A Unique Collection of Resources You’ll Need To Become a Speech Therapist
If you’re interested in making a difference in the lives of people who have speech disorders, by helping them live a better and more satisfying life, then a career as a speech therapist — also referred to as a speech-language pathologist — could be a career choice for you.
You will need to go through a few years of schooling and on-the-job training before you can become fully certified and have the ability to work independently.
You may need to work from one location, or you could work at multiple locations when starting off. In a few years, when you are fully certified, you may open your own practice — but keep in mind even if you have your own practice, you will still need to visit schools and patients who have had a stroke and require in-hospital care.
As a speech therapist, your job duties may include some of the following tasks:
- Working with children one-to-one or in a group for stuttering problems, learning disabilities, and voice disorders.
- Conducting hearing test one-to-one.
- Conducting school-wide hearing tests for early detection of problems.
- Working with kids who have permanent hearing loss to learn sign language.
- Working with special education teachers to plan teaching methods for students with speech and hearing problems.
- Working with and educating parents on how to cope and help their children who have special needs.
- Monitoring and enhancing speech theory programs.
- Creating a progress report for children and patients you’re working with.
- Working with stroke victims to enhance speech.
- Working with children and adults to improve their voices.
- Helping people to improve their vocabulary and sentence structure in their communications, whether it’s written or oral.
- Working with people to improve their pitch.
- Conducting exercises to develop and strengthen muscles used to swallow.
- Plus more in the resources to follow.
This is a high-paying job; naturally, the area you work in, and demand in that area plays a factor in the salary you can receive. Statistics show that demand is growing. You’ll be able to find job statistics in the resources below for accurate numbers and trends.
You want to make sure that this is the right type of career for you before you invest thousands of dollars in your education and spend years of schooling, only to find you have made a career choice that isn’t a good fit.
Here are a couple of ideas that can help you with your career choice:
Go through as many resources as you can about the career. A good start is the resources included in this post. Next, visit universities that offer a complete education in the field.
In addition to your research, try to find a voice speech therapist or two who will allow you to shadow them in situations that aren’t confidential so that you’ll get a taste of what you can expect from this career. If that’s not possible, see if you can interview a speech therapist. With an interview, you can gain a lot of knowledge by preparing your questions beforehand.
By doing all the above work before committing to this career, you’ll have a good idea of what you’re getting into before you start your journey.
Have a look at the resources below that are organized in sections for your convenience.
Speech Therapy Resources
How to Become a Speech Therapist
How to Become a Speech-Language Pathologist | License Requirements
How to Become a Speech Therapist
How To Become A Speech-Language Pathologist | Advanced Medical
How Do You Become a Speech Therapist? – Best Value Schools
How to Become a Speech Therapist: Education and Career Information
Learn About Speech Therapist Careers & Degrees | All Education Schools
How Do I Become a Speech Pathologist? – Top Education Degrees
2019 Accredited Online Speech Pathology Programs
Best Speech-Language Pathology Programs – Top Health Schools – US News Rankings
What degree do I need to be a Speech Therapist?
Job Outlook
Speech-Language Pathologists: Occupational Outlook Handbook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Speech Pathologist Salary and Career Outlook
Career Outlook for Speech-Language Pathologists – Blog
Market Trends in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Speech Pathologist: Job Outlook and Career Requirements
Things To Know About A Career As A Speech Therapist
5 Things I Love Most About Being an SLP
Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Speech Pathologist?
Pros And Cons Of Being A Speech-Language Pathologist – The Traveling Traveler
Should I become an SLP? Speech Pathology Careers
How to Follow the Best Path to Becoming a Speech Pathologist
What to Know About Speech Therapy | What Speech Therapists Do
A Day in the Life
How to be a Speech-Language Pathologist: A Day in the Life
A day in the life of a speech-language pathologist: Inside Children’s Blog
A Day in the Life of a Speech-Language Pathologist | MVRRH
Character Traits
Top 10 Traits Every Speech-Language Pathologist Should Have – Soliant
What Personality Traits Do Speech Pathologists Need? | Career Trend
Top Traits to Develop as a Speech Pathologist – Ardor Health
10 Traits of a Good Speech-Language Pathologist | My Sweet Homeschool
Salary
How Much Does A Speech Therapist Make In United States?
Q: What Is the Average Speech Pathologist Salary by State in 2020?
Speech Therapist Hourly Pay | PayScale
Getting The Job
Job Preparation Resources You Need to Get That Job
Resume Samples
SLP Resume Example – Speech-Language Pathology Sample Resume | Advanced Travel Therapy
Best Speech Language Pathologist Resume Example | LiveCareer
Examples of a Speech Pathologist Resume and Cover Letter
Speech-Language Pathologist Resume Samples | JobHero
Interview Tips
Speech Pathology Interview Questions and Answers
19 Common Speech-Language Pathology Interview Questions
40 Interview Questions for the SLP – Speech is Beautiful
Five Common SLP Interview Questions (And How To Ace Them)
School SLP Interviews – What to Expect | SLP Toolkit
Tools
8 Frequently Used Tools for Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech Therapy Tools & Products | ARK Therapeutic
Speech Therapy Tools for Articulation – Speech Buddies
Speech Therapy Tools and Devices | Speech Therapy | HPFY
Speech Therapy Aids & Products | EnableMart
Associations
Therapy Referrals | Stuttering Foundation: A Nonprofit Organization Helping Those Who Stutter
Organizations – Speech-Language Pathology – Research Guides at Eastern Michigan University
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Associations Outside of the United States
Word Associations Speech Therapy Worksheets & Teaching Resources | TpT
Terminology
Terms Speech-Language Pathologists Use | Speech Therapy Terminology
Quotes
14 Best SLP Quotes images | Quotes, Speech therapy quotes, Therapy quotes
141 Best SLP Quotes images in 2020 | Speech, language, Quotes, Speech therapy quotes
Publications
Publications of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Journal of Speech Pathology and Therapy- Open Access Journals
Language and Speech: SAGE Journals
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Twitter Accounts
The Twitter Accounts Every School SLP Must Follow
Movies and Documentaries
We curated the top 8 movies for speech-language pathologists | The Learning Corp
Netflix Documentary Spotlights Stroke, Speech Therapy – Magee Rehabilitation
Just watched a great documentary SLPs should see! “The Crash Reel” directed by Lucy Walker: slp
Podcasts
15 Must Listen to Speech Therapy Podcasts — Rachel Madel M.A.,CCC-SLP
Blogs
Top 75 SLP Blogs & Websites To Follow in 2020 | Speech Therapy Blogs
Eight SLP Blogs To Follow (And Why!) | Therapy Source
The Top Speech-Language Pathology Blogs of 2020
SLP Blogs & Websites – Speech Room News
20 best speech therapy blogs – Soliant
Tips and Insights
Insights and Tips for My Fellow Introverted SLPs
10 Things You May Not Know a Speech-Language Pathologist Treats – Altru Blog
An Insight Into Speech-Language Pathology | Writing for School and Work
Why Team Player SLPs are Even More Effective Than Superstars
Job Opportunities
Books
Books from Amazon Related to Speech Therapy
Google Book Search Related to Speech Therapy
The Latest about Speech Therapy
In this section, you’ll find the latest information related to Speech Therapy, including the latest news, Google search results, videos, what people are tweeting, and more.
Google Searches
Latest Search Results Related to Speech Therapy
Latest Scholar Search Results Related to Speech Therapy
Latest Image Search Results Related to Speech Therapy
News
Latest News Related to Speech Therapy
Tweets Related to Speech Therapy
YouTube
Videos Related to Speech Therapy