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__**Interview with Brittany B. Bohach a senior student in the Audiology and Speech/language pathology major**__

What kinds of writing do you do in your field/job? In the field of speech-language pathology, professionals are responsible for various types of writing. Most of the writing is scientific or medical in nature, using informative and objective language. The type of writing depends on the purpose of the writing, vocational setting, and intended audience. Please tell me about what kind of writing you do on an average day. Depending on the specific position he/she has, a speech-language pathologist can be responsible for various types of writing. A school professional is responsible for writing individualized education programs (IEPs) for his/her students to mark the achievement of speech and language goals. A clinical professional is responsible for recording what takes place during a therapy session to track progress and plan future sessions. A researcher in the field of speech-language pathology often writes journal articles and other publications to explain his/her findings to make a contribution to the profession. For what purpose do you write? Speech-language pathologists write to educate their audiences about a variety of topics. They mainly write to document treatment, to inform the public and to share knowledge with other professionals in the field. For what audiences do you write? Speech-language pathologists can write for audiences such as other professionals, family members/care-takers of clients, insurance companies, the Department of Education, and the general public. What do you get out for the writing you do? Although I have not yet written anything related to my future career, I would imagine that there are many benefits that come from the writing done in this field. The information that speech-language pathologists write can be used to prove that a client should receive services, could raise awareness about speech and language disorders, and could deepen the breadth of knowledge within the field. Achieving these goals through writing often provides personal gratification and motivation to continue to contribute meaningfully to the profession. Do you like to write in English or Spanish? I would say that I like to write in both languages. Obviously I feel more comfortable writing in English because I have a better control over the language. However, writing is the vehicle through which I prefer to improve my Spanish language skills. I like using words to express myself and having knowledge of more than one language gives me more opportunities to do so. __** Reaction: **__ The interview with the senior year student Brittany Bohach helps me to think more about choosing Speech Language Pathology as a major. I already knew that Speech language pathologist contribute a lot in others people life by doing speech therapy and treatments, but I learned in this interview that also speech language pathologist help people by writing. When speech pathologist write they share their knowledge with others to make sure that all of them work together as a team and improve someone life. I also learned that Speech Language Pathologists do not only write medical papers, they also can write articles or advisements to inform the community in general about their knowledge.Besides the information about what Speech Language Pathologist writes, also I wanted to know about Brittany confidence by writing in Spanish. Even when she has great Spanish writing skills she prefers to write in English because she wants to make sure that her thoughts are express in the right way.