Speech pathologist assistant vs assistant speech-language pathologist

Differences between speech pathologist assistant and assistant speech-language pathologist duties and responsibilities

Speech pathologist assistant example responsibilities.

• Help students to achieve goals gear toward behavior, ADL, and safety skills.
• Provide care for children with the following diagnosis: autism, articulation disorder, language disorder, and down syndrome.
• Assist in administering individual speech therapy to pediatric patients in outpatient clinical setting under supervision of license speech-language pathologist.
• Provide inpatient/outpatient speech and language rehabilitative services for adult patients ages 18 and older in a sub-acute 70 bed rehabilitative center.
• Utilize tactile symbols and AAC devices, such as the GoTalk32.
• Observe and record behavior of students applying ABA and collecting data for research.
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Assistant speech-language pathologist example responsibilities.

• Complete SHARS for Medicaid billing.
• Submit qualifying sessions for Medicaid reimbursement.
• Organize and implement a rehabilitation dining program, incorporating all disciplines of the rehabilitation team.
• Perform pediatric evaluations for speech-language, hearing screenings, adaptive behavior and early developmental assessments as single discipline and team member.
• Utilize Kaufman treatment kit for apraxia to improve functional communication.