Did you ever see someone who has speech impairment, such as stuttering or nervous every speaking in the front of public?
Or maybe have you friends or family who had fallen until they have difficulty in speaking?
For those of us who can speak, we should happy. Language is the most important communication tool that delivered with writing or orally to other human so that we can know the intent of one person to another. Can you imagine how it feels when people cannot speak at all?
You will angry, upset, and sad if someone does not understand your means, aren't you?
Perhaps that is felt by some of people who have experience interruptions in their speech systems. They stutter or even mute because various reasons i.e. caused of falling, collision in the head, stroke, accidents, autism, Parkinson's, mental disorders, and so forth.
They need our help to be able speak or at least convey the message and their intentions to the people around him, including to me and you.
And this is the function of Speech Pathologist!
The Speech Pathologists helps their patients to improve their speaking skills, voice and fluency, language and cognitive abilities of patients. A Speech Pathologist can perform their noble work in schools, hospitals, health institutions, educational institutions, and its other public places. Prior to A Speech Pathologist, there are various requirements that must be passed, they are:
1. You must pass the behavioral sciences program, social sciences, physical sciences, biological sciences, and mathematics. Before you make the certification in speech-pathology language, you should have passed this program.
2. provided you to follow the course of academic Accreditation Council in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), before doing this course you have completed the requirement number 1.
3. Following the terms of skill requirements. Take your time for 400 hours. During the 25 hours, you are required to supervise and during the 375 hours you spend it with the patient. A total of 325 hours will you spend when you are in the scholar.
4. After course completion, they will request an explanation of experience to apply for your certificate to the Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship (SLPCF). You will be asked to spend 36 hours of you to work full time in a clinical practice.
5. Did you already solve the procedures 1 through 4? Then you can follow his exam and you get your certificate. You can apply for work anywhere that requires your assistance.
This work is great and useful work that can help all people both big and small. You can work anywhere and get a good salary. Someone who has the ability to communicate well is a person who has a good quality of life.