Essay On Speech Language Pathology

After I received my B.A. in Speech Language Pathology, I decided to take a year off from my studies. I felt the need for rest and refresh myself in the non-academic world before continuing on to graduate school. Fortunately I was able to secure a position working with severely autistic children as an Applied Behavioral Analysis instructor. Not only has this position enabled me to make use of my undergraduate training, but I was also exposed related professions that I had been unaware of. While there are many aspects of Speech Pathology that I’ve enjoyed using, I discovered (much to my surprise) that there are other aspects of my position that I enjoy even more. This has caused me to rethink my original plan to pursue an master’s degree in
I do not want to settle for and work a job that I will eventually grow to hate. I do know that I definitely want to be involved in health care in some capacity. One of my co-workers, who is currently pursuing her MPH at GW, has been encouraging me for several months to look into GW’s public health programs. I did not consider taking her advice until months later, when I had the opportunity to eat dinner with a woman who shared some amazing stories about working with non-profit organizations and traveling around the world. She has been doing a lot of research on infectious diseases and nutrition in the developing world and has been developing nutrition and treatment programs. It seemed like really meaningful and rewarding work. When I asked her how she got into the career, she said she had an MPH. She also put me in contact with two of her friends who also work in public health. One has worked as a project manager. The other is a policy analyst on Capitol Hill. I really could picture myself doing this as a career because it involves identifying needs and problem solving - which is something that I do feel drawn