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Im in college right now in search of a good career. Ive been thinking about speech language pathology...?
any speech paths out their?? What are the pros and cons?? With this type of career are you still able to maintain a family life and so on.. Any suggestions please??
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- Great choice. My son needed a lot of speech therapy, so I'm seeing it from a parent's perspective. The speech therapists he's worked with love their jobs. Two were pregnant and then went on maternity leave and another had two children and worked a flexible week. It seems to be a career that is family friendly. Edit: SP can work for school districts, hospitals, centers of specialists, and in private practice...we've used them all. Good luck in your choices.
- Lots of opportunities to work; if you graduate from a strong MA program, you should be able to find a job in any moderate-to-large sized metropolitan area. Looking at the job market right now and the demographics of the U.S. population, I'd say health care is a promising area. Given the real financial constraints faced in health care, I'd say being a nurse practitioner (BS in nursing, MS in nursing) will get you a job anywhere in the country with good hours and something approaching a six-figure income after a few years. In addition, you could go into administration and make even more.
- I am a speech pathologist in the schools and I love it. I do have a large caseload and lots of paperwork but I am never bored. A master's degree is required to practice in most places but some states will allow you to work in the schools for a few years before starting a master's program. Speech pathology is a very rewarding career and you can work in a number of settings. Most settings offer part time positions so if you find a full time position is too demanding with your family you could go with that. In the schools I do stay after often but I have weekends and summers off which will be good when I do have children. Check out www.asha.org for more information about the field and a list of accredited universities that offer speech programs.
