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Allied Health By: Jasmine, Juan, Jasper, Katie

Allied health careers are a completion to many areas of health care. The term "allied health" is applied to a diverse group of healthcare professionals that perform essential work in collaboration with others who work in medicine, nursing, and dentistry. Each profession consists of workers with different types and levels of skills and knowledge. Some of the advantages of an allied healthcare professional are consistent employment, career advancements, and development to personal fulfillment. Overview

Speech-Language Pathologist ●A speech-language pathologist (SLP) or a speech therapists is a person who treats children and adults with different speech (talking), hearing, language and swallowing problems. ●The (SLP) can specialize in the different problems people can have and the different ages of the people being treated. Like helping children improve in saying the sounds of words right.

Education The colleges for speech-language pathologist 1. The University of Texas Pan American in Dallas B/M 2. Texas Woman's University in Denton B/M 3. Texas Christian University in Fort Worth B/M B=Bachelor M=Master To be able to get a license in Texas the candidates need to have passed the written exam. To pass the Praxis Series exam in SLP by the (ETS) Educational Testing Service.

Income and Skills ●The range of their income is between 39, 496 -63, 047 yearly. ●Somes skills therapists will need are the ability to work well with others, being friendly, and good listening and hearing skills for the job. To help the people who have speech language problems.

Physical Therapistjasmine Garcia Summary: Physical therapists work with patients who have or had an accident, medical conditions, or had surgery. They help people regain their physical strength and get back their normal mobility. Physical therapists interact with a physician prior to beginning a treatment and evaluation for the patient. PT's also provide regular updates to the physician on patient progress and evaluate a patient’s physical health through a variety of tests.

Education. . . Take challenging science courses -biology, chemistry, and physics Also - physical education, health science, and dance. Some major courses you will take in college are… · Client assessment and supervision · Neurophysiologic therapeutics · Orthopedic physical therapy · Pediatric physical therapy · Principles of human movement · Professional standards and ethics As an undergraduate student you'll need to have amazing grades in biology, anatomy, physiology, and math to get into graduate school. Also volunteer hours may be needed that relate to this career. A CPR certification is something good to have. 2 -3 years of graduate school are required!

It helps to be a good communicator, help others, do physical activity, and to be GREAT at science. Skills

PTs in Texas must have an entry-level degree in physical therapy from an accredited program. A master’s degree is the standard, but many programs are moving to the entry-level doctorate degree. These doctoral degrees require about 6 years of training after high school. Texas PT’s are required to pass The National Licensing Examination to provide treatment Training

Annually-$53, 863 - $83, 220 Physical therapist’s typically work in clinics, hospitals, private homes, nursing homes, home health agencies, business and industrial organizations. Income and Work Environment

Respiratory Therapist Juan Cordova

Overview of Respiratory therapists treat many patients who have difficulty breathing from cardiopulmonary problems.

Education and training The required training could be earned from either a two-year associate's degree program or a four-year bachelor's degree program from an accredited school. When the students are close to finishing the program they are then given an examination by the National board for Respiratory care. When they pass they become certified respiratory therapists.

Skills and tasks Respiratory therapists conduct a series of diagnostic tests of the patients' cardiopulmonary functions and then give the patients appropriate treatment prescribed from the physician.

Areas of specialization Respiratory therapists specialize in medical areas such as neonatal care, pediatric care, and cardiopulmonary diagnostics or critical care.

Income and Work environment Respiratory therapists get an annual salary from $38, 202 to $48, 477. Respiratory therapists work in places such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, adult daycare facilities, and physician offices.

Allied Health Acupuncturist By: Jasper lee

Education -Must graduate from an accredited acupuncture school (obtaining a masters degree in acupuncture and oriental medicine) -1800 hours training required -at least 450 hours training in chinese herbal medicine -A total of 6 years work. Skills needed include focus, and knowing were to insert needles.

Range of Income and Work Environment $30 -$50 dollars an hour 62, 400 -104, 000 dollars a year Work Environment -Physician offices -Clinics -Hospitals -Private practices

Tasks The tasks of an Acupuncturist are to insert needles into a client's body in certain spots to balance the body, balance the organs, detox the body, and even relax it.

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