| Networking with another professionals and companies | | | | the responsibilities is to translate spoken words from |
| is the key to grow freelance translation or | | | | one language to another when SLP performs the |
| interpretation business sector. It is also very challenging | | | | standardized or non-standardized testing, and gives |
| to develop steady cooperation with perspective clients | | | | instructions to a patient. In addition, an interpreter will be |
| since the market is overwhelmed with any type of | | | | involved in some type of analysis that will help SLP to |
| translation services. However, if one possesses | | | | distinguish between language difference and language |
| creativity, and knows which domains are demanding, | | | | disorder. An interpreter therefore, will not only interpret |
| and less competitive, he or she may find networking | | | | words but also pay close attention to the production of |
| and self-promotion easier to conduct. By brainstorming | | | | sounds, language competence such as grammar, |
| an interpreter or a translator may discover, for | | | | pragmatics of given culture and cognitive behavior of a |
| instance that a Speech- Language Pathologist will | | | | patient. An interpreter will help SLP to determine if a |
| need his or her services. | | | | mother tongue of a client is deviant, and if the "errors" |
| What does a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) do? | | | | that occur in second language are due to interference |
| SLP evaluates, diagnoses and treats individuals who | | | | of first language. Moreover, an interpreter will be |
| exhibit speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing | | | | needed during an interview when SLP collects |
| disorders. Now, you may wonder why this professional | | | | background information from a client such as medical, |
| needs your interpretation or translation services. SLP | | | | developmental history, speech/language acquisition |
| who works in culturally diverse areas such as | | | | history, and family and social history. Furthermore, an |
| Australia, Canada or United States (USA), he/she finds | | | | interpreter may be needed during treatment when SLP |
| working face-to-face with an interpreter necessary. | | | | or a client decides that therapy in native language is |
| For instance, according to the U.S. Census Bureau | | | | necessary and beneficial. A translator may offer his/ |
| there are approximately 50 million people in the USA | | | | her services to SLP since the questionnaire forms, |
| who speak a language other then English at home. | | | | consent forms, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and |
| (American Community Survey, 2002). In Los Angeles, | | | | progress reports should also be presented in native |
| one of the most diverse cities in the USA there are | | | | language of a client who may not be able to read in |
| 150 languages spoken in public schools, and many | | | | his second language. How can I network with those |
| cultural communities such as: African American, | | | | professionals? First of all find places that are cultural |
| Armenian, Chinese, Korean, Polish, Russian and other. | | | | and linguistically diverse. Promote your services by |
| When working in US public schools, SLP is required by | | | | contacting or even visiting public schools, private |
| the law (Special Education Legislation) to conduct | | | | practices that offer speech/language therapy, |
| assessment in student's native language. That's when | | | | hospitals, local clinics, rehabilitation centers, nursing care |
| an interpreter or a translator plays an important role. | | | | facilities, colleges and universities, state and local health |
| An interpreter can be involved in many different tasks | | | | departments, state and federal government agencies, |
| such as participating in process of evaluation, diagnosis | | | | home health agencies. Also, visit ASHA (American |
| and treatment when collaborating with SLP. One of | | | | Speech Hearing Association) website. |