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Career Details
Therapy
As a Therapist, you provide specialised care in areas of physical, sensory, speech-language disabilities and more to people in need.
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Speech-Language Therapy
As a Speech-Language Therapist, you bring relief to a diverse group of individuals with conditions affecting their ability to speak, eat or drink. Clients include people with learning disabilities, deafness, and dementia. You might be providing help to a range of conditions, including cleft palate and voice disorders.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct screening to assess a client's speech, langugage, cognitive-communication, feeding and swallowing skills prior to intervention.
- Devise and monitor a specialised, therapy programme to enable each client to cope with their difficulties as much as possible.
- Conduct training programmes for parents, caregivers, teachers and foreign domestic workers on communication, feeding/swallowing and oro-motor techniques.
- Collaborate with caregivers and other social service professionals to ensure the clients benefit from speech therapy maximally.
Education Requirements
To be a/an | Minimum Requirements |
Recommended Programmes |
More Information |
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Speech-Language Therapist (SLT) | Bachelor in Science (Speech & Language Pathology) |
• NUS’s Masters of science (Speech & Language Pathology) *Note: Currently, there is no local Bachelor degree available in Singapore for SLT. • Refer to Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) for list of recognised qualifications available local and overseas |
• For the Masters programme, candidates with an honours degree, appropriate work experience and a relevant background in Anatomy, Linguistics, Physiology or Psychology is preferred. • The Professional Council – Speech And Language Therapy Singapore(SALT) |
Information as of February 2018. Job titles may vary across agencies.
Career Progression
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Possible Workplaces
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- Community Health Centres
- Early Intervention Centres
- Special Education Schools
- Hospitals
- Nursing Homes
- Preschools
- Senior Day Activity Centres
- Vocational Rehabilitation Centres