Talk:Speech–language pathology

message: Expand the introductory paragraph on the Patients/Clients section of this article.
Speech and language problems have a large effect on a person’s academic, social, and behavioral development.  Speech and language therapists work with a wide range of patients, from babies to adults.  When working with and diagnosing speech problems, physicians evaluate speech development benchmarks – such as how many words and which types of phrases are being used – to start effective treatment.
The need for Speech Pathologists is increasing in all settings. The number of children diagnosed with Autism has increased dramatically as well as the Baby Boomers generation that are admitted into nursing homes and hospitals. Universities all over has seen an evident change in the number of Speech Pathology majors over the recent years which results in an extremely competitive program.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Briennafaust (talk • contribs) 02:07, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: More Information in Patients/Clients Section

message: I have noticed the requests for more citations and references to support the content of this article. There are a few online research paper collections which may provide some of the supporting references required.
* a PubMed online "Speech and Language Pathology" collection 
* a PubMed online "Communication and Language" collection
* a PubMed online "Dorsal and Ventral Streams - functional anatomy of language" collection
* a PubMed online "Aphasia" collection
* a PubMed online "Autism and Regression" collection
* a PubMed online "Specific Language Impairment (SLI)" collection
* a PubMed online "Stuttering / Cluttering" collection
* a CiteULike "Augmentative and Alternative Communication" research paper sharing group
* a CiteULike "Language And Brain" research paper sharing group
I hope these research paper collections of useful dolfrog (talk) 11:15, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Caution: note that these are personal selections of papers, mainly primary sources, which may have been picked to represent Dolfrog's view on the topic. WP:MEDRS guidelines are that medical articles should be sourced as far as possible from secondary sources such as review papers. Gordonofcartoon (talk) 20:01, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  CiteULike research paper groups share research papers and anyone can most groups and contribute the research papers from their own CiteULike research paper libraries. Gordonofcartoon seems to think I have some hidden agenda, which is not the case, I am just trying to provide the best information from international research sources to improve the understanding of many inter-related disabilities. dolfrog (talk) 14:17, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, so what is the criterion for selection? How do you define "best information"? Gordonofcartoon (talk) 17:59, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  A source of potential useful references 

message: I don't get it. . .
as in, I don't understand what is being said. Jargon and the like =/ 131.151.90.222 (talk) 06:56, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Clarity?

message: A major part of the work of an SLP is in dysphagia evaluation and treatment. The article could be improved by adding some detail about this aspect of practice.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Speak Out16 (talk • contribs) 17:50, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dysphagia 

message: There is a CiteuLike Group "Speech and Language Pathology" which currently lists 415 research papers. CiteuLike is free to join, you can create your own research paper library and contribute papers from your own library to the various special interest groups. This might be a useful source of citations to improve the article dolfrog (talk) 04:31, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  CiteULike Group: Speech and Language Pathology 

message: In the "Salary by State or District" section, salary information is listed for speech-language pathology assistants, and not speech-language pathologists. This information is misleading. According the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the annual median salary for a speech-language pathologist in 2013 is $75,000. http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/2013-SLP-Health-Care-Survey-Annual-Salaries.pdf  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.228.185.219 (talk) 03:44, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: As the English wikipedia actually is an international wikipedia, I wonder if this section should even be here. What about salary in England, India or South-Africa?? Lova Falk talk 14:56, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction 

message: When reading through this article I noticed several unsupported statements. One of the most obvious ones was in the salary information reporting that "the median salary was $61,000." It appears as if this citation was in the article at one point but has been removed. There has since been a more recent article from ASHA, published in 2015, that provides more up to date salary information and would be more relevant. Additionally, the entire first paragraph under "Education and Training" does not contain a single citation. The "Method of Assessment" section also does not contain a reference. In addition to the lack of citations, some references are not reliable sources. The reference (number 36) supporting the claim that SLPs work with children with language delays under "Clients and Patients- Children and Adults" is a website for a clinic that provides speech and language services. This is not a reliable source of information and the reference should come from a peer-reviewed journal article, government report, or another objective piece of work. Similar issues of reliability are seen with reference 32.  
There is a potential bias in the article of choosing private SLP services over school SLP services in the "Methods of Assessment" section.  The bias appears as the pros and cons of school-based SLP services are discussed but only the advantages of retaining private SLP services. This bias could be mitigated by also adding in the potential problems associated with taking your child to see a private SLP such as providing information as to the cost per hour on average for private SLP services. The adult population is also under-represented in this section and no mention is made as to where adults can obtain services. 
Although this article begins to provide an overview of SLP as a profession the education and training section seems to take up a large proportion of the article and could be balanced by adding more information as to what the profession is about, why it is helpful, who can benefit, and how SLP services help individuals. Mel-SLP (talk) 01:22, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: added reference to salary information Mel-SLP (talk) 23:02, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing References  

