Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Speech Therapy

Bachelor's Degree in Speech Therapy

Basic skills

Knowledge

  • Recognise the biological (anatomy and physiology), methodological, psychological (processes and evolutionary development), linguistic and pedagogical foundations of speech therapy intervention in communication, language, speech, hearing, voice and non-verbal oral functions.
  • Describe disorders of communication, language, speech, hearing, voice, and nonverbal oral functions.
  • Identify the responsibilities linked to the exercise of the professional activity: ethical and legal aspects, the need for referral, cessation and/or interdisciplinary treatment, and the promotion of the social responsibility of the speech therapy professional.
  • Defend, based on evidence-based knowledge and current legislation, the decisions and treatments applied in professional practice.

Skills

  • Correctly use the terminology and methodology of speech therapy research.
  • Use the evaluation techniques and tools of the profession.
  • Use available technologies and information systems in order to obtain relevant data and information to implement quality speech therapy care.
  • Develop individual and collective speech therapy treatments in accordance with sequenced objectives, using evidence-based methods, techniques and resources adapted to the different evolutionary stages of the human being.
  • Plan person-centred speech therapy care, in order to promote the participation and collaboration of families and the social environment in the speech therapy treatment.
  • Prepare reports for evaluation and diagnosis, follow-up, completion and referral.
  • Demonstrate adequate speech production, language structuring and voice quality.
  • Assess inequalities based on sex/gender and other social determinants in the field of speech therapy in diverse and multicultural social contexts.
  • Employ critical and reflective thinking for problem-solving, decision-making, and continuous learning.
  • Plan patient-centred clinical management throughout the speech therapy care process, in the economics of health and the efficient use of healthcare resources, as well as the effective management of clinical documentation paying special attention to confidentiality.
  • Select the uses and indications of augmentative and alternative communication systems, prostheses (hearing, phonorespiratory, among others) and the necessary technical aids adapted to physical, psychological and social conditions.
  • Plan care and education policies on issues related to speech therapy in school, care and health teams.
  • Design prevention programmes to avoid the onset or progression of communication disorders and nonverbal oral disorders.

Competences

  • Assess the techniques and tools of evaluation and diagnosis in Speech Therapy, as well as the procedures of speech therapy intervention.
  • Interpret the results of the evaluation, integrating them into the set of information for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, including the prognosis of evolution.
  • Apply speech therapy treatments based on the scientific evidence available in both individual and collective health and social environments, that adapt to the different evolutionary stages of the human being and to current legislation.
  • Evaluate the response to speech therapy intervention.
  • Plan basic or applied research based on the analysis of the results of previous research in order to provide innovative responses to the needs and demands of the field of knowledge and society.
  • Generate oral and written reports of assessment results, including analysis and interpretation of assessment information, in accordance with the legal requirements for communication with other professionals.
  • Value the scientific works that support the professional development of speech therapists.
  • Establish a relationship with people without prejudice, respecting individual rights, freedom of opinion, values, and considering the sociocultural and psychological diversity of each individual.
  • Establish respectful, assertive and effective communication with people, their families and teams of health professionals.
  • Manage sociocultural and linguistic diversity and the conditioning factors associated with the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of speech therapy.
  • Work in health, educational and social settings in collaboration with other professionals, forming multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams to improve the health and care of individuals, groups and the community.
  • Implement promotion and education strategies in the areas of human communication and nonverbal oral functions, including the evaluation of their impact on the population.