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I was just wondering .
If you are, where do you (want) to work? I plan to work in the hospitals.
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I will be going into a speech pathology program next spring. I am finishing my associates degree in Early Childhood education this may, and I'm taking a semester off. Then I will be going into a Master's program for speech and language pathology, and I will be tacking my Early Childhood degree onto that. I want to either work in Public schools, or open a private practice eventually.
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Awesome
What made you want to go into Speech Path?
Can a mod please fix the title of this thread to read: Any Speech Path majors out there?
Thanks
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Well, a couple of things.
1. I wanted to work with kids. I love teaching, and being with children. That's why I initially went into the education field. After studying it for two years, I realized that although I really love working with kids, I don't want to be their primary teacher. So I started thinking about specializing. I thought about occupational therapy, and special ed, but speech therapy really stuck out in my mind for a particular reason which brings me to my next reason for wanting to do it.

My little brother has a speech delay, and I watched him struggle with not being able to communicate with us for about a year and a half before my parents realized it wasn't just babytalk. It was so difficult for him, and it affected him in so many different ways other than the fact that he couldn't speak. He lacked social skills, and began to fall behind in other things. Having him in speech therapy has completely changed him. He now talks non-stop, and has so much self confidence, and tons of friends. It's so awesome to see.

And finally, the money is pretty sweet.
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Working with kids is really fun. I'm not a speech Patholigist, but I do like to work with kids, I happen to like tutoring English. So if you do want to work with kids and truly lov speech and helping people, then go for it.
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speech pathology is more than just the study of english, though I am sure that the knowledge of the phonemics is very important! A speech therapist targets problems, and potential problems areas in letter and sound formation.
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Originally Posted by sparklystuff speech pathology is more than just the study of english, though I am sure that the knowledge of the phonemics is very important! A speech therapist targets problems, and potential problems areas in letter and sound formation.
Well, I understand that. I was focusing more on working with kids, and using my experience to explain my liking to work with kids.
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Originally Posted by suntuoso Well, I understand that. I was focusing more on working with kids, and using my experience to explain my liking to work with kids.
thats cool. My interest in working with kids stemmed off into this area. It's fun to begin something, and then take a specialized field
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That is a really neat story! You will have to let me know how the program is going for you! Have you taken the GRE?
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I haven't yet. I'm actually just starting the program. I have a 2 year degree just in education, and speech path is my transfer choice.
How far along are you? And how did you get started in it?
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Originally Posted by sparklystuff I haven't yet. I'm actually just starting the program. I have a 2 year degree just in education, and speech path is my transfer choice.
How far along are you? And how did you get started in it? I am a senior in our undergraduate program... I still have grad school to start and finish .
I got started in this program, because... I am not sure haha. I was in mass comms for a while, because I wanted to be on ESPN, but then I for some reason went to visit the coms sci department and fell in love with the profesors and the whole idea of the profession...
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Nice...
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Originally Posted by swim2112 I am a senior in our undergraduate program... I still have grad school to start and finish .

I got started in this program, because... I am not sure haha. I was in mass comms for a while, because I wanted to be on ESPN, but then I for some reason went to visit the coms sci department and fell in love with the profesors and the whole idea of the profession...
Thats awesome. What are the requirements for a speech path in your area? In NH we have to have a masters and a license.
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We have to get our masters, and do a fellowship (which is basically 9 months of being paid to do what you want in the field that you want, the only difference is that you are more heavily supervised). Then all that is left is finding a job... but usually you will sign on to a fellowship with a place under the condition that you will work there for like a year or two.
Then we are required like 3-5 CEC hours a year... that is not bad though.