Speech Pathologist (Aus) / Speech Language Therapist (NZ) – ANZSCO 252712

Description

Provides diagnostic assessment and management of disorders of communication and swallowing through direct intervention, education, consultancy, advocacy, or a combination of these approaches.

Skill Level

1

Alternative Titles

• Speech Therapist

Occupation Lists

This occupation is on the following skills lists:

• 489 (S/T) Occupations List
• 482 TSS Visa Medium Term List
• 407 Training visa occupations List
• 482 TSS Visa Regional Occupation List
• 189 Skilled Independent and Family Sponsored 489 Occupations List and 485 Graduate Work Stream
• 190 State/Territory Sponsored 
• 186 ENS Visa Occupations List
• 187 RSMS Visa Occupations List
• 491 – Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Occupation List
• 494 – Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) – Employer sponsored stream

This occupation is not on the following skills lists:

• 482 TSS Visa Short Term List

See if caveats apply to this occupation for an Australian visa here.

Skills Assessment Authority: SPA

Group: 2527 Audiologists and Speech PathologistsTherapists

Description

AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS/THERAPISTS provide diagnostic assessment, treatment, rehabilitative services and management of human hearing defects, and communication and swallowing impairments.

Tasks

Tasks Include:

• • • administering and interpreting a wide range of audiometric tests to determine hearing efficiency and locate sites of detected hearing problems
    • interpreting audiometric test results alongside other medical, social and behavioural diagnostic data
    • evaluating total response pattern and acoustic tests to distinguish between organic and non-organic hearing loss
    • planning, directing and participating in counselling, speech reading and other rehabilitation programs
    • prescribing appropriate hearing aids and instructing patients in use
    • administering tests and observing patients to determine nature and extent of disorders
    • planning and conducting programs of remedial exercise to correct disorders such as stuttering and abnormal articulation
    • administering individual and group therapy for rehabilitation of patients with communication problems caused by defective hearing, cerebral palsy, surgery and injury
    • advising on treatment for children with difficulties in learning to speak
    • counselling and guiding language-handicapped individuals, their families, teachers and employers

Skill Level

Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Occupations in this Group

• 252711 Audiologist
• 252712 Speech Pathologist (Aus) / Speech Language Therapist (NZ)