Nicole Angelika T. Pingol 2015-08515
BS Speech Pathology Dec. 1’16
I was lucky that I had the chance to observe and witness the tasks of the profession that I will be pursuing and taking since this opportunity strengthened and reinforced my desire to become a speech pathologist and serve the people. I was able to observe the SP interns working with the OT interns in guiding adolescents that have intellectual disability, autism, and down syndrome, in cooking and preparing various meals at CTS. Based on what I saw, the therapists and the patients had an intimate or friendly relationship rather than a professional kind of relationship. The speech pathologist interns guided the patients in understanding the numerous steps that should be followed in order to concoct the viands. One particular intern made the patient diagnosed with intellectual
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Seeing the patient use AAC was quite interesting because during class discussions, I had little knowledge of this specific technique and seeing it firsthand made me comprehend its use and its importance. Additionally, the lessons I’ve learned in class helped me understand the things I saw during the observation. Due to the reports of the groups regarding the common disabilities and patients that speech pathologists encounter, I was able to make connections between what I learned in class and what I encountered during the observation. As mentioned earlier, the patients were diagnosed with intellectual disability, autism, and down syndrome, and all these disabilities were discussed during class, thus, while observing I was aware of what facets of language they may have difficulties in and the techniques or approaches that may be used to treat or help
Now, for a main question that crosses most people’s mind. How much money do speech-language pathology make hourly and yearly? As of 2012 the median pay was $69,870 and about $34 an hour. The reasoning upon having a median wage is when they take half of the workers of a profession earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10% have earned less than $44,000 and the top 10% made more than $105,000 (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Even when some made the lowest they still are making pretty good money. Since a person now knows about the pay, job requirements, schooling and what speech-language pathologist is, now would be a good time to talk about the age groups that speech problems can happen in.
Once a week, Ms. Neiman has an occupational therapist visit our nonverbal student and our student with autism. Occupational therapist uses special equipment to help children with developmental disabilities, they help students develop and improve the skills needed for daily living. The occupational therapist uses techniques that work the children’s brain, for the nonverbal student since she is at a lower learning level she is teaching her to match colors and unscrew lids. For the student with autism, she is teaching him to tie knots and how to properly draw shapes. She removes the obstacles for the children by supplying the students with the necessary specific help needed in the areas in which the students are lacking or not doing well. One of the gestures Ms. Neiman wanted the nonverbal student to learn was, “I want more”. In trying to do so, she contacted the speech therapist for her input. The speech therapist found a device where she could record her voice saying “I want more” and the student could press the button when trying to relay that message. Ms. Neiman tried the device for about a month and she realized the student was not responding to the button. She removed trying to teach the student how
In the story "Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler, all of the characters are struggling from an illness, an epidemic outbreak that has affected their entire lives. Rye is a woman who lost her family and, because of her illness, her ability to read. Her story is similar to African Americans during the era of slavery because when they were taken and put on ships they lost their entire families, their freedom to do what they wanted, and their ability to learn how to read, write and communicate. In a way, the illness that Rye obtained symbolized what happened in many slaves lives. It was as if slaves were condemned with the same illness as read in the story. This story is symbolic in the way that they use the characters and their circumstances. Slaves
Lupus is known as “the cruel mystery” in the world of disease/medicine. 1.5 million Americans are currently diagnosed with Lupus, with the number possibly being a lot higher since it is one of the most difficult diseases to diagnose in the WORLD (5 Million some form of Lupus)
I also volunteer, assisting students with various developmental and learning disabilities complete their educational tasks (e.g. homework and test preparations). In the past, I’ve worked as a teacher’s aide in the Buffalo, NY public school system and as an undergraduate assistant in the Buffalo State Speech-language and Hearing Clinic. I plan to become a school-based SLP preferably in the Washington, D.C. area. I have great interest in working in the public-school system because I believe that it will allow me to reach and assist a large array of children with a wide variety of unique needs. I am particularly passionate about assisting children that come from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds because I come from one myself. I also believe that children are often misdiagnosed with language or speech impairments because they use a vernacular that is different from mainstream English or because they fail standardized tests that are not culturally appropriate for them. Correspondingly, a child’s language or speech impairment can be overlooked because they use a vernacular that differs from mainstream English. As a school-based SLP, I will strive to ensure that all children receive the appropriate services they require, warranting that they become proficient communicators and will be able to use their skills to enhance their lives and contribute to society. Nothing will give me more gratification than to help children make greater use of their communicative
Furthermore, this documentary changed several ideas in my mind about these people who cannot communicate and speak. Before I see this video, I did not think that they can communicate as normal people. I thought that they can only speak and answer easy questions. However, this documentary showed me that these individuals with AAC devices can live, work, and communicate normally. They have the chance to achieve many goals in their lives better than normal individuals. The AAC systems do not just allow them to speak and meet their basic needs. However, these AAC systems affect their educations, financial, and professions. I also realized that they have an important role in their societies as normal people. Furthermore, I believe that the professionals such as Bruce Baker, Katya Hill and Barry Romich who contributed in making the AAC systems are genius. They created something for individuals who have communication disabilities to allow them to function as normal people. They gave them the way to communicate and live the normal
Over seven million people just in the US have some sort of speech disorder. Just think about how many it is around the world! There are many different types of speech disorders, such as: stuttering, lisping and, mumbling, to name a few. Many of these disorders become noticeable during early childhood, however, this is not the only time a speech disorder may occur. Many people that suffer from strokes or other traumatic accidents encounter struggles with speech through their recovery. Those who struggle with speaking after an accident, though, have more access to treatments than children that are born with speech impediments. The treatments that are most known for children include: phonology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics. There are speech
In the Preamble, it states, “The preservation of the highest standards of integrity and ethical principles is vital to the responsible discharge of obligations by audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists who serve as clinicians, educators, mentors, researchers, supervisors, and administrators.” This section is interesting because it lists both the possible fields and possible careers that are under the umbrella of ASHA. This section also emphasizes the “highest standards of integrity and ethical principles” and draws a connection between this and the daily duties of this profession. This means, that in every area, the clinician should always be aiming to maintain a high level of integrity. Even in simple tasks, a speech-language pathologist should be honest to the parents of a child with a speech disorder about the achievable development of skills. This part was probably included because it is essential for clinicians to remember this at all times. As in every profession, some individuals do not have the highest level of integrity, and this point serves as a reminder to them.
