Speech Language Pathologist

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**PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

1. Provide appropriate therapy to eligible students, consult with

teachers and other staff members, serve as a resource to faculty,

and participate in Child Study Team.

2. Serve as a resource to school staff members in the development of a

balanced program for oral communication and language development.

3. Provide a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech and

hearing disabled students.

4. Assist and guide teachers in observing, describing, and referring

suspected speech and language impairments.

5. Provide a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, and

language impairments.

6. Provide screening to identify speech disabled children in compliance

with state and federal guidelines.

7. Assist in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and

specialists in the community as appropriate.

8. Provide appropriate individualized and group programs of therapy to

meet individual students needs and ameliorate existing speech or

language disabilities.

9. Collaborate with classroom teachers and other school staff members

to implement therapy by suggestions from the students daily

activities.

10. Provide in-service education and serve as a consultant to teachers

and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement.

11. Provide information, support, and counseling to parents and families

when appropriate.

12. Keep thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving

therapy or other school provided speech services.

13. Attend child study meetings providing appropriate input on the

special needs of students.

14. Conduct annual IEP conferences and other IEP related meetings as

needed, develop appropriate IEP goals and objectives in consultation

with parents and other professionals.