speech language therapist
1Speech-Language Pathology in School Settings — Speech language pathology is a fast growing profession that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, offers about 96,000 jobs in the United States alone. It relates to many educational disciplines such as communication sciences, linguistics …
2Speech-language pathologist — A specialist who evaluates and treats people with communication and swallowing problems. Also called a speech therapist. Speech pathologists have an MA or doctorate in their specialty, as well as a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) earned… …
3Speech and language pathology — Speech language pathology is the study of disorders that affect a person s speech, language, cognition, voice, swallowing (dysphagia) and the rehabilitative or corrective treatment of physical and/or cognitive deficits/disorders resulting in… …
4speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction any of the… …
5speech pathologist — speech language pathologist a person skilled and certified in speech pathology. Cf. speech therapist …
6Speech therapist — An older term for a speech language pathologist. * * * speech therapist n a person specially trained in speech therapy * * * a person specially trained to assist patients in overcoming speech and language disorders. Cf. speech pathologist …
7speech pathologist — noun A therapist who treats disorders of speech, language, swallowing, or voice; a specialist in speech pathology. Also known Speech language pathologists (SLPs) or Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs), depending on training and certification.… …
8speech therapist — speech therapists N COUNT A speech therapist is a person whose job is to help people to overcome speech and language problems …
9speech therapist — speech therapy ► NOUN ▪ treatment to help people with speech and language problems. DERIVATIVES speech therapist noun …
10speech therapy — ► NOUN ▪ treatment to help people with speech and language problems. DERIVATIVES speech therapist noun …
