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Why is speech pathology so popular now?

What makes people choose speech pathology over occupational therapy and vice versa?

  • I have been looking to go into speech pathology for some time but unsure if it's the right choice for me. Occupational therapy also seems to be a good career and has recently been on the top careers list in the past few years. What are the main differences between the speech pathology career and the OT career? Why/How do people choose one over the other? What kind of personality do you need to have to be in one over the other? Any input would be appreciated.

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    For starters, both are great careers that will always be in demand. I am a speech path student, and might be a little biased, but I will try to answers your questions. An occupational therapist has a broader range of duties and responsibilites than does a speech pathologist. They work to improve gross and fine motor skills, while an SLP works to improve speech and language skills. I chose a career in speech pathology for several reasons. First, I love working with kids and have a very caretaking personality. Second, I have always had a passion for it; I became addicted to reading at an early age, and always did well in English and foreign languages. In addition, I desired a career where I would have some independence and also make a good living. An occupational therapist probably shares many of these qualities, minus the speech/language stuff. You can feel good knowing though, that each job pays decently, and each will always be in high demand. Good luck!

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OT is not all paperwork like the last answerer is assuming. Speech can also be a hefty caseload, which in turn will have you sitting around at the end of the day writing out clinical notes. Both have their ups and downs. One good thing is OT's usually work with an OT assistant, who can help you out throughout the day, I do not believe that speech pathologists have that. Mouth oral motor skills are assessed in speech pathology, and movement and fine motor skills are assessed in Occupational therapy, of course there are many other things covered under each career's field. You choose, they are both good careers.

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Speech Pathology has to do with teaching people to speak and helping them improve their speech like pronunciation and talking clearly. OT are trained to order and fill out paper work for equipment needed for special need people with disabilities and working on their fine motor skills like gripping writing and so on. If you are interested in filling out paper work and helping people you should become an OT. If you like working with children and helping them improve their speech you should become a speech language pathologist. For both jobs you need to be devoted.

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