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Geriatric Speech-Language Pathologist Course

What will I learn?

Improve your skills in helping older people with speech and language problems. This course is for speech therapists who want to be really good at looking after older folks. You'll learn how to keep an eye on how patients are doing and write good reports. You'll get better at working out what's wrong with their speech and language and making plans to help them. You'll also learn about how strokes can affect people, how to involve families in therapy, and how to make sure patients get the best possible care. These lessons are practical, easy to understand, and will help you make a real difference.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online courses available for life
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Set your own course schedule
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet needed

Develop skills

Enhance the practical skills listed below

Get good at watching how patients are improving: Keep track and write down how well they're doing.

Figure out what speech and language problems older people have: Spot the issues in their talking and understanding.

Make plans to help them get better: Create therapy that works for each person.

Teach families how to help: Show them how to talk to and support their loved ones at home.

Do tests to see how well people are doing: Use different ways to check their speech and language skills.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before beginning, feel free to change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional development. It is not akin to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.