5 reasons why UTS is the place to be for Speech Pathology

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[Dr Catherine Gregory speaking] When people think of speech pathologists, they often think of us working with children and helping children speak. But speech pathologists can help people in a lot of different ways.

[Dr Lucy Bryant speaking] A speech pathologist assesses, diagnoses, treats and manages a range of communication and swallowing disorders. So things like speech, language, literacy, fluency, voice and social communication.

[Helen Blake speaking] And because we also learn about all the anatomy and physiology you need to speak, we know about any difficulties you might have with swallowing and feeding, so we can help with that too.

[Dr Amy Freeman speaking] It's such a diverse profession. We work right through the age spectrum, from infancy right to old age.

[Associate Professor Emma Power speaking] Speech pathologists work with individuals, but we also want to change systems. So, can we make systems accessible for people with communication and swallowing disorders?

[Professor Bronwyn Hemsley speaking] Here at UTS in Speech Pathology, we're looking to prepare practice-ready graduates, so they're ready to go out and perhaps work in a private practice or eventually run their own private practice.

[Dr Lucy Bryant speaking] We have specialised learning classrooms that offer our students the chance to work in small groups to apply the skills that they learn, rather than just being lectured and obtaining loads of knowledge, so that students can actually apply their skills in the types of settings that they would see in clinic rooms.

[Professor Bronwyn Hemsley speaking] The other thing we're doing is helping them to work with other professionals, interprofessional practice. The job prospects for our graduates are extremely good and growing.

[Dr Amy Freeman speaking] Speech pathologists work in hospitals, healthcare settings, community health, schools, mental health, private practice. It's just so broad, there's a really diverse range of settings.

[Professor Bronwyn Hemsley speaking] And we're really focused on the future of speech pathology. So areas such as virtual reality, augmented reality, gaming technologies, smart home devices, and 3D printing of food are all areas that speech pathology might be going into.

[Harmony Turnbull speaking] I chose to be a speech pathologist because I really like the mix of science, together with really connecting with people and making a difference in people's lives.

[Dr Lucy Bryant speaking] I chose to be a speech pathologist because I believe that every human needs to have the ability to communicate.

[Dr Amy Freeman speaking] I knew I wanted to work with people and I loved science and I loved teaching.

[Associate Professor Emma Power speaking] I really loved communication. I love science. I like connecting the two because we're in a profession that involves interpersonal skills, where we have to deliver the science through the medium of communication.

[Helen Blake speaking] But I also love the fact that I'm actually helping people to be able to participate fully in whatever opportunities they want to have across their life.