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Cody Said:
Speech Language Pathology a scary job?We Answered:
Scary? I've never heard THAT one!The only time I had any fear was before I took my comprehensive exams and orals. The profession wasn't scary-- at least to me.
SLPs in a medical setting aren't like doctors in the sense of performing surgery or prescribing medications; they work under doctors' orders, which are based on the SLP's recommendations (unless the doctor is an ignorant, pompous ***).
The only thing an SLP may do which places a patient at risk is diagnosing and treating swallowing and voice disorders. If you work in a medical setting (hospital, outpatient clinic, or nursing home), these skills are required. Working in a hospital can make someone with a weak stomach sick, as an SLP frequently comes into contact with a lot of mucus and saliva, as well as patients with throat and oral cancers. Be prepared to walk into a room someday and find a patient with either half of their face or half of their cranium missing or a very disfiguring birth defect. Babies in the NICU can break your heart.
On the other hand, if you work in a school setting, practice is pretty tame.
Delores Said:
Which Job is better?Occupational therapists or Speech Language Pathology?We Answered:
My wife just got out of a rehab facility and she dealt with speech, occupational and respiratory therapists. Respiratory was the most critical because if you can't breathe nothing else matters. That you can do with an Associates degree. Her speech and occupational therapists either had a BS or an MS. Masters is preferred, so you're talking 6 years of school and a whole lot if tuition bills. I liked the work that the speech therapists did best. They worked with both of us. My wife has a trach tube in her throat so she can't speak. The therapists taught her how to exaggerate her words so people could read her lips better. She taught me how to better understand my wife, who most often communicates by writing. She helped us communicate better with each other and that is very important in times when families are in crisis.