Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Post #5 Why do you want to be a Speech Language Pathologist?
When I first entered college I had no clue what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I figured that I would take several different introduction courses of different areas that interested me and go from there. The introduction to communicative disorders was a class that my mom suggested I take. Had no idea what was involved with communication disorders. After taking the class I fell in love with the different aspects of the job. I love that there are so many possibilities of places I can work and people I can work with. I love being able to work with people and help them overcome something that is challenging in their life. Whether it’s a fluency problem, word finding issues, swallowing difficulties, or just articulating the sounds correctly, I will be able to help. Another aspect of Speech Language Pathology that really drew me into the field is that there are different age groups you can work with. I won’t only be working with 1st graders or 7th graders. I will be able to work with anyone from birth on up. I believe that variety is the spice of life. And this career path gives me so much variety that my life will be trying a new foreign meal every day, no two days will be the same and no two clients will be the same.
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I'll bet that your mom never lets you forget that she introduced you to the amazing world of Comm Dis!
The fact that you mentioned that being an SLP offers a variety in your career really got me thinking. Most teachers practically the same curriculum every year with some minor changes. But I get to change my curriculum constantly! Music offers more variety than anyone could dream of! And you will get to work with different clients with different challenges all the time. You'll never be bored!
Thanks for reminding me of how lucky I am to get to teach music!!
Your post just got me very excited about our profession! Not only do we get to work with children, but we may work with individuals as old as 100! There is so much variety in this field and so many disorders we will be working with. When you stated that no two days will be the same got me really thinking. Each and every one of our clients will never be alike. They may suffer from the same type of disorder, but we may have to approach therapy differently with them. Megan was right! We are never going to be bored! Which is a very good thing!
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