How do I find a Speech-Language Pathologist?

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How do I find a Speech-Language Pathologist?
I receive many enquiries from people seeking speech-language pathology services in their country or region. Here are a few leads that I hope will help. Caroline Bowen

Speech Pathologist? Speech Therapist?
SLPs are the only professionals uniquely qualified to assess, diagnose and treat communication disorders. SLPs are called by different names in different parts of the world. For example:

Australia Speech Pathologist
Canada Speech-Language Pathologist
France Orthophoniste
French Canada Orthophoniste
New Zealand Speech-Language Therapist
South Africa Speech Language Therapist
United Kingdom Speech and Language Therapist
United States Speech-Language Pathologist

Adults, children, specialists, generalists...
Not all SLPs see children, and not all SLPs who do see children assess and manage every childhood communication disorder. Similarly, not all SLPs see adults, and not all SLPs who do see adults assess and manage every communication disorder of adulthood. Some SLPs specialise in particular areas, and some are generalists.

Qualifications
If you are uncertain about a practitioner's qualifications, check with the professional association for Speech-Language Pathologists in your country, or the country where the practitioner says they gained their qualifications. Most of the association sites contain a description of the criteria for membership of their associations. There are links to these sites here.

Proserv: USA and Canada
Use this search engine locate certified audiologists and speech-language pathologists mainly in the US and Canada

Consumers in the US who are unable to locate appropriate services using the search engine (above) may find what they are seeking by visiting one of the State Association sites.

Canada
Consumers in Canada who are unable to locate appropriate services using the search engine (above) may find what they are seeking by visiting one of the following Provincial Associations.
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Québec
Saskatchewan

Professional Associations
A number of the professional association sites listed here include information about how to obtain publicly funded or private practice clinical services.

University Programs
As well, many of the university programs here have departmental clinics, on or off campus.

SLPs on the Web
Follow this link to individual SLPs' web sites. Many of these professionals provide clinical services. If you are an SLP with a web site, and would like to be listed here, let me know.

Consumer / Advocacy Groups
A number of consumer groups include lists of professionals, usually specialists in the assessment and management of a particular communication disorder, on their web sites.

Page updated 31 May 2009

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