Speech and Language Therapist

Assignment

The Speech and language therapist will be based in Amel Association’s Woman and Child Center, located in Douris-Baalbek. The Speech and language therapist will provide treatment, care and support to babies, children, adults and elderly people with a range of conditions, including cleft palate, stammering, language delay and voice disorders. These can be caused by a range of issues, including: injury, illness, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, physical disabilities. accident, disability, acquired disorders or congenital or emotional problems

S/He works as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside other health professionals, and will often liaise with family and caregivers when developing treatment plans.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessing the patient’s speech, language, cognitive-communication, oral/feeding/swallowing skills in order to develop a treatment plan.
• Conducting screening and testing, obtains diagnostic information, analyses information and makes recommendations regarding programs and follow up of children.
• Reviewing the patient’s progress and adapting the treatment plan accordingly.
• Clinical reasoning and professional judgment are essential to ensure the safety of children and protecting liability of the association.
• Advising on the necessary tools and materials for children with disabilities and teaching them how to use them.
• Giving advice and providing support for the beneficiaries’ family members and caregivers.
• Performing administrative tasks such as keeping records, writing reports.
• The speech therapist must regularly collaborate with the PHC’s health, mental health professionals and other disciplines as well to ensure team understanding of child’s communication performance strengths and needs.
• Conducting case study meeting to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual development plans and intervention plans.
• Participating in related training and internal meetings.

Behavior:

• Behave with self-restraint at all times and respect the dignity and confidentiality of the beneficiaries.
• Work as part of a team and participate in the activities of the PHC.
• Believe in concepts of equity, human rights, neutrality and impartiality.
• Demonstrate motivation and creativity at work.
• Respect each team member’s position, work and specialty.
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity.