REAL MEN DO SPEECH PATHOLOGY
In Australia, 97% of speech pathologists are woman. The
profession needs more men. Male speech pathologists are currently in
demand and are highly sought after both in Australia and around the world.
Follow the links below to discover more about an exciting and diverse career in
speech pathology!
Downloadable materials
Videos
Dr Shane Erickson PhD
Speech pathologist and academic, School of Human Communication
Sciences, La Trobe University
Learn about the speech pathologist’s role in an acute hospital
setting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFVcLcoOOPM
David Meade
Speech pathologist and manager of speech pathology
department, Southern Health
Hear an overview of the different professionals that form
part of a multi-disciplinary team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PWzxLiI92U
Dr Adam Vogel PhD
Researcher and speech pathologist, Department of
Otolaryngology, The University of Melbourne
Learn about how research in speech pathology contributes to
medicine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwn9ylaz70o
Factsheet
Click to download
useful information about the role of a speech pathologist as well as undergraduate
and graduate-entry study options.
Powerpoint
Careers counsellors, click to download information to show male high school students interested in speech pathology or the health sciences.
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Project undertaken by Thomas Gauci, Tiffany Goring, Jacqueline Younger, Sarah Jackson and Kirsty Vincent.
Supervised by Dr Susan Block and Dr Shane Erickson, La Trobe University.
