Rewarding Professions

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Okay, everyone, now let’s head over and meet Robert who is the Chair and Program Director for the speech language pathology program right here at Salus University. And he’s gonna be talking to us about how graduates of this program and all of the programs Salus offers will receive the necessary education and training to become integral members of today’s healthcare and education teams as well as leaders in their profession. Robert it’s all yours.

– Thanks Alex, speech language pathologists assess, diagnose, and treat people from across the lifespan, from infants to the elderly who are experiencing communication and swallowing disorders. My path brought me to the career because I was looking for a variety of choices in practice settings, a great salary, and the ability to balance work and life. The median salary of an SLP is around $80,000. Research shows that there’s more than 162,000 jobs available for SLPs with an expected 25% growth in employment outcomes over the next decade. And there are many other programs here at Salus experiencing the same growth. It was no wonder to me that speech language pathology was number seven on the list of US news and world report best jobs in 2021. In fact, Salus had three other programs on that list. I joined the Salus university faculty here in 2014 as the department was first formed. Being able to develop a new program with state-of-the-art facilities and begin to teach the next generation of SLPs has been the culmination of all the best parts of working in this field. Here at Salus, all of our programs offer a world-class education with hands-on training in early clinical experiences that move theory to practice. Whether working one-on-one with one of our amazing SLP students or on a research project in the community. My role is to foster critical thinking, apply evidence-based practice and individualized programming for competent care in the real world. The ability to affect the lives of others who are struggling to communicate demonstrates the value of the profession and the rewards of being a speech language pathologist. And the true gift is being able to provide students with a worldview through a Salus education in the field I hold so dear. I’ve always loved the ability to affect change in the lives of my patients and their families. And now watching students go through this, has even deepened my excitement in this career. Back to you, Alex.

– Thanks Bob. With speech language pathology being one of the top professions in the country now that allows students to work in a variety of settings. It’s easy to see why SLP students who receive a world-class education that provides hands-on training with early clinical experiences are well-positioned for the future. Cheers Robert.