The speech-language pathology program at Dalhousie University involves three years of full-time study allotted to course work clinical practica and a research project or thesis. The program leads to a Master of Science (MSc) degree.
Speech-language pathologists are health care professionals who work with both children and adults to prevent assess diagnose and manage (through treatment and counseling) speech language voice and swallowing disorders.
More specifically speech-language pathologists:
provide consultative and intervention services for speech and language disorders from infancy to adulthood
use specialized procedures to assess and diagnose communication and swallowing disorders
develop and implement treatment plans for language speech voice and/or swallowing disorders
design and employ alternative communication strategies and devices
counsel clients and families regarding communication and swallowing disorders
consult with and advise other health professionals regarding communication disorders
consult with educators regarding inclusion communication speech and language stimulation and teaching strategies for students with communication disorders
educate and supervise students
conduct research aimed at expanding knowledge about processes underlying communication disorders and effective strategies for diagnosis and treatment
Career paths:
Speech-language pathologists often work in collaboration with medical and rehabilitation personnel educators social workers psychologists audiologists and other speech-language pathologists.
Speech-language pathologists work in a variety of environments including hospitals community health centres child development centres private clinics schools rehabilitation centres and universities.
Moreover speech-language pathologists can choose to specialize in assessment and treatment of specific types of communication disorders. Specialization areas can include developmental language articulation/phonology voice fluency swallowing or neurogenic speech and language disorders.
Speech-language pathologists enjoy excellent employment opportunities. Dalhousie's speech-language pathology graduates have always been very successful at securing employment soon after graduation.
From a total of 200 professions and jobs (2014) ranked speech-language pathology in the top 10 based on job prospects and income. Chances of employment are enhanced by the willingness of the candidate to relocate.
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Dalhousie University
Studley Campus,
Henry Hicks Academic Admin Building Room 130 6299 South Street PO Box 15000,
HALIFAX,
Nova Scotia (NS),
B3H 4R2, Canada
Applicants must have
English language requirement:
The deadline to apply for our Fall 2022 enrolment is Monday January 17 2022.
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