message: I noticed that there are no sources for the statement in the Research section of this article so it seems as though this claim is more opinion. Maybe check out the ASHA or SAC website for more ideas of cited sources for this section.  
Another question I had was regarding the salary section; it seems that other countries are not represented (e.g. Canada, European countries, etc.) - this info may help a broader audience in learning about the profession. Nancy Zee (talk) 17:38, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: ASHA is now cited as source (looks like Mel-SLP(?) added it the day after you requested it) and I added US News as another source for salary information. ₪RicknAsia₪ 07:26, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone added Australia salary info as well. ₪RicknAsia₪ 07:27, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Research Section; Salary Section 

message: Hello - I have reviewed the article and noticed some potential clarifications that may need to be addressed, missing citations and the possibility of updating sections to include current information.
1) In the lead off paragraph, it mentions that S-LP's evaluate, diagnose and treat a variety of disorders in many domains including cognition. It may be important to specify cognitive-communication instead of just pure cognition as this is more in the scope of practice of a psychologist.
2) There is no reference provided in the first paragraph of the multi-disciplinary section and it may be useful to provide one. 
3) It may be helpful to provide updated salaries of S-LP's who are working in health care as data has now been released for 2015. Additionally a school survey has been conducted by ASHA in 2016, it may be useful to update these numbers. The information can be found at http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/2015-SLP-Health-Care-Survey-Annual-Salaries.pdf and http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/2016-Schools-Survey-SLP-Salaries-Wages.pdf
VoiceDisordersKristine (talk) 14:51, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible additions/changes  

message: In the 'salary section' the following sentence is written "salaries can range from $40,000–90,000". However no citation is provided for where this information comes from and it may be best to find a corresponding citation to add in or perhaps it should be removed entirely for the time being.
VoiceDisordersKristine (talk) 17:59, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed the numbers to an article I was able to find in US News. I added it as reference. ₪RicknAsia₪ 07:27, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Salary Information 

message: After reading this article, I have the following suggestions. 1) When describing what an S-LP specializes in the first paragraph of the article, it is important to mention social communication disorders. There also should be a citation at the end of this sentence. The citation could be taken from:  2) When discussing the common misconception about S-LPs it is important to say what source you found it from. Who had this misconception? It is important to add a citation in order to avoid that statement reflecting from personal experience. 3) Under the heading "Education and Training", I think it is important to clarify the last bullet point under licensure and certification. 4) The components of language and speech are outlined in the first and second section ("The profession"). It fits well in the second section. 5) The first section should have a heading title. For example, "Overview".  JessicaVoiceDisorders (talk) 19:43, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestions 

message: As a Canadian S-LP student, I noticed that much of the information in this article regarding S-LPs' salaries, clinical hours requirements, etc. pertained to those working in the U.S. only. Would anyone be able to speak to these aspects of the profession in Canada? As well, are there any sources that could provide support for the statement that "SLPs conduct research..."? — Lavinia Patrick (talk) 21:06, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queries 

message: This section lacks uniform structure across the listed age groups. The section on children and adolescents lists disorders, rather than describing clients, and doesn't really clarify what is being listed for people who may not be familiar with the disorders. Additionally, dividing the section into Children, Children and Adults, and Adults only sort of encompasses the reality of the types of clients that may have different disorders. I think it would be clearer to divide types of clients into areas of practice (e.g. developmental disorders, vs acquired disorders or similar). While it is most common to see a children with developmental language difficulties (e.g. Down's Syndrome) as children, they often continue to require services into adulthood, and may receive them, depending on accessibility. The section could begin with "Speech-Language Pathologists work with a wide variety of clients with difficulties in communication and swallowing. These difficulties may be developmental or acquired through a disease, accident, surgery, or other event throughout the life span."
Additionally, information about service delivery models should be it's own section, and discuss different types of services (group therapy, individual therapy, prevention programs, screenings etc), as well as how these services are provided in different countries (private vs public, funding etc). Nishi790 (talk) 18:52, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Clients and Patients

message: The introduction section attempts to cover the scope of practice of an SLP, which is very broad. It would be much more clear to add this as a separate section, after the introduction.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.241.89.253 (talk) 17:47, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Create a separate section for scope of practice 

message: The word ‘logopedist’ redirects here, but the term isn't explained in the article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.61.180.106 (talk) 19:21, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Logopedist