Time left: 4 years and 9 months · Group: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
The official job description
Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
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What speech-language pathologists do all day (for now)
Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments.
Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.
Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
Also known as
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist (Bilingual SLP), Home Health SLP (Home Health Speech Language Pathologist), Language Pathologist, Oral Therapist, Pediatric SLP (Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist), Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist (Pediatric SLP), Public School Speech Clinician, Public School Speech Therapist
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace speech-language pathologists?
Oh hell yes. And sooner than you think. By my count you have 4 years and 9 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces speech-language pathologists?
4 years and 9 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which speech-language pathologists tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly. The rest follows.