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3.4 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| speech-and-language-therapist | Occupational skill for the role 'speech and language therapist' (also: psychomotor specialist, logopaedist, paediatric speech and language therapist, language therapist, logopaedics therapist, speech-language pathologist). Use when the user asks for typical speech and language therapist work such as: Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of client screenings or assessments of language, voice, fluency, articulation, or hearing.; Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.; Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills. |
Speech And Language Therapist
Speech and language therapists focus on the aetiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of communication and swallowing disorders in people of all ages in order to help them maintain, promote, improve, initiate, or recover the ability to communicate both verbally and nonverbally. They address the development of language, speech, vocal and hearing functions, and disorders and disabilities in the cranial, facial, and oral area.
Core workflow
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of client screenings or assessments of language, voice, fluency, articulation, or hearing.
- Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills.
- Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.
- Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.
- Perform support duties, such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.
- Prepare charts, graphs, or other visual displays to communicate clients' performance information.
- Select or prepare speech-language instructional materials.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- accept own accountability
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply organisational techniques
- audiology
- audiometry
- behavioural neurology
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct research on speech-related topics
- contribute to continuity of health care
- counsel on communication disorders
- counsel patients on improving speech
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 59 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-19):
- ProVenture — 8 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8021f3a2-e3de-43c0-b366-075da74dc5b7), ONET 30.3 (31-9099.01). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*