Department of Speech Therapy

People use language and speech to communicate with each other. Any deficit in communication ability might affect social participation and achievement and quality of life. Speech and language pathologists (SLPs) are trained to prevent, treat, or manage communication disorders. They play an important role in the prosperity of people with speech or language disorders. They study medical and psychological sciences and linguistics to understand the nature of communication difficulties. Four years of hard studies to learn the theoretical basis of communication disorders accompanied by more than 1000 hours of clinical practice is the first step to be a competent speech & language pathologist. SLPs try to screen, assess, and treat children who fail to develop normal communication and people who acquire communication problems as a result of disease or injury such as stroke. A person's ability to communicate may also be impaired because of disabilities such as hearing loss, brain damage, intellectual disability, stuttering, malfunction of the speech or respiratory organs, or emotional disturbances. In addition, speech pathologists work with clients who have feeding or swallowing problems.
 
Our department has been established in 2008 to train bilingual SLPs (Azeri and Persian) for managing communication difficulties of the Azeri-Speaking population of Iran. To this aim, we have established very reach laboratories, library, and clinical settings.  By this we train more than 15 expert SLPs every year. National studies show the positive impact of our department on the mental health of our clients. This verifies the success of the educational endeavor of the department.
 
Degree:

The department of Speech Therapy provides four years Bachelor of Science Degree in Speech Therapy. Students study communication disorders and interventions   in different population. They also have 2 years of internship focusing on different disorders of communication. After graduation, they may work as speech therapists in Schools, Hospitals and other places where speech therapy services are offered.