1. Many people have multiple reasons why they want to be able to help others in their everyday jobs. My attraction to being a Speech Language Pathologist is because I want to be able to people overcome their speech problems. As a Speech Language Pathologist I want to be able to help people that have speech problems, overcome this problem and be able to be independent without needing the help of myself or other people that are trying to talk to them. I personally know their feelings and have actually been in their shoes to know how frustrating life can be trying to talk and have someone else talk for you.
Causton-Theoharis, J. C., & Malmgren, K. C. (2005). Increasing peer interactions for students with severe disabilities via paraprofessional training. Exceptional Children, 7(4), 431-444.
Two years ago, I embarked on a journey that would teach me more than I had ever imagined. As a recent college graduate, I was thrilled to finally begin my teaching career in a field I have always held close to my heart. My first two years as a special education teacher presented countless challenges, however, it also brought me great fulfillment and deepened my passion for teaching students with special needs. The experiences I have had both before and after this pivotal point in my life have undoubtedly influenced my desire to further my career in the field of special education.
It’s interesting to know that clinics like the one I volunteer for are approved by the Department of Education and can provide additional services to children who need them. I have been told by quite a few people that in the past, speech-language pathologists had to know a little bit of everything, and while that still holds true today, specialized speech-language pathologists are becoming more of the norm. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association offers SLPs the opportunity to receive their Clinical Specialty Certification, which is a step beyond the Certificate of Clinical Competence. These areas include Child Language and Language Disorders, Fluency and Fluency Disorders, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, and Intraoperative Monitoring; Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT), what the SLP that worked with Student A was certified in, is governed by the Alexander Graham Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language. As a future speech-language pathologist, I will be able to refer a child whose speech and language issues go beyond hearing loss to the appropriate SLP and work collaboratively with him/her; educators will be able to advocate for their
I discovered the profession of speech-language pathology during my senior year of high school when I learned about speech therapy with the deaf. It fascinated me and I wanted to learn more, so I decided that I needed to acquire hands on experience before pursuing it further in college. For the last few months of high school, I set up and participated in a 60-hour internship at the Holly Ridge Center with early intervention. That internship drove me to succeed in my undergraduate degree at the University of Washington, because I knew that my hard work would cumulate in a career that I already enjoyed. Throughout my journey within the profession, my interest and specialty has changed as I have grown in my studies. My passion began as a desire to work with the deaf, so I took every American Sign Language class that UW provided.
...the fast growing body of research should encourage clinicians and educators to consider PECS for similar children (e.g. children with ASD with some speech but limited use of this” (Travis & Geiger, 2010).
Communication is very crucial in life, especially in education. Whether it be delivering a message or receiving information, without the ability to communicate learning can be extremely difficult. Students with speech and language disorders may have “trouble producing speech sounds, using spoken language to communicate, or understanding what other people say” (Turkington, p10, 2003) Each of these problems can create major setbacks in the classroom. Articulation, expression and reception are all essential components for communication. If a student has an issue with articulation, they most likely then have difficulty speaking clearly and at a normal rate (Turkington, 2003). When they produce words, they may omit, substitute, or even distort sounds, hindering their ability to talk. Students who lack in ways of expression have problems explaining what they are thinking and feeling because they do not understand certain parts of language. As with all types of learning disabilities, the severity can range. Two extreme cases of expression disorders are dysphasia and aphasia, in which there is partial to no communication at all (Greene, 435, 2002). Individuals can also have a receptive disorder, in which they do not fully comprehend and understand information that is being given to them. They can experience problems making sense of things. “Children may hear or see a word but not be able to understand its meaning” (National Institutes of Health, 1993, p1). Whether children have difficulty articulating speech, expressing words, receiving information, or a combination of the three, there is no doubt that the tasks given to them in school cause frustration. These children experience anxiety when...