating, and counseling and instructing to habilitate or rehabilitate the development and disorders of speech, voice, or language for the purpose of identifying, preventing, improving, or modifying such disorders. Work has been identified in outpatient, inpatient, and clinic settings. Work may involve consultation with a variety of clients, clients' parents, families, physicians, and other professional disciplines or agencies.

Recruitment Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of the agency, institution goals and treatment programs; of available referral resources.
• Considerable knowledge of the application of professional speech and language pathology theory, techniques, principles, and procedures; the work unit and the unit policies and procedures; various communicative disorders peculiar to the group of clients served;
• Ability to administer and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests to determine range, nature and/or degree of communication skills.
• Ability to formulate, interpret, and implement therapeutic treatment programs applicable to client group served; to express one's self in oral and written form and to maintain client records and charts; to gain the confidence of clients, clients' families, peers, and para-professionals and to work effectively with them to gain cooperation for optimum results.

Minimum Education and Experience

Licensed by the Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologist.