speech and language therapy degree??

To keep it brief I have no clue what to apply for at uni but speech and language therapy seems like a definite option so just wondering if anyone doing this degree would recommend?? Thank you!

@kuponut is a recent SLT graduate and did a great post in the following thread that might be useful:

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7400542

@kuponut is a recent SLT graduate and did a great post in the following thread that might be useful:

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7400542

I don't pop on here much - but yes, I graduated in 2022.
The bit that even I didn't appreciate in terms of SLT when I started was just how wide-ranging the routes you can take in the career are when you graduate. Final year in particular can feel a bit like you're on the panel on Dragons Den with various areas within SLT coming to pitch to you about their particular niche of the profession!
From the people I graduated with we went into a fair mix of areas. The ones that I know of went into:
Paediatric NHS posts - either clinic based or going into schools. That role can tend to be much more of an assess > recommend > review progress cycle than actively carrying out therapy just because of how things are resourced these days.
Private paediatric companies.
Mental health - really growing area
Learning disabilities - best area in the world! I do a mix of about 50/50 communication work and dysphagia (eating, drinking and swallowing) within the community. I do a mixture of things like providing input into mental capacity assessments, supporting social work with obtaining the views of service users, plus things like low-tech communication aids, staff training etc.
A few went to work in various special schools - including specialist provision for autism and hearing impairment
I know people who've gone to work within the criminal justice system - so much in terms of undiagnosed communication needs within that population, plus the need to make the criminal justice system language used accessible
Secure forensic settings - everything from low secure to the high-secure national hospitals (Broadmoor etc)
Plus ward-based - so stroke or other medical conditions
Then as you move up the bandings you can specialise even more so we had input from people who work with cleft lip and palate, cochlear implant teams etc.
I started the course with a clear idea of what I wanted to do - and came out and work in a completely different area of practice now! (You have to do placements in both adult and child services so you get a good range)

Thank you so much!! If you're okay saying, how much will you expect to earn as an SLT?