2223- SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS

Job Title: 

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS

Alternate Titles: 

Language therapist,Speech and language therapist,Speech therapist

Job Description: 

Speech and language therapists are responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of speech, language, fluency and voice disorders caused by disability, injury or illness.

Education: 

Entrants require a recognised graduate or postgraduate degree that encompasses both theory and clinical practice. Successful completion of these courses leads to eligibility for a certificate to practice and membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Full membership is granted after completion of a year of supervised, post-qualifying experience.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 1.2
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 3.2
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • assesses, tests and diagnoses a client?s condition;
  • designs and initiates appropriate rehabilitation and/or remedial programmes of treatment;
  • treats speech and language disorders by coaching and counselling clients or through the use of artificial communication devices;
  • attends case conferences and liaises with other specialists such as doctors, teachers, social workers and psychologists;
  • counsels relatives to help cope with the problems created by a patient?s disability;
  • writes reports and maintains client caseloads.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK