Speech Therapist
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The starting salary in hospital could be between Rs 2-3 lakhs . The earnings in teching sector are more than this.
A Day In Life
A self employed speech therapist who works with school kids usually works with many schools. So the days begin with the visit to a specific school. After reaching the school he/ she holds group sessions for kids with similar difficulties like how to produce sounds, improving the voice quality etc. Sometimes, they visit the classrooms and hold special sessions like how to use oral communication more effectively. The sessions are usually held in phased manner, for a particular group the beginning sessions are for diagnosis and later sessions are for therapy and continuous practice.
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