Become a Speech and language therapist
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Introduction
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How can I become an SLT?
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Where can I study speech and language therapy?
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Assistants/Support workers
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SLT work settings overview
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Coming to work in Ghana as an SLT
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SLT Job Profile
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Pay scales
Work experience
If you are interested in doing work experience, the GSLT’s advice is for you to contact our local office as we may be able to arrange an observation session with an ongoing speech and language therapy service.
You may find this difficult to arrange on your own – and the universities and colleges do recognise this issue. Course admissions tutors will look at your understanding of the profession and the needs of people with communications disorders, and also your ability to communicate with them, rather than whether you have simply observed therapists at work.
This means that any reading you have done, voluntary work and other relevant work experience are all regarded as relevant. Observation sessions are therefore not a necessity if you employ these other methods.
Useful background experience can be gained with a variety of the client groups of speech and language therapy, e.g. children and adults with a communication need or learning disability, older people, and people recovering from a stroke or head injury etc.
Contact us if you wish to do volunteer work to get some work experience in healthcare, speech and language therapy centre, a local nursing home or school related to speech and language therapy. Local austistic and stroke groups in Ghana also often need volunteers.
The following organisations concerned with the needs of people with speech and language difficulties in Ghana may also be able to provide information on opportunities for voluntary work:
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Honour-Barbara Centre for Speech and Language Therapy
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Ghana Stammering Association (GSA)
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Speech Therapy & Audiology Association of Ghana
Our Careers guide will be made available for download soon. Stay tuned.