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Based on the outcome assessments the speech therapist may find alternatives to increase treatment outcomes.

The opportunity to observe the work overview of a Speech Pathologist, has tremendously solidified my interest in this field. At the Diana Rogovin Speech Center at Brooklyn College, I observed clients of various ages with different speech language disorders including articulation, language, voice, fluency and accent modification. Observing clinicians at the speech center gave me the opportunity to learn how important client-clinician interaction is for the session and how essential it is to build a good relationship with the client. Although I learned the

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Some of the duties of a speech pathologist are, but are not limited to, evaluate patients’ levels of speech, language, or swallowing difficulty, identify treatment options, teach patients how to make sounds and improve their voices, work with patients to develop and strengthen the muscles used to swallow, and counsel patients and families on how to cope with communication and swallowing disorders (Duties, www.bls.org, 2015). ‘If the speech-language pathologists work in medical facilities, they work with physicians and surgeons, social workers, psychologists, and other healthcare workers’ (Duties, www.bls.org, 2015).

The scope of practice of speech-language pathology describes the ethical and clinical responsibility of clinicians to implement therapy techniques, which contains efficacy that is supported by evidence. Non-speech oral-motor exercises (NSOMEs), in particular have raised controversy among speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and researchers when treating children with articulation and phonological disorders. The use of NSOMEs is a debated issue in the profession due to the lack of evidence based practice (EBP), poor clinical assumptions, and the avoidance of meeting the client’s needs.

Outcomes of taught target sounds can generalize to other sounds and contexts if the clinician provides the client with adequate training and opportunities, compared to assuming that acquisition in one setting will automatically generalize (McReynolds, 1989). Clinicians must plan for generalization before the start of treatment (Kearns, 1989). Factors for generalization can include: treatment approach and target phonemes. In order for the client to generalize the treatment, therefore showing true success, the client needs an effective treatment approach. Although not one

CSD 363 is a practicum course that gives students the opportunity to provide schools with free speech and hearing screenings. This class is mutually beneficial, seeing that students have an undergraduate opportunity to start practicing skills typically developed in graduate school, and that families receive valuable services for free. The screenings given are comprised of two parts: the Fluharty Speech and Language test, and an audiology pure tone screening including a look in the ears with an otoscope. Under the supervision of a licensed supervisor, students will be giving these screenings and making recommendations about further evaluations if necessary.

• Voice therapy. This includes resting your voice and working with a speech therapist. The speech therapist can show you how to use your voice more safely.

In Intensive Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) for Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy and Dysarthria by Fox, Cynthia Marie, Boliek and Carol Ann, the participants were five children between the ages of 5 and 7 years with a medical diagnosis of predominantly spastic Cerebral Palsy. A telephone screening questionnaire was first given to the parents and then the children went through a face-to-face screening process to be considered for the study. To be selected for this study participants had to have Dysarthria, hearing that was within normal limits or close enough to normal limits, no vocal fold pathology as determined by an otolaryngologist, the ability to follow directions for the study tasks, and on stable medications if needed.

Luckily, a speech-language pathologist can help treat your loved one's dysphagia. They will work with your loved ones and help them deal with their dysphagia. A speech-language pathologist can:

The SLPs and SLPAs job includes prevention, diagnosis, research, assessment, and treatment of speech disorders, swallowing, and social communication-related disorders. In addition to working on these matters, both SLPs and SLPAs work in rehabilitation. Rehabilitation needs can be the result of accidents, strokes, and more. Audiology, however, treats the auditory system of the human body. Although one might think of hearing as the only issue that can arise in the auditory system, balance, or vestibular system, can be affected too. Although the disorders related to the occupations are different, the job environments are quite similar. 
Audiology and Speech Language Pathology are both collaborative occupations. Because the articulatory system

As previously reported, Ms. Noid referred herself for a voice evaluation because of a chronic, persistent dysphonia characterized by “severe hoarseness and breathiness.” She had a recent ENT report indicating a “left adductor vocal cord paralysis” which is paralyzed in the intermediate position. Furthermore, she has reported that her symptoms have persisted for 18 months, eliminating the possibility of an idiopathic etiology. After completing a voice evaluation, recommendations for medical clearance would include evaluations performed by a laryngologist, neurologist, and/or evaluations performed by professionals who would be part of the client’s medical team. The recommendation for treatment options would be begin by educating the client, and providing her with behavioral and medical treatment options. Furthermore, Ms. Noid would be informed with the benefits and potential side effects of the various treatments.

Muscle tension dysphonia is perceptually characterized by a harsh-hoarse-shrill vocal quality and can range in severity from mild to severe (Dworkin, Meleca, & Abkarian, 2000). Unlike other dysphonias, muscle tension dysphonia is not caused by pathology of the vocal folds, but hyperfunction of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the larynx. The hyperfunction of these muscles is often a manifestation of psychological stressors, since these muscles appear to be highly responsive to emotional triggers. Causal relationships have been determined between muscle tension dysphonia and involved emotional, psychological, and social histories. Muscle tension dysphonia may also occur secondary to an underlying vocal fold pathology. Subsidiary muscle

This range rises to 38% - 57.3% when examining individuals employed in teaching occupations (Faham et al., 2016; Bovo et al., 2007; Ziegler, Gillespie, & Abbott, 2010). Although varying definitions of voice disorders and inconsistent data collection impact the reliability of prevalence measures, it is generally accepted that rates for voice disorders are much higher among teachers and professional voice users when compared to the general population (Boone et al., 2014; Bovo, Galceran, Petruccelli, & Hatzopoulos, 2007; Hazlett, Duffy, & Moorhead, 2011). Voice disorders left untreated may compromise teachers’ abilities to maintain employment and to fulfill their roles effectively, thus increasing the need for comprehensive and efficient approaches to mitigate the impact of a compromised vocal mechanism. Based upon the literature, the current essay suggests that a combination approach of direct and indirect training will be more effective in remediating voice disorders in teachers and increasing awareness of vocal hygiene than training using indirect measures alone (Bolbol et al., 2017; Faham, Ahmadi, Drinnan, Saadatmand, Fatahi, & Jalalipour, 2016; Leppänen, Laukkanen, Ilomäki, & Vilkman, 2009; Pizolato, Rehder, De Castro Meneghim, Ambrosano, Mialhe, & Pereira, 2013).

The last option is surgical voice restoration which was introduced by Singer & Blom in 1980(Blom,1995) Not all patients are suitable for this however, It involves a tracheoesophageal speaking valve, a small fistula is surgically created through the tracheal wall into the oesophagus. A small, one way valve is inserted into the fistula and it allows air to be shunted from the trachea to the oesophagus and up through the pharyngo-oesophageal segment creating an acoustic wave form and voice. A longer flow of voice can be achieved as pulmonary air is used as the initiator for voice.