Speech and language therapy provides treatment, support and care for children and adults who have difficulties with communication, or with eating, drinking and swallowing. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) are allied health professionals (AHPs).

What do speech and language therapists do? ☛ Speech and language therapists (SLTs) provide life-improving treatment, support and care for children and adults who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking or swallowing. ☛ SLTs assess and treat speech, language and communication problems in

What is speech and language therapy? Find out more about the speech and language therapy profession

How speech and language therapy can support children and young people in the justice system. What is speech and language therapy? (PDF) For more information, see our clinical guidance pages.

Speech and language therapists are professionals who help children and adults who have difficulties with communication or with eating, drinking or swallowing.

This webinar offers an overview of the speech and language therapy profession, including various pathways to enter the field. The panel features a speech and language therapist, representatives from higher education institutions, as well as a current speech and language therapy student.

ESLA, the European Speech and Language Therapy Association, is a pan-European umbrella organisation that includes 30 member associations across 27 countries, representing over 50,000 European speech and language therapy professionals. ESLA was previously known as CPLOL.

Why choose speech and language therapy? Speech and language therapy is an exciting, flexible profession with many career paths and clinical areas. Find out whether it could be the right career for you.

Speech, language and communication skills play a crucial role in a child’s school readiness and ability to achieve their educational potential. However, not all children have the speech, language and communication skills they need to fully engage with their education.

Speech and language therapy practice has come a long way in the past 80 years, thanks to the work of clinical innovators, researchers and academics. Much of the change can be traced through articles in the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders (IJLCD) and its predecessors.