Table 1Transition record

occupational therapisttospeech and language therapist

A occupational therapist already meets 55% of what the speech and language therapist role asks for. The move turns on 32 required skills not yet in the profile.

From occupational therapist

55%

Overlap1

To speech and language therapist

46 Skills carried over

32 Required, not held

65.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.2

This move: 65.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the speech and language therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the occupational therapist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 46 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A speech and language therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a occupational therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held neuropsychology social sciences, journalism and information
already held bobath therapy health and welfare
already held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide stroke rehabilitation services assisting and caring
already held monitor patients' progress related to treatment information skills
already held use techniques to increase patients' motivation management skills

All 46 carried skills, including the 41 the speech and language therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 health and welfare 8 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held behavioural neurology required
required, not held facial gymnastics required
required, not held logopaedics required
required, not held otorhinolaryngologic conditions required
required, not held phoniatrics required
required, not held audiology required
required, not held audiometry required
required, not held hearing loss required

optional, not held cued speech optional
optional, not held autism optional

02 assisting and caring 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held treat speech disorders required
required, not held treat swallowing disorders required
required, not held formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy required
required, not held organise relapse prevention required
required, not held perform therapy sessions required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required

optional, not held refer healthcare users optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required

required, not held counsel on communication disorders required
required, not held counsel patients on improving speech required
required, not held promote good habits to avoid communication disorders required
required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held listen actively required
required, not held teach communication methods required

04 arts and humanities 5 required

required, not held linguistics required
required, not held lip reading required
required, not held phonetics required
required, not held sign language required
required, not held speech techniques required

05 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held diagnose speech disorders required
required, not held evaluate the psychological impact of speech problems required
required, not held manage the neuropsychiatric sequelae of stroke required
required, not held conduct research on speech-related topics required

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held interpret diagnostic tests in otorhinolaryngology optional
optional, not held undertake clinical audit optional

06 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held exercise patience required

optional, not held supervise speech and language team optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a speech and language therapist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 46 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held first aid knowledge
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held monitor patients' progress related to treatment skill
already held movement techniques knowledge
already held neurology knowledge
already held neuropsychology knowledge
already held paediatrics knowledge
already held pathology knowledge
already held professional documentation in health care knowledge
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
already held psychiatry knowledge
already held psychology knowledge
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held use techniques to increase patients' motivation skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held bobath therapy knowledge
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held provide stroke rehabilitation services skill
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 required

required, not held special needs education required

08 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held psychoacoustics optional
optional, not held psycholinguistics optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held cued speech optional
optional, not held supervise speech and language team optional
optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held interpret diagnostic tests in otorhinolaryngology optional
optional, not held psychoacoustics optional
optional, not held psycholinguistics optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional
optional, not held undertake clinical audit optional

40 held skills the speech and language therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise healthcare users on occupational health skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental alterations skill
not needed by the target role apply techniques of occupational therapy skill
not needed by the target role assess risks for the elderly skill
not needed by the target role assist children with special needs in education settings skill
not needed by the target role assist healthcare users achieve autonomy skill
not needed by the target role assist in performing physical exercises skill
not needed by the target role community-based rehabilitation knowledge
not needed by the target role create individual treatment programmes skill
not needed by the target role develop a rehabilitation programme skill
not needed by the target role disorders affecting self-awareness knowledge
not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role identify research topics skill
not needed by the target role identify the healthcare user’s personal capacity skill
not needed by the target role instruct on the use of special equipment for daily activities skill
not needed by the target role manage occupational therapy students skill
not needed by the target role mechanotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational science knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational therapy theories knowledge
not needed by the target role orthopaedics knowledge
not needed by the target role osteopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role perform occupation analyses skill
not needed by the target role perform patient activity analyses skill
not needed by the target role physical medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role provide assistive technology skill
not needed by the target role provide early intervention therapy to infants skill
not needed by the target role provide nursing advice on healthcare skill
not needed by the target role psychotherapy principles knowledge
not needed by the target role public health knowledge
not needed by the target role remediate healthcare user's occupational performance skill
not needed by the target role sociology knowledge
not needed by the target role supervision of persons knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake healthcare examination skill
not needed by the target role use clinical assessment techniques skill
not needed by the target role use computer programs to improve patients' skills skill
not needed by the target role vocational rehabilitation knowledge

18 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held behavioural neurology required
required, not held facial gymnastics required
required, not held logopaedics required
required, not held otorhinolaryngologic conditions required
required, not held phoniatrics required
required, not held audiology required
required, not held audiometry required
required, not held hearing loss required
required, not held linguistics required
required, not held lip reading required
required, not held phonetics required
required, not held sign language required
required, not held special needs education required
required, not held speech techniques required
optional, not held cued speech optional
optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held psychoacoustics optional
optional, not held psycholinguistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from occupational therapist

Full index of moves from occupational therapist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.