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The main and only role of an SLP is to help people who stutter and people who have difficulty with saying certain sounds like R.
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The only population SLPs work with is children and adolescents.
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You can have a Bachelor’s degree and still work in this field.
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SLPs can diagnose and treat swallowing and feeding disorders.
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The goal of an SLP is to fix communication.
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Only women are good at being SLPs.
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SLPs don’t work on academic things like literacy.
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SLPs can work in just about any environment: hospitals, schools, outpatient centers, ABA clinics, homes, etc.
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SLPs work on nonverbal communication just as much as verbal communication.
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Because SLPs work on communication, they don’t need to know much about technology.
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