A Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) is a specialist in the assessment, treatment and prevention of communication disorders.

SLPs are employed in hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centres, government agencies, and private practice. Many SLPs are specialized and work with specific populations or disorders, such as child language, learning disabilities, developmental delays, autism, articulation/phonology, fluency, voice, swallowing, neurogenics, dementia, and acquired brain injury.