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Provide services to those suffering from hearing disorders and speech defects like stammering, stuttering, voice disorder, delayed speech and language development disorders due to mental retardation, deafness, cerebral dysfunction, autism spectrum disorders. The role revolves around Educational Audiology.

Job Description
Administer hearing or speech/language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.

• Identification, assessment & diagnosis of hearing impairment and therapy for speech defects, for the handicapped.
• Plan and conduct treatment programs for clients’ hearing or speech problems, consulting with physicians, nurses, psychologists, and other health care personnel as necessary.
• Maintain client records at all stages, including initial evaluation and discharge.
• Evaluate hearing and speech/language disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.
• Assist patients in selecting hearing aids.

Qualifications
Need to hold a Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (BASLP)/Master of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (MASLP).

Speech pathologists, sometimes called speech-language pathologists or speech therapists, work with people who have a variety of disorders that include the inability to produce certain sounds, speech rhythm and fluency problems, and difficulties with their voices. They also help people who want to modify accents or who have swallowing impairments. Speech pathologists’ work involves assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of speech-related disorders.

Job Description
Speech pathologists who work in the health care profession usually work in nursing care facilities, hospitals, or other medical treatment facilities. Their patients might have suffered from strokes or other conditions that have impacted their ability to speak.This job generally requires the ability to do the following work:

• Evaluate patients
• Help patients establish goals
• Provide rehab assistance to meet goals
• Attend individualized education program (IEP) meetings for students
• Consult with teachers, parents, or medical providers as necessary
• Follow-up
• Provide referrals when appropriate
• Maintain records