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Speech Therapy (Qualifying for the Health Profession of Speech Therapist)

Bachelor Degree
L/SNT2
In presence
Planned
License to practice
  • Spain

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What is the objective of the course? What is it?
What does it train you for?

The Bachelor's Degree Program in Speech Therapy enables students to obtain the title of Doctor in Speech Therapy and has professional qualification value for practicing as a Speech Therapist.

It trains healthcare professionals with the scientific, technical, and rehabilitative knowledge necessary to carry out prevention, assessment, and treatment of communication, language, and swallowing disorders across all age groups, in accordance with the Ministry of Health’s Decree No. 742/94, Law No. 42/99, and Law No. 251/2000.

The program aims to structure the methodological path in the field of speech and rehabilitation therapy through clinical reasoning and based on clinical-functional diagnosis.

It prepares students to: assess functions (linguistic, communicative, swallowing, etc.), identify dysfunctions, and formulate appropriate treatment programs for various pathological conditions to achieve functional recovery goals; select the most suitable rehabilitative-speech therapy techniques; utilize highly specialized therapeutic approaches based on scientific and clinical evidence; and verify the adequacy of the rehabilitative methodology applied in light of the most recent guidelines.

The achievement of professional competencies is realized through theoretical training and internship activities.

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What do you learn?

The educational offerings of the Bachelor's Degree Program in Speech Therapy include the acquisition of knowledge in various disciplines such as Physics, Biology and Biochemistry, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology, Pedagogy, etc.

The program delves into the study of the main diseases of rehabilitative interest, with reference to disorders pertinent to otolaryngology, phoniatrics, audiology, neurology, and neuropsychiatry, across developmental, adult, and geriatric age groups.

The study of clinical subjects will be complemented by courses aimed at equipping future professionals with communication skills for listening and dialogue with patients, their families, caregivers, and collaboration with other healthcare professionals, as well as respect and empathy towards the cultural and ethnic differences of those assisted, counseling and prevention in critical areas, and professional responsibility in the use and preservation of clinical-rehabilitative documentation tools.

In the area of Prevention, knowledge of the fundamental concepts of epidemiology, public health, and essential elements of organizational management will be enhanced, particularly concerning healthcare services.

Internship activities conducted in various contexts will allow for the acquisition of specific professional skills and relational abilities with clients and the interdisciplinary team.

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What can you do with it?

The graduate professional will be able to perform:

  • Preventive and rehabilitative activities for language and communication disorders in developmental, adult, and geriatric populations;
  • Education and re-education for conditions causing voice, speech, oral and written language, and communication impairments;
  • Collaborative work in multidisciplinary teams to develop speech therapy assessments that identify and address health needs of individuals with disabilities;
  • Independent therapeutic activities for functional rehabilitation of communicative and cognitive disabilities, utilizing verbal and non-verbal speech therapy techniques;
  • Recommendations for assistive devices, including training in their use and verifying their effectiveness;
  • Study, teaching, and professional consulting in healthcare services and other areas requiring their expertise;
  • Evaluation of the alignment of rehabilitative methodologies with functional recovery objectives.
The Speech Therapist can work in public or private healthcare facilities, either as an employee or in private practice.

They may also pursue a Master's Degree in Rehabilitative Sciences of Healthcare Professions and Level I Master's programs.

To practice, the Speech Therapist must register with the professional Order Tsrm – Pstrp.