Speech Therapy as a career
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ali4390

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2,386 posts

194 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Does anyone have any experience as a speech therapist or know anyone that does? I ask as my girlfriend is really interested in following this path and would appreciate hearing from someone who works in this field.

She is currently studying English and French at uni, but is looking into doing a Masters in speech therapy (I don't know the exact name of the course) next year.

sawman

5,166 posts

259 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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From what I have heard jobs are difficult to come by for new grads

elanfan

5,527 posts

256 months

Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Thorry! Only withsh I could add thomething conthwuctive.




but seriously my daughter had a lisp until she was 5 and we got her an appointment with a speech therapist. We explained to her as simply as we could what the hospital visit was all about and the therapist began to talk to her. Only she didn't lisp and never has since and she is nearly 12. Boy were we embarrassed!

rog007

5,828 posts

253 months

Friday 10th February 2012
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Some 51 vacancies in the NHS <http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/advsearch>

Some 13000 registered with the HPC <http://www.hpc-uk.org/aboutregistration/professions/index.asp?id=13#profDetails>

Best advice would be to visit a local NHS trust and speak to one as well as visiting a Uni that runs an accredited course. Good luck to her.