Speech and Language Therapy Education in Greece

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Speech and Language Therapy Education in Greece

• Voula C. Georgopoulos, Ph.D.Professor and
  ChairDept. of Speech Language TherapyTEI
  Patras, Greece

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Higher Education in Greece

• Two parallel equivalent paths of undergraduate
  education

• Universities
• School of Fine Arts
• Hellenic Open University
• 4 yrs B.A., B.S.
• 5 yrs Diploma in Engineering
• 6 yrs Degree in Medicine

• Technological Educational Institutes
• 4 yrs B.S.

• School of Health and Welfare Professions
• Dept. of Speech Language Therapy
• Dept. of Physical Therapy
• Dept. of Nursing
• Dept of Occupational Therapy

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Academic Programs

• Only 3 academic programs are recognized by the
  Ministry of Education of Greece. First
  Established in 1996 at TEI Patras (TEI Epirus
  2000, TEI Kalamata 2009).
• Professional rights of the graduates were
  established in 2002
• Number of students admitted each year through
  national entrance exams 450.
• Total of graduates to date 1200

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Program of TEI

• 4 years curriculum leading to Bachelors Degree
  (7 semesters of courses and clinics and 1
  semester practical training and thesis)
• Background Courses in Medicine, Psychology,
  Linguistics and Technology
• 19 obligatory courses in Speech and Language
  Pathology out of total 39 thesis final
  internship
• 240 ECTS credits
• 900 clinical hours

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SLT- major required courses

• Phonological Disorders
• Developmental Language Disorders,
• Clinical Issues in SLP
• Diagnostic Methods in SLP
• Voice disorders
• Fluency Disorders
• Aphasia and Other Acquired Language Disorders
  (III)
• Rehabilitative Audiology
• Learning Disabilities Speech-Language
  Disorders,
• Neurogenic Motor Speech Disorders
• Craniofacial Disorders
• Swallowing Disorders Dysphagia
• Multilingualism
• Clinical Ethics and Counseling

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After Graduation

• About 20 pursue advanced degrees (mostly in UK
  or Greece, fewer in the US)
• SLTs find work immediately
• in the public sector (hospitals, centers for
  mental health, special education schools and
  support centers, rehabilitation centers etc.) and
  
• in the private sector either individually or as
  members of an interdisciplinary team.

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Participation in European/ International
Education Networks

• NetQues Network for Tuning Standards and Quality
  of Education programmes in Speech and Language
  Therapy across Europe.
• partnership of 65 partners representing all 27 EU
  member states plus partners from Liechtenstein,
  Norway, Iceland and Turkey.
• SLT-Intensive Program-Network
• Partnership of 18 SLT-departments from 13
  European and non-European countries which
  annually organizes an intensive week for students
  and staff consisting of lectures with hands- on
  seminars and interactive seminars.
• ERASMUS student and staff mobility
• NSSLHA Chapter in Greece