Currently I plan on continuing down a path to become a Speech Pathologist, or a person who works with and treats patients who have speech and language disorders. My days will be filled with analyzing different types of speech disorders, creating therapy plans to help improve patients speech, and keeping track of old patients and their continuing progress. Unfortunately, this field of study is not directly connected to climate change in any way, shape, or form. Due to the fact that I will be working with a patient on bettering their own personal speech problems, it makes no sense at all to involve climate change. However, thanks to this class, the issue of climate change has become a huge concern of mine and I would like to be able to spread information about it to everyone I meet.So I've come up with some small ways that I will be able to continue to become an advocate for climate change in my professional life as a speech pathologist.
First off, I can use words related to climate change in the therapy process that my patients will go through. A huge aspect of speech pathology is pronouncing words correctly, and instead of using words like "cupcake" or "chew" (among a ridiculously long list of other words), I can use words like "carbon emissions" and "methane." Yes this concept does seem kind of silly, but it is one of the only ways that I can actually involve climate change awareness into my professions.
Another way that i can help submerge my clients into climate change is to have posters and pamphlets around the office that are available to the patients (and their parents if the patient is a child). This allows for a very easy source of information about climate change that are right at these people's hands. Many times patients have to come in once or more a week, for a long period of time to receive proper treatment from a speech pathologist, so it will be very easy to constantly reinforce the importance of climate change.
First off, I can use words related to climate change in the therapy process that my patients will go through. A huge aspect of speech pathology is pronouncing words correctly, and instead of using words like "cupcake" or "chew" (among a ridiculously long list of other words), I can use words like "carbon emissions" and "methane." Yes this concept does seem kind of silly, but it is one of the only ways that I can actually involve climate change awareness into my professions. Another way that i can help submerge my clients into climate change is to have posters and pamphlets around the office that are available to the patients (and their parents if the patient is a child). This allows for a very easy source of information about climate change that are right at these people's hands. Many times patients have to come in once or more a week, for a long period of time to receive proper treatment from a speech pathologist, so it will be very easy to constantly reinforce the importance of climate change.
Overall, it is going to be very difficult to continue to discuss and support the issue of climate change when it comes to my career. This however, does NOT mean that I am unable to continue fighting for our planet and being an activist against climate change. This class has properly prepared me with extensive information about the subject, that I can inform others of or alter my own life-style to benefit our Earth as a whole. I plan on participating in community activities and joining organizations that acknowledge climate change and the emergency our population has on its hands.
These are some really interesting and creative ways to integrate informing others about climate change within your career.
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