Speech and Language Therapist

Speech and hearing disorder can affect oral communication. Language pathologist and audiologist are on high swing at national and the international level. Diagnosis and rehabilitation services are provided to the affected people.

Speech therapist diagnoses and treats patients from all age group along with counseling on speech, voice and language and hearing problems due to various causes, such as intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy, strokes, accidents and cancer. Institutes offer degrees in speech-language pathology, or speech therapy coupled with the audiology course at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. However, some conduct PG programs either in speech-language pathology or audiology.

Key to Success

To be successful as speech and language pathologist you should have/ develop:

A genuine interest in people, and language
Patience
Ability to work with all kinds of social/cultural and age groups
Problem Sensitivity
Speech Clarity

Scope and opportunities

Speech language pathologists and audiologists diagnose with advanced treatment procedures in operating patients. Working with Medical and other rehabilitative professionals adds experience and gets major clinical responsibility at preventing communicative disorders, including occupational hearing conservation, early identification and intervention. Also, the community language pathologists and audiologists will play crucial role in the education sector, health care system and disability rehabilitation centers of the country.

Speech therapists can be employed in other developed nations, in government as well as private hospitals, special schools, non-governmental organizations focusing on the speech and hearing disabled.

Lifestyle & Social Status

Working with children
Ready to work in any environment
Social service

Job Profile

Examining children’s developmental speech and communication problems
Assessment of communicating environment
Monitoring and evaluating clients progress
Planning and delivering training sessions

Skill set

Information gathering
Communication
Critical thinking
Psychomotor/physical
Emotional stability

Work Value

Responsibility
Flexible
Working for Social Cause

Current Job Scenario

Initially, these therapists can earn between Rs.15, 000 to Rs.20, 000 PM and increases with the growing experience and grow between Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 75,000 PM with experience and knowledge.

Top Recruiters

These are the places where a speech pathologist works.

Schools
Hospitals
NGO’S
Rehabilitation centers
Government departments
Institutions and research.

Course Synopsis

Course Options	B.sc Audiology, speech hearing	M. sc speech hearing with internship	M.Ed speech hearing
Academic Eligibility	10+2 group recognized board/university or its equivalent qualification with minimum 50% marks and between 17 to 25 age.	B.sc speech hearing	M. sc speech hearing with internship
Fees	Rs 15000 – Rs 20000 per year	Rs 15000 – Rs 20000 per year	Rs 15000 – Rs 20000 per year
Expenditure in Metro and Tier-1	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs
Expenditure in Tier-2	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs
Duration	3 years	2 Years with internship	1 year
Mode	Fulltime	Fulltime	Fulltime
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