What do they do?
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| Audiologists and Speech Pathologists specialize in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of speech, language and hearing problems. Speech pathologists specialize in helping people with problems of speech, language and voice disorders. Audiologists concentrate on individuals with hearing problems. Because speech and hearing are so interrelated, these two specialists work closely with each other. |
Where do they work?
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Hospitals, homecare, nursing homes, schools, colleges or universities, research.
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Educational Requirements
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The American Speech-Language and Hearing Association certification requires master's level training and 1 year experience in addition to successful completion of a national exam.
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