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An Audiologist is a hearing health-care professional, who specializes in the prevention, identification and assessment of hearing disorders in children & adults and provides treatment, rehabilitative services, and assistive devices.
A Speech-Language Pthologist is a health-care professional educated and trained to evaluate & treat children and adults with speech, language, and swallowing problems.
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs) are support personnel who, following academic and/or on-the-job training, perform tasks prescibed, directed, and supervised by ASHA-certified Speech-Language Pathologists.